NovaGold announces that the Alaska Supreme Court has upheld Donlin Gold's water rights.

Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

NG-3.89%

Updated: Nov 25 2025

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Alaska Supreme Court Ruling: On November 14, 2025, the Alaska Supreme Court upheld Donlin Gold's water rights permits and the approval of the state's right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline, allowing the project to proceed while ensuring environmental protections.
Support for Environmental Certification: Donlin Gold expressed its commitment to supporting the State of Alaska in defending the Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification, which remains the only legal challenge to the project's permits.
Previous Court Decisions: The Alaska Superior Court had previously upheld the issuance of the 401 Certification on May 6, 2025, indicating a favorable legal environment for the project.
Ongoing Legal Proceedings: Earthjustice has appealed the decision to the Alaska Supreme Court, with briefs from Donlin Gold and the State of Alaska due by the end of the year.

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$10.86+Infinity%1D

Analyst Views on NG

Wall Street analysts forecast NG stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for NG is 13.96 USD with a low forecast of 10.90 USD and a high forecast of 17.44 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

4 Analyst Rating

4 Buy

0 Hold

0 Sell

Strong Buy

Current: 11.300

Low

10.90

Averages

13.96

High

17.44

Current: 11.300

Low

10.90

Averages

13.96

High

17.44

B. Riley

maintain

$11 -> $13

2026-01-27

New

Reason

B. Riley

Price Target

$11 -> $13

AI Analysis

2026-01-27

New

maintain

Reason

B. Riley raised the firm's price target on NovaGold to $13 from $11 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. Commodity markets strengthened broadly, with aluminum, steel, met coal, power prices, and select critical minerals rising on tight supply, strong demand, and weather-driven disruptions, while tungsten posted a sharp spike to record highs, the analyst tells investors in a research note. These dynamics supported higher estimates and price targets for select metals names, highlighted coal's reliability during demand surges, and underscored growing government support for domestic critical minerals despite near-term equity volatility, the firm says.

JPMorgan

NULL -> Overweight

maintain

2025-12-05

Reason

JPMorgan

Price Target

2025-12-05

maintain

NULL -> Overweight

Reason

JPMorgan raised the firm's price target on National Grid to 1,250 GBp from 1,225 GBp and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares.

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About NG

NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. is a precious metals company. The Company is focused on the development of the Donlin Gold project. The Donlin Gold property is located in the Kuskokwim region of southwestern Alaska on private, Alaska Native-owned mineral and surface land and Alaska state mining claims. The Donlin Gold deposits are situated at approximately 62 North latitude and 158 West longitude, which is 450 kilometers (km) west of Anchorage and 250 km northeast of Bethel up the Kuskokwim River. The Donlin Gold project is located in the historic Kuskokwim Gold Belt of Southwest Alaska, 10 miles north of the village of Crooked Creek, and is managed by Donlin Gold LLC, which is owned by NOVAGOLD and Paulson Advisers LLC.

About the author

Emily J. Thompson

Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.