Royal Gold Company Profile (NASDAQ:RGLD)

About Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Royal Gold, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in acquiring and managing precious metal streams, royalties and similar interests. The Company operates through two segments: Acquisition and Management of Stream Interests, and Acquisition and Management of Royalty Interests. Its assets are located in Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, Mexico, the United States, Africa, Australia and Other. As of June 30, 2016, the Company owned stream interests on four producing properties and three development-stage properties. It has investments in stream interests relating to Pueblo Viejo, Andacollo, Wassa and Prestea, and Rainy River. As of June 30, 2016, the Company owned royalty interests on 34 producing properties, 21 development-stage properties and 131 exploration-stage properties, of which it considered 50 to be evaluation-stage projects.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Gold
Sub-Industry: Gold
Symbol: NASDAQ:RGLD
CUSIP: 78028710
Web: www.royalgold.com

Capitalization:

Market Cap: $5.28 billion
Outstanding Shares: 65,338,000

Average Prices:

50 Day Moving Avg: $73.95
200 Day Moving Avg: $69.45
52 Week Range: $54.22 - $87.74

P/E:

Trailing P/E Ratio: 51.60
Foreward P/E Ratio: 41.84
P/E Growth: 1.41

Sales & Book Value:

Annual Revenue: $424.25 million
Price / Sales: 12.44
Book Value: $34.80 per share
Price / Book: 2.32

Dividend:

Annual Dividend: $0.96
Dividend Yield: 1.2%

Profitability:

EBIDTA: $295.02 million
Net Margins: 2.58%
Return on Equity: 4.03%
Return on Assets: 2.96%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.29%
Current Ratio: 6.10%
Quick Ratio: 5.64%

Misc:

Average Volume: 610,611 shs.
Beta: 0.53
Short Ratio: 4.4

Frequently Asked Questions for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

What is Royal Gold's stock symbol?

Royal Gold trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "RGLD."

How often does Royal Gold pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Royal Gold?

Royal Gold declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 7th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Friday, April 21st. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 5th. View Royal Gold's Dividend History.

How were Royal Gold's earnings last quarter?

Royal Gold, Inc (NASDAQ:RGLD) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 10th. The company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.02. The business earned $107 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $105.14 million. Royal Gold had a return on equity of 4.03% and a net margin of 2.58%. Royal Gold's revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.29 EPS. View Royal Gold's Earnings History.

Where is Royal Gold's stock going? Where will Royal Gold's stock price be in 2017?

13 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Royal Gold's stock. Their predictions range from $81.00 to $115.00. On average, they expect Royal Gold's stock price to reach $89.14 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Royal Gold.

Are investors shorting Royal Gold?

Royal Gold saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 13th, there was short interest totalling 2,950,519 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the March 31st total of 2,783,810 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 533,850 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.5 days.

Who are some of Royal Gold's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Royal Gold include Randgold Resources (GOLD), Kinross Gold (KGC), AngloGold Ashanti Limited (AU), Yamana Gold (AUY), Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO), IAMGOLD Corp (IAG), Alamos Gold Inc (US) (AGI), Sibanye Gold Ltd (SBGL), Sandstorm Gold Ltd (SAND), Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), McEwen Mining (MUX), Seabridge Gold (SA), Gold Resource (GORO), DRDGOLD (DRD), Primero Mining Corp (PPP), Pershing Gold Corp (PGLC), Comstock Mining (LODE) and Gold Fields Limited (GFI).

Who owns Royal Gold stock?

Royal Gold's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.84%), Van ECK Associates Corp (7.50%), First Eagle Investment Management LLC (5.21%), State Street Corp (3.61%), Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. (1.50%) and St. James Investment Company LLC (1.35%). Company insiders that own Royal Gold stock include Bruce Christopher Kirchhoff, Stefan Wenger, Sybil E Veenman, Tony A Jensen and William Holmes Heissenbuttel. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Royal Gold.

Who sold Royal Gold stock? Who is selling Royal Gold stock?

