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Best Silver Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top silver stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best silver stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best silver mining stocks to buy right now are:

First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) is the #1 top silver stock out of 3 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 15 points higher than the silver industry average of 20.

AG passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. First Majestic Silver has seen its stock return 226.46% over the past year, overperforming other silver stocks by 16 percentage points.

First Majestic Silver has an average 1 year price target of $26.50, an upside of 21.34% from First Majestic Silver's current stock price of $21.84.

First Majestic Silver stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering First Majestic Silver, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Silvercorp Metals (NYSEMKT:SVM) is the #2 top silver stock out of 3 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Silvercorp Metals (NYSEMKT:SVM) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Silvercorp Metals (NYSEMKT:SVM) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -7 points lower than the silver industry average of 20. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SVM as a "B".

SVM passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Silvercorp Metals has seen its stock return 181.79% over the past year, underperforming other silver stocks by -28 percentage points.

Silvercorp Metals has an average 1 year price target of $10.50, a downside of -4.46% from Silvercorp Metals's current stock price of $10.99.

Silvercorp Metals stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Silvercorp Metals, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Highlander Silver (NYSEMKT:HSLV) is the #3 top silver stock out of 3 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Highlander Silver (NYSEMKT:HSLV) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: D, and AI: C.

Highlander Silver (NYSEMKT:HSLV) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -9 points lower than the silver industry average of 20.

HSLV passed 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Out of 1 silver stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 1 silver stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) has an annual dividend yield of 0.04%, which is the same as the silver industry average of 0.04%. First Majestic Silver's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. First Majestic Silver's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

First Majestic Silver's dividend payout ratio of 6.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Silver stocks were down -1.12% in the last day, and up 13.7% over the last week. First Majestic Silver was the among the top losers in the silver industry, dropping -1.49% yesterday.

Shares of precious metal companies are trading lower as gold and silver prices fall after President Trump said that the U.S. would continue strikes against Iran. The metals also retrace as the U.S. dollar climbs.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued silver stocks right now are:

Silvercorp Metals (NYSEMKT:SVM) is the most undervalued silver stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Silvercorp Metals has a valuation score of 14, which is 5 points higher than the silver industry average of 9. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Silvercorp Metals's stock has gained 181.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the silver industry by -28 percentage points.

First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) is the second most undervalued silver stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

First Majestic Silver has a valuation score of 14, which is 5 points higher than the silver industry average of 9. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

First Majestic Silver's stock has gained 226.46% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the silver industry by 16 percentage points.

Highlander Silver (NYSEMKT:HSLV) is the third most undervalued silver stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Highlander Silver has a valuation score of 0, which is -9 points higher than the silver industry average of 9. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

50% of silver stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect silver stocks to rise by 12.7% over the next year.

33.33% of silver stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% of silver stocks are rated B (Buy), 33.33% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).