Rep. Lisa C. McClain Buys Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD) Stock

Key Points

• Rep. Lisa C. McClain purchased shares of Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD) valued between $1,001 and $15,000 on July 22, which she disclosed on August 13.
• Royal Gold reported a quarterly earnings per share of $1.81, exceeding analysts' expectations, with a revenue of $209.64 million—up 20.4% from the previous year.
• The company's recent dividend payout was $0.45 per share, yielding 1.1% annually, with a payout ratio of 26.39%.

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently bought shares of Royal Gold, Inc. NASDAQ: RGLD. In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Royal Gold stock on July 22nd. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924" account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Autoliv NYSE: ALV on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. NYSE: AJG on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SAP NYSE: SAP on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of XPO NYSE: XPO on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors NYSE: LAD on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sanofi NASDAQ: SNY on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Waters NYSE: WAT on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive NYSE: GPI on 7/22/2025.

Royal Gold Price Performance

RGLD stock traded up $0.99 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $170.60. 147,504 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 624,974. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $167.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $165.20. Royal Gold, Inc. has a one year low of $130.67 and a one year high of $191.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.40.

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD - Get Free Report) TSE: RGL last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $1.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $209.64 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $186.63 million. Royal Gold had a net margin of 56.24% and a return on equity of 13.30%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.25 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that Royal Gold, Inc. will post 6.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Royal Gold Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 3rd were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 3rd. Royal Gold's payout ratio is 26.39%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Royal Gold by 68.8% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,682,911 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $274,887,000 after acquiring an additional 685,857 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Royal Gold by 17,722.4% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 457,501 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $74,806,000 after buying an additional 454,934 shares during the period. Select Equity Group L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Royal Gold in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $55,825,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Royal Gold in the second quarter valued at approximately $68,029,000. Finally, BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. increased its stake in shares of Royal Gold by 1,090.1% in the second quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. now owns 319,454 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $56,811,000 after buying an additional 292,611 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.65% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of Royal Gold from $202.00 to $203.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 11th. CIBC boosted their target price on shares of Royal Gold from $202.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. TD Securities reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $237.00 target price (up previously from $229.00) on shares of Royal Gold in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Royal Gold from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $197.00 price target on Royal Gold and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $198.63.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

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.

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