Q4 Earnings Estimate for Royal Gold Issued By Raymond James

Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD - Free Report) TSE: RGL - Equities researchers at Raymond James dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Royal Gold in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Raymond James analyst B. Macarthur now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $2.13 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.14. Raymond James currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $200.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Royal Gold's current full-year earnings is $6.20 per share.

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

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets set a $197.00 target price on shares of Royal Gold and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. CIBC increased their target price on Royal Gold from $202.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Royal Gold from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, May 24th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Royal Gold from $175.00 to $170.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Scotiabank raised shares of Royal Gold from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $166.00 to $189.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $183.13.

Royal Gold Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of RGLD traded down $1.52 on Monday, reaching $177.88. 56,803 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 520,945. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $173.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $154.36. Royal Gold has a 12 month low of $119.72 and a 12 month high of $191.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 0.48.

Royal Gold Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 3rd. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.01%. Royal Gold's payout ratio is 29.80%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Randy Shefman sold 1,300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $154.98, for a total transaction of $201,474.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 9,360 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,450,612.80. This represents a 12.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.49% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Royal Gold

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RGLD. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Gold in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Royal Gold during the first quarter worth about $27,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Royal Gold in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in Royal Gold in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd lifted its stake in Royal Gold by 256.5% in the 1st quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 246 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. 83.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Royal Gold Company Profile

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.