Royal Gold's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thrivent Financial For Lutherans, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Bank of America Corp DE, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, St. James Investment Company LLC, Kopernik Global Investors LLC and First Trust Advisors LP. Company insiders that have sold Royal Gold stock in the last year include Bruce Christopher Kirchhoff, Stefan Wenger, Tony A Jensen and William Holmes Heissenbuttel. View Insider Buying and Selling for Royal Gold.

Who bought Royal Gold stock? Who is buying Royal Gold stock?

Royal Gold's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Van ECK Associates Corp, Vanguard Group Inc., First Eagle Investment Management LLC, State Street Corp, Credit Agricole S A, Karp Capital Management Corp, Geode Capital Management LLC and FIL Ltd. View Insider Buying and Selling for Royal Gold.

How do I buy Royal Gold stock?

Shares of Royal Gold can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

How much does a share of Royal Gold stock cost?

One share of Royal Gold stock can currently be purchased for approximately $80.75.

Consensus Ratings for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	3 Hold Ratings, 10 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.77)
Consensus Price Target:	$89.14 (10.39% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
5/26/2017	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$95.00	Low
5/15/2017	FBR & Co	Boost Price Target	Outperform -> Outperform	$80.00 -> $81.00	Low
5/12/2017	Scotiabank	Boost Price Target	Sector Perform	$81.00 -> $115.00	Low
4/22/2017	Barclays PLC	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$82.00 -> $83.00	Low
4/20/2017	National Bank Financial	Downgrade	Outperform -> Sector Perform	$80.00 -> $82.50	Low
2/6/2017	Canaccord Genuity	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$95.00	N/A
1/3/2017	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$83.00	N/A
12/5/2016	Dundee Securities	Initiated Coverage	Buy		N/A
11/11/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$86.00	N/A
11/4/2016	CIBC	Upgrade	Sector Perform -> Sector Outperform	$90.00	N/A
7/7/2016	HSBC Holdings plc	Reiterated Rating	Buy		N/A
7/6/2016	Macquarie	Initiated Coverage	Outperform		N/A
7/6/2016	Raymond James Financial, Inc.	Upgrade	Market Perform -> Outperform	$72.00 -> $85.00	N/A
12/11/2015	Gabelli	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$45.00	N/A
6/24/2015	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target		$76.50 -> $75.50	N/A

(Data available from 5/28/2015 forward)

Earnings History for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Earnings by Quarter for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Earnings History by Quarter for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
5/10/2017	Q3 2017	$0.38	$0.36	$105.14 million	$107.00 million	View	N/A
2/1/2017	Q217	$0.39	$0.36	$115.57 million	$107.00 million	View	Listen
11/3/2016	Q117	$0.42	$0.46	$2.40 million	$117.90 million	View	N/A
8/10/2016	Q416	$0.33	$0.32	$100.62 million	$94.10 million	View	N/A
4/27/2016	Q316	$0.27	$0.29	$97.26 million	$93.50 million	View	N/A
2/3/2016	Q216	$0.24	$0.23	$89.30 million	$98.10 million	View	N/A
11/5/2015	Q116	$0.31	($0.17)	$92.48 million	$74.10 million	View	N/A
8/5/2015	Q415	$0.28	$0.23	$71.00 million	$73.58 million	View	N/A
4/29/2015	Q315	$0.28	$0.38	$78.05 million	$74.11 million	View	N/A
1/29/2015	Q215	$0.30	$0.23	$81.99 million	$61.30 million	View	N/A
10/30/2014	Q115	$0.29	$0.29	$75.33 million	$69.03 million	View	N/A
8/7/2014	Q414	$0.29	$0.23	$77.30 million	$70.10 million	View	N/A
5/1/2014	Q314	$0.24	$0.31	$69.20 million	$57.75 million	View	N/A
1/31/2014	Q214	$0.23	$0.16	$64.70 million	$52.79 million	View	N/A
11/7/2013	Q114	$0.26	$0.23	$58.50 million	$56.49 million	View	Listen
8/8/2013	Q4 2013	$0.27	$0.16	$64.06 million	$57.30 million	View	Listen
5/2/2013	Q3 2013	$0.39	$0.37	$75.94 million	$74.10 million	View	Listen
1/31/2013	Q2 2013	$0.43	$0.42	$80.19 million	$79.90 million	View	N/A
11/1/2012		$0.40	$0.42			View	N/A
8/9/2012		$0.44	$0.34			View	N/A
5/3/2012		$0.46	$0.44			View	N/A
2/2/2012		$0.48	$0.42			View	N/A
11/3/2011		$0.42	$0.43			View	N/A
8/11/2011		$0.38	$0.39			View	N/A
5/5/2011		$0.39	$0.36			View	N/A
2/3/2011		$0.29	$0.33			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.59
2018 EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.85

