OR Royalties FY2025 EPS Boosted by National Bank Financial

OR Royalties Inc. (NYSE:OR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of OR Royalties in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 15th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.84 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.83. The consensus estimate for OR Royalties' current full-year earnings is $0.62 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for OR Royalties' FY2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Scotiabank lifted their price target on OR Royalties from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Wall Street Zen downgraded OR Royalties from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 12th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of OR Royalties in a research report on Friday, April 4th. CIBC reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of OR Royalties in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on OR Royalties from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $24.33.

OR Royalties Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of OR Royalties stock traded up $0.30 on Thursday, reaching $27.38. 728,153 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 871,369. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $25.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 161.06 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a current ratio of 4.98, a quick ratio of 4.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. OR Royalties has a fifty-two week low of $15.78 and a fifty-two week high of $28.22.

OR Royalties (NYSE:OR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.03. OR Royalties had a return on equity of 8.66% and a net margin of 15.28%. The company had revenue of $54.92 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $79.63 million.

OR Royalties Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were given a dividend of $0.055 per share. This represents a $0.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.80%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This is a boost from OR Royalties's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. OR Royalties's payout ratio is currently 111.76%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On OR Royalties

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of OR Royalties by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,282 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $222,000 after purchasing an additional 534 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA lifted its position in shares of OR Royalties by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 28,781 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $521,000 after purchasing an additional 564 shares during the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of OR Royalties by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 25,409 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $537,000 after purchasing an additional 613 shares during the last quarter. Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. raised its holdings in OR Royalties by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. now owns 6,292 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $114,000 after acquiring an additional 626 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in OR Royalties by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 28,700 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $519,000 after acquiring an additional 1,260 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.52% of the company's stock.

About OR Royalties

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd acquires and manages precious metal and other royalties, streams, and other interests in Canada and internationally. It also owns options on offtake; royalty/stream financings; and exclusive rights to participate in future royalty/stream financings on various projects. The company's primary asset is a 3-5% net smelter return royalty on the Canadian Malartic complex located in Canada.