Best Gold Stocks To Research - February 22nd

Key Points

• MarketBeat's screener flags Newmont (NEM), Barrick Gold (B) and First Majestic Silver (AG) as the top gold stocks to research based on the highest recent dollar trading volume.
• Gold stocks provide leveraged exposure to bullion prices but carry distinct company-specific risks—operational, geopolitical and financing—that can make them more volatile than holding physical gold.
• Barrick and Newmont jointly operate the Nevada Gold Mines venture (majority-owned and operated by Barrick), a key structural factor for investors considering NEM or B.

Newmont, Barrick Mining, and First Majestic Silver are the three Gold stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Gold stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business is tied to gold — typically miners, developers, explorers, and firms that provide streaming or royalty financing for gold projects. They give investors exposure to gold prices but also carry company-specific risks (operational, geopolitical, financing) that can make them more volatile than holding physical gold itself. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Gold stocks within the last several days.

Newmont (NEM)

Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold. It also explores for copper, silver, zinc, and lead. The company has operations and/or assets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, Fiji, and Ghana.

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Barrick Mining (B)

Barrick Gold Corporation is a sector-leading gold and copper producer.  Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GOLD and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ABX.   In January 2019 Barrick merged with Randgold Resources and in July that year it combined its gold mines in Nevada, USA, with those of Newmont Corporation in a joint venture, Nevada Gold Mines, which is majority-owned and operated by Barrick.

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First Majestic Silver (AG)

First Majestic Silver Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of mineral properties with a focus on silver and gold production in North America. Its projects include the San Dimas mine covering an area of approximately 71,867 hectares located in Durango State, Mexico; the Santa Elena that covers an area of approximately 102,244 hectares located in Sonora State, México; and the La Encantada covering an area of approximately 4,076 hectares located in Coahuila State, México.

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