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2017	4	$0.33	$0.46	$0.39
Q2 2017	3	$0.31	$0.43	$0.38
Q3 2017	3	$0.26	$0.43	$0.36
Q4 2017	3	$0.39	$0.56	$0.46
Q1 2018	2	$0.38	$0.44	$0.41
Q2 2018	2	$0.39	$0.44	$0.42
Q3 2018	1	$0.51	$0.51	$0.51
Q4 2018	1	$0.51	$0.51	$0.51

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Most Recent Dividend:	4/21/2017
Annual Dividend:	$0.96
Dividend Yield:	1.19%
Dividend Growth:	4.80% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	564.71% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 58.18% (Based on This Year's Estimates) 49.74% (Based on Next Year's Estimates)
Track Record:	12 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend Payments by Quarter for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Dividend History by Quarter for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
3/2/2017	quarterly	$0.24	1.47%	4/5/2017	4/7/2017	4/21/2017
11/15/2016	quarterly	$0.24	1.38%	1/4/2017	1/6/2017	1/20/2017
8/17/2016	quarterly	$0.23	1.09%	9/28/2016	9/30/2016	10/14/2016
5/24/2016	quarterly	$0.23	1.65%	6/29/2016	7/1/2016	7/15/2016
2/25/2016	quarterly	$0.23	2.05%	3/30/2016	4/1/2016	4/15/2016
11/11/2015	quarterly	$0.23	2.43%	1/6/2016	1/8/2016	1/22/2016
8/21/2015	quarterly	$0.22	1.6%	9/30/2015	10/2/2015	10/16/2015
6/5/2015	quarterly	$0.22	1.37%	6/30/2015	7/2/2015	7/17/2015
3/12/2015	quarterly	$0.22	1.43%	3/31/2015	4/2/2015	4/17/2015
11/13/2014	quarterly	$0.22	1.28%	12/30/2014	1/2/2015	1/16/2015
8/28/2014	quarterly	$0.21	1.08%	10/1/2014	10/3/2014	10/17/2014
5/30/2014	quarterly	$0.21	1.34%	7/1/2014	7/3/2014	7/18/2014
3/17/2014	quarterly	$0.21	1.19%	4/2/2014	4/4/2014	4/18/2014
11/21/2013	quarterly	$0.21	1.82%	12/31/2013	1/3/2014	1/17/2014
9/16/2013	quarterly	$0.20	1.47%	10/2/2013	10/4/2013	10/18/2013
5/29/2013	quarterly	$0.20	1.43%	7/2/2013	7/5/2013	7/19/2013
3/14/2013	quarterly	$0.20	1.19%	4/3/2013	4/5/2013	4/19/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.37%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 68.94%

