Three Top-Rated Miners to Buy for the Gold Bull Run By Jason Bodner, Editor, Quantum Edge Pro I’m not a “gold bug” like those investors permanently bullish on the yellow metal. I barely buy any gold stocks to begin with. I don't even agree in gold’s main value pitch: That it’s the best physical, tangible asset for chaotic times. And the reason for all this is simple: Gold isn’t the only thing to soar in value during tough times. Just think back a few years to the COVID-19 pandemic when price explosions and scarcity of unconventional items blew away gold’s performance. Remember how hard it was to find hand sanitizer or toilet paper? Were you looking for gold back then, or basic necessities? Still, I won’t deny that gold is a great hedge during uncertain times… And I am not anti-gold either. Smart gold-related investments can help diversify and hedge a well-constructed portfolio. What I am is a “data bug.” I’m somewhat agnostic about gold and pretty much every other investment class and commodity on their face. I go where the data and quantitative analysis tells me to go. That’s where I always find investments with the highest probability of building my wealth. And right now the data is telling me to look at gold. I share my system’s “hotlist” every Monday with my Quantum Edge Pro readers – the top stocks in my system at that time. This past Monday, the top two were gold miners. It makes sense. Gold continues soaring and setting new highs. The precious metal has surged nearly 60% since the beginning of 2024 – leaving the S&P 500’s 14.4% gain in the dust. You can see that gold’s outperformance is especially dramatic so far in 2025. 
Gold tends to do well when inflation is a concern and in times of economic and political turmoil. Tariff talk and trade wars have certainly provided that. But it’s more than just sentiment and fears over instability and the future. Gold demand also hit record highs in 2024. Gold-related stocks aren’t usually at the top of my quant rankings, but they are right now. Some of the top gold companies are flashing the fundamental and technical strength I look for, and with the all-important institutional money pouring in. It’d be a disservice to you not to share what I’m seeing during the biggest gold bull run in decades… So let’s look at the three highest-rated gold stocks in my Quantum Edge system… | Recommended Link | | | | A radical new AI innovation is about to turn the world as we know it upside down. According to one early Wall Street tech pioneer: “You can either use this to grow your wealth, or you can let it ravage your retirement savings. There’s no middle option.” Click here to learn more while there’s still time. |  | | Based purely on overall Quantum Score, Agnico Eagle is the highest-rated gold stock in my system at 84.5. That’s just below the upper limit of what I consider the optimum buy zone between 70 and 85. 
Source: TradeSmith Finance AEM’s Fundamental Score of 79.2 is excellent thanks to strong sales and earnings growth. Sales increased 25% last year and grew 30% on average each of the last three years. Earnings increased just 3.6% last year, which dings the fundamental rating a little bit, but average annual growth the last three years is still powerful at 41.2%. Analysts forecast continued growth this year and next. I also like the company’s 23% profit margin, and I like that it has little debt to service at just 6.2% of equity. The yellow flag at the moment is that shares may be a victim of their own success in the short term – as in overheated. AEM’s Technical Score is 88.2, down from 91.2 a few days ago. That clearly reflects the stock’s 50% surge in just the first few months of 2025. And yes, Big Money has been among the buyers. My system registered 20 signals of unusual buying so far this year – the telltale signs of institutions at work. Bottom line: AEM’s data points to higher prices in the future. Shares have dipped off their highs but may still be short-term overbought right now. Royal Gold generates a similar data profile but with a few differences. Its Quantum Score is 82.8, also not far below that upper limit of 85 in my optimum buy zone. 
Source: TradeSmith Finance RGLD’s fundamentals are strong but notably less so than AEM’s with a score of 70.8. Sales and earnings are not growing as rapidly, with revenue up 19% last year but averaging 5.7% growth the last three years. Earnings tell a similar story with 16.4% growth last year but a 5.9% average over the last three years. Royal Gold does keep a much bigger chunk of every dollar it brings in with an excellent 46.2% profit margin, and it also has no debt to speak of. (Technically, it’s 0.2% of equity.) Despite lesser fundamentals, RGLD’s Technical Score is higher and flashes an even stronger overbought signal at 91.2 – down from 94.1 earlier this week. Multiple data points feed into the algorithm that produces the Fundamental Score, but the easiest explanation is that RGLD has outperformed AEM over the last month. Alamos Gold is my top pick among gold stocks because it has the strongest fundamentals, is not overbought, and Big Money continues to pour in. I recommended AGI to my Quantum Edge Pro subscribers in September, and we’re up nearly 50% so far. The data tells us there’s more to come. 
Source: TradeSmith Finance That 82.8 Quantum Score is the same as RGLD and lower than AEM, but it’s solidly in the buy zone, and I especially like that the fundamentals and technicals post similar ratings. AGI’s fundamental superiority is clear in the data. The company grew earnings 31.6% last year and averaged 18.6% growth the last three years. Earnings have shot even higher, increasing 14.6% last year and with an eye-popping 246% average the last three years. Analysts currently expect 58.6% earnings growth here in 2025. At the same time, the Technical Score of 82.4 is just about Goldilocks perfect – definitely not cold, but not too hot either. AGI’s data continues to show everything I look for with the fundamentals, technicals, and institutional inflows. That kind of data gives it a higher probability of higher prices. All that glitters isn’t gold, and even gold itself doesn’t always glitter – at least when it comes to investing. But certain stocks are shiny right now, which can put the odds heavily in your favor. And if you subscribe to Quantum Edge Pro, you’ll have full access to my Quantum Edge system, all my recommendations, and the newest Predictive Alpha AI model. All of this volatility we’ve seen in recent months means it’s never been a better time to start using these three key resources. You’ll also get the hotlist every week with the top- and bottom-ranked stocks in my Quantum Edge system. To find out more, simply click here now. Talk soon, 
Jason Bodner
Editor, Quantum Edge Pro | 
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