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Chicago, IL – May 14, 2025 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Agnico Eagle Mines AEM, Equinox Gold EQX and Harmony Gold HMY.

3 Highly Ranked Gold Stocks to Buy on the Dip

With the U.S. and China striking a trade deal on Monday, the price of gold has dipped from its historic highs of over $3,400 per ounce. Although investor sentiment is turning bullish on optimism that a global recession can be avoided, gold stocks have been a pleasant hedge against market volatility as the commodity tends to hold its value or even appreciate during economic uncertainty, unlike currencies.

Furthermore, several gold stocks have made their way onto the coveted Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) list as they are benefiting from the commodity's historic peak.

Agnico Eagle Mines – AEM

Stock Price: $106

There haven’t been many opportunities to buy Agnico Eagle Mines stock on the dip in recent years, with the company operating one of Canada’s largest gold mines in terms of gold reserves. This makes this month’s 10% dip very intriguing as AEM has still soared over +30% year to date and is up +100% in the last three years.

Agnico’s stellar EPS growth has kept investors engaged as one of the premier gold producers, producing over 3 million ounces of gold in 2024, with gold reserves (net production) totaling 1.27 million tons.

Equinox Gold – EQX

Stock Price: $6

Trading at $6 a share, Equinox Gold is hard to overlook, as its valuation attests to the notion that its stock is cheap as well. Even better, the company’s growth makes the risk-to-reward very favorable, with Equinox engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral deposits including gold, copper, and silver. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Equinox’s principal properties include the Aurizona gold mine in Brazil and the Mesquite gold mine in California.

Expecting high double-digit top and bottom-line growth for the foreseeable future, EQX trades at just 6X forward earnings and under the optimum level of less than 2X sales. Plus, earnings estimate revisions have spiked in the last 30 days, with Equinox’s EPS now expected to skyrocket 400% in fiscal 2025 and projected to increase another 24% in FY26 to $1.26. This is accompanied by expectations of more than 35% sales growth in FY25 and FY26, with projections edging toward $3 billion in annual sales.

Harmony Gold – HMY

Stock Price: $14

We’ll round out the list with South Africa’s biggest gold miner in Harmony Gold, which specializes in both underground and surface gold mining. Like Agnico Eagle Mines, buying Harmony’s stock on the dip could be lucrative as HMY has more than tripled in the last three years, sitting on gains of nearly +300% during this period.

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HMY has soared over +70% YTD but has dropped 11% in May. The pullback could be advantageous as Harmony has outperformed many competitors thanks to its improved operational performance. Increasing production while reducing costs, Harmony has also made key strategic investments in new mining projects including the open-pit gold and silver Hidden Valley mine in New Guinea, Melanesia.

It’s noteworthy that during Q1, Harmony achieved a record in operating free cash flow at $579 million, and provided a record interim dividend payout to its shareholders ($78 million), with a current annual dividend yield of 1.36%.

Bottom Line

These highly ranked gold stocks are starting to present the buy the dip opportunity that investors may have been waiting for. More importantly, they should still be able to benefit from the historic surge in gold prices, even as improved relations between the U.S. and its trading partners brings more stability to the broader market.

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