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Insider Trades by Quarter for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
5/17/2017	Stefan Wenger	CFO	Sell	2,500	$80.00	$200,000.00
5/17/2017	Tony A. Jensen	CEO	Sell	25,000	$80.00	$2,000,000.00
5/11/2017	Stefan Wenger	CFO	Sell	500	$75.00	$37,500.00
5/1/2017	Stefan Wenger	CFO	Sell	1,000	$70.40	$70,400.00
4/13/2017	Stefan Wenger	CFO	Sell	2,000	$75.00	$150,000.00
4/3/2017	Stefan Wenger	CFO	Sell	2,000	$70.10	$140,200.00
3/7/2017	Sybil E Veenman	Director	Buy	1,000	$62.76	$62,760.00
3/6/2017	William Holmes Heissenbuttel	VP	Sell	10,067	$63.26	$636,838.42
1/23/2017	Stefan Wenger	CFO	Sell	1,000	$70.00	$70,000.00
12/23/2016	William Holmes Heissenbuttel	VP	Sell	7,817	$61.89	$483,794.13
11/17/2016	Stefan Wenger	CFO	Sell	9,917	$68.03	$674,653.51
6/22/2016	Bruce Christopher Kirchhoff	VP	Sell	3,333	$66.19	$220,611.27
5/13/2016	William Holmes Heissenbuttel	VP	Sell	1,250	$57.64	$72,050.00
2/26/2016	Stefan Wenger	CFO	Sell	733	$45.23	$33,153.59
9/15/2015	Tony A Jensen	CEO	Sell	30,500	$44.85	$1,367,925.00
12/10/2014	William M Zisch	VP	Sell	2,003	$70.89	$141,992.67
11/25/2014	Bruce Christopher Kirchhoff	VP	Sell	6,278	$69.54	$436,572.12
6/28/2013	James W Stuckert	Director	Sell	121,505	$40.25	$4,890,576.25
6/26/2013	James W Stuckert	Director	Sell	142,074	$41.71	$5,925,906.54
6/26/2013	Tony A Jensen	CEO	Buy	2,000	$39.69	$79,380.00
2/20/2013	M Craig Haase	Director	Buy	1,000	$66.51	$66,510.00
9/14/2012	Karen Gross	VP	Sell	20,253	$94.37	$1,911,275.61
9/14/2012	Tony A Jensen	CEO	Sell	5,902	$94.33	$556,735.66
8/9/2012	Stanley Dempsey	Director	Sell	5,000	$76.57	$382,850.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Headline Trends for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) Latest Headlines for Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

