What is Raymond James' Estimate for Royal Gold Q4 Earnings?

Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD - Free Report) TSE: RGL - Stock analysts at Raymond James lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Royal Gold in a report released on Wednesday, May 21st. Raymond James analyst B. Macarthur now expects that the basic materials company will earn $2.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.14. Raymond James has a "Outperform" rating and a $200.00 price objective 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported $1.51 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $193.44 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $176.17 million. Royal Gold had a return on equity of 11.46% and a net margin of 46.15%. Royal Gold's revenue was up 29.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on RGLD. CIBC lifted their target price on Royal Gold from $202.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on Royal Gold from $175.00 to $170.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Scotiabank raised Royal Gold from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $166.00 to $189.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. BMO Capital Markets set a $197.00 target price on Royal Gold and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Royal Gold from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Royal Gold has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $183.13.

Royal Gold Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ RGLD traded up $1.92 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $180.40. 170,973 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 417,235. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.80, a PEG ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 0.48. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $173.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $154.11. Royal Gold has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $191.78.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Royal Gold during the 4th quarter worth approximately $741,000. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its position in Royal Gold by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 19,076 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $2,515,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Royal Gold by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 484,207 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $63,843,000 after purchasing an additional 5,067 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in shares of Royal Gold by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 13,005 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,715,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of Royal Gold by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,215 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $424,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. 83.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Royal Gold

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

Royal Gold Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 3rd will be paid a $0.45 dividend. 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 1.00%. Royal Gold's dividend payout ratio is 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.