12 Best Gold Stocks to Buy According to Analysts

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9. Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC)

Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC) is one of the best gold stocks to buy, according to analysts. On February 18, Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC) board of directors approved a 14% increase on the longstanding dividend in addition to a 33% increase announced in the third quarter of 2025. The new dividend will amount to $0.16 a share on an annualized basis. The company is to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share on March 26, 2026, to shareholders of record as of March 11, 2026.

The dividend increase follows the delivery of solid fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results as the company generated record free cash flow of $2.5 billion, representing an 85% year over year increase.

The significant free cash flow increase came despite gold production dropping to 489,671 ounces in Q4 2025 from 514,355 ounces in Q4 2024. Full-year gold production in 2025 totaled 2.07 million ounces compared to 2.17 million ounces in 2024. Adjusted net earnings surged to $809.3 million in the fourth quarter and $2.24 billion for the full year compared to compared to $240 million and $838 million for Q4 and full year 2024, respectively. Full-year metal sales totaled $7.05 billion, up from $5.14 billion in 2024.

Kinross Gold returned $1.5 billion to debt and equity holders in 2025 and ended the year with a net cash position of $1 billion.

Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC) is a Toronto-based senior gold mining company engaged in the exploration, acquisition, development, and operation of gold properties, with some silver byproduct recovery. It operates mines and projects across the United States, Canada, Brazil, Chile, and Mauritania, focused on open-pit mining, ore processing, and reclamation.

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