Q2 Earnings Forecast for Royal Gold Issued By Raymond James

Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD - Free Report) TSE: RGL - Equities researchers at Raymond James raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Royal Gold in a report released on Thursday, May 8th. Raymond James analyst B. Macarthur now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.68 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.65. Raymond James has a "Outperform" rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Royal Gold's current full-year earnings is $6.20 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Royal Gold's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.01 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.34 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.72 EPS.

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD - Get Free Report) TSE: RGL last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.14. Royal Gold had a return on equity of 11.46% and a net margin of 46.15%. The company had revenue of $193.44 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $176.17 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.91 earnings per share. Royal Gold's quarterly revenue was up 29.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Scotiabank upgraded Royal Gold from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and raised their price target for the company from $166.00 to $189.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on Royal Gold in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $196.00 price target on the stock. CIBC raised their price target on Royal Gold from $202.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Royal Gold from $175.00 to $170.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $183.00.

Royal Gold Price Performance

Royal Gold stock opened at $184.36 on Monday. Royal Gold has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $191.78. The stock has a market cap of $12.13 billion, a PE ratio of 36.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 0.48. The stock's fifty day moving average is $168.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $151.80.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Royal Gold

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Capital World Investors increased its position in Royal Gold by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 8,773,925 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,156,842,000 after acquiring an additional 37,648 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Royal Gold by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,698,891 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,095,336,000 after acquiring an additional 46,956 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in Royal Gold by 19.6% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,029,431 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $135,730,000 after acquiring an additional 168,569 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Royal Gold by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 997,054 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $131,412,000 after acquiring an additional 152,599 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Royal Gold by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 877,803 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $115,735,000 after acquiring an additional 49,206 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.65% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Royal Gold

In related news, SVP Randy Shefman sold 1,300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $154.98, for a total value of $201,474.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 9,360 shares in the company, valued at $1,450,612.80. The trade was a 12.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Royal Gold Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Friday, April 4th were given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 4th. Royal Gold's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.80%.

About Royal Gold

Royal Gold, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, acquires and manages precious metal streams, royalties, and related interests. The company engages in acquiring stream and royalty interests or to finance projects that are in production, development, or in the exploration stage in exchange for stream or royalty interests, which primarily consists of gold, silver, copper, nickel, zinc, lead, and other metals.

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