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Date	Headline
	This Gold Stock May Be Mining A New Breakout finance.yahoo.com - May 27 at 3:49 AM
	Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) Receives "Buy" Rating from BMO Capital Markets www.americanbankingnews.com - May 26 at 8:12 AM
	Royal Gold (RGLD) Presents At BofAML 2017 Global Metals, Mining and Steel Conference seekingalpha.com - May 22 at 6:38 PM
	Insider Selling: Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) CFO Sells 2,500 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - May 19 at 7:58 PM
	Tony A. Jensen Sells 25,000 Shares of Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - May 19 at 7:40 PM
	Is This Gold Stock Mining A New Breakout? finance.yahoo.com - May 19 at 12:24 PM
	FBR & Co Weighs in on Royal Gold, Inc's FY2017 Earnings (RGLD) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 17 at 8:44 AM
	Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) Upgraded by Zacks Investment Research to Hold www.americanbankingnews.com - May 17 at 7:30 AM
	Royal Gold, Inc Forecasted to Earn FY2021 Earnings of $2.79 Per Share (RGLD) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 16 at 1:48 PM
	Q3 2018 Earnings Estimate for Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) Issued By FBR & Co www.americanbankingnews.com - May 16 at 11:48 AM
	National Bank Financial Weighs in on Royal Gold, Inc's FY2019 Earnings (RGLD) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 15 at 10:02 AM
	Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) PT Raised to $81.00 at FBR & Co www.americanbankingnews.com - May 15 at 9:32 AM
	Edited Transcript of RGLD earnings conference call or presentation 11-May-17 4:00pm GMT finance.yahoo.com - May 12 at 9:06 PM
	Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) CFO Stefan Wenger Sells 500 Shares www.americanbankingnews.com - May 12 at 8:26 PM
	Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) Price Target Raised to $84.00 www.americanbankingnews.com - May 12 at 2:54 PM
	Investor Network: Royal Gold, Inc. to Host Earnings Call finance.yahoo.com - May 11 at 7:59 PM
	Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results www.americanbankingnews.com - May 11 at 6:14 PM
	Better Dividend Stock: Royal Gold, Inc. vs. Silver Wheaton - Motley Fool www.fool.com - May 11 at 1:02 AM
	Royal Gold Inc. Profit Advances 25% In Q3 - Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com - May 11 at 1:02 AM
	Royal Gold Reports Record Operating Cash Flow in its Third Quarter 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 10 at 7:44 PM
	Royal Gold beats 3Q profit forecasts finance.yahoo.com - May 10 at 7:44 PM
	Contango ORE, Inc. Announces Earnings for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2017 www.businesswire.com - May 9 at 7:04 PM
	Royal Gold, Inc. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:RGLD) : May 8, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 8 at 6:51 PM
	$101.1 Million in Sales Expected for Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) This Quarter www.americanbankingnews.com - May 6 at 8:46 AM
	Royal Gold, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : RGLD-US : May 5, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 5 at 7:47 PM
	Short Interest in Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) Grows By 6.0% www.americanbankingnews.com - May 5 at 7:38 AM
	$0.31 EPS Expected for Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) This Quarter www.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 4:10 PM
	Insider Selling: Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) CFO Sells 1,000 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - May 3 at 11:26 PM
	Favorable News Coverage Somewhat Likely to Impact Royal Gold (RGLD) Share Price www.americanbankingnews.com - May 3 at 12:20 AM
	Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) Receives Average Recommendation of "Buy" from Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - May 2 at 10:54 AM
	YieldBoost Royal Gold To 6.7% Using Options www.nasdaq.com - April 29 at 7:55 PM
	Favorable News Coverage Very Likely to Impact Royal Gold (RGLD) Share Price www.americanbankingnews.com - April 28 at 6:54 PM
	Which Royalty Company To Pick Up - Seeking Alpha seekingalpha.com - April 27 at 10:54 AM
	Can Royal Gold, Inc. Weather a Market Downturn? www.fool.com - April 26 at 1:01 PM
	Somewhat Favorable Media Coverage Likely to Impact Royal Gold (RGLD) Share Price www.americanbankingnews.com - April 25 at 7:44 PM
	How to Invest in Gold the Right Way finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 11:50 AM
	Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) Forecasted to Post Q3 2017 Earnings of $0.26 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - April 24 at 8:32 AM
	Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) Earns Overweight Rating from Barclays PLC www.americanbankingnews.com - April 22 at 9:09 AM
	Royal Gold (RGLD) Receives Daily Media Impact Rating of 0.31 www.americanbankingnews.com - April 22 at 12:59 AM
	Royal Gold's (RGLD) "Sector Perform" Rating Reiterated at National Bank Financial www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 11:43 AM
	Somewhat Positive News Coverage Very Likely to Affect Royal Gold (RGLD) Share Price www.americanbankingnews.com - April 17 at 7:25 PM
	Royal Gold's (RGLD) "Buy" Rating Reiterated at Royal Bank of Canada www.americanbankingnews.com - April 16 at 12:17 PM
	Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) CFO Sells $150,000.00 in Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 8:20 PM
	Favorable Press Coverage Somewhat Likely to Impact Royal Gold (RGLD) Share Price www.americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 11:09 AM
	Better Buy: Hecla Mining Co. vs. Royal Gold Inc. - Motley Fool www.fool.com - April 12 at 11:33 PM
	Why Royal Gold, Inc. Shareholders Have Nothing to Worry About www.fool.com - April 11 at 12:10 PM
	Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) Rating Lowered to Sell at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - April 8 at 9:11 AM
	Bullish Two Hundred Day Moving Average Cross - RGLD www.nasdaq.com - April 7 at 12:14 PM
	Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) Given Consensus Rating of "Buy" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - April 5 at 9:10 AM
	Insider Selling: Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) CFO Sells 2,000 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - April 4 at 9:00 PM