Royal Gold (RGLD) Competitors $194.47 +1.74 (+0.90%) Closing price 10/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$193.50 -0.97 (-0.50%) As of 10/10/2025 07:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RGLD vs. AEM, AGI, EGO, FNV, KGC, NEM, OR, PAAS, SAND, and WPMShould you be buying Royal Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Royal Gold include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Alamos Gold (AGI), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Kinross Gold (KGC), Newmont (NEM), OR Royalties (OR), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), and Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Royal Gold vs. Its Competitors Agnico Eagle Mines Alamos Gold Eldorado Gold Franco-Nevada Kinross Gold Newmont OR Royalties Pan American Silver Sandstorm Gold Wheaton Precious Metals Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Is RGLD or AEM more profitable? Royal Gold has a net margin of 56.24% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 30.63%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 13.79% beat Royal Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royal Gold56.24% 13.30% 12.32% Agnico Eagle Mines 30.63%13.79%9.66% Do analysts rate RGLD or AEM? Royal Gold currently has a consensus price target of $203.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.39%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of $162.10, suggesting a potential downside of 1.33%. Given Royal Gold's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Royal Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 6 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.24 Does the media refer more to RGLD or AEM? In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 15 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 20 mentions for Royal Gold. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Royal Gold's score of 0.90 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Royal Gold 6 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agnico Eagle Mines 25 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, RGLD or AEM? Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Agnico Eagle Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyal Gold$719.40M17.80$332.02M$6.8228.51Agnico Eagle Mines$8.29B9.97$1.90B$5.8827.94 Is RGLD or AEM a better dividend stock? Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Royal Gold pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Royal Gold has raised its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, RGLD or AEM? Royal Gold has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in RGLD or AEM? 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAgnico Eagle Mines beats Royal Gold on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Royal Gold News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RGLD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RGLD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RGLD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRoyal GoldMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$12.69B$11.22B$3.74B$10.63BDividend Yield0.93%1.33%5.05%4.71%P/E Ratio28.5130.09154.6426.57Price / Sales17.8020.2524,381.23132.59Price / Cash25.8230.9426.6862.09Price / Book4.085.597.176.53Net Income$332.02M$318.11M$148.74M$275.96M7 Day Performance-2.93%2.20%2.43%-0.77%1 Month Performance2.79%15.50%12.38%3.67%1 Year Performance36.91%108.98%60.90%37.30% Royal Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RGLDRoyal Gold4.0217 of 5 stars$194.47+0.9%$203.00+4.4%+38.9%$12.69B$719.40M28.5130Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAEMAgnico Eagle Mines3.5423 of 5 stars$170.45+0.6%$141.40-17.0%+106.8%$85.70B$8.29B28.9916,968Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAGIAlamos Gold3.3283 of 5 stars$34.74+2.1%$31.17-10.3%+68.9%$14.61B$1.51B41.862,400Analyst ForecastEGOEldorado Gold3.4556 of 5 stars$29.92+2.6%$23.60-21.1%+62.3%$6.08B$1.32B15.044,800News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpFNVFranco-Nevada2.796 of 5 stars$221.79+0.7%$194.57-12.3%+66.2%$42.74B$1.33B54.4940Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionKGCKinross Gold4.208 of 5 stars$25.35+1.3%$21.07-16.9%+146.0%$30.73B$6.07B20.446,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpNEMNewmont4.1819 of 5 stars$88.60+2.0%$74.18-16.3%+59.3%$97.32B$18.68B15.9122,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOROR Royalties3.0499 of 5 stars$40.41+2.5%$31.75-21.4%+97.5%$7.60B$191.16M109.2230Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPAASPan American Silver4.3846 of 5 stars$40.04+2.5%$34.50-13.8%+71.5%$16.90B$2.82B27.619,000Analyst ForecastSANDSandstorm Gold2.5891 of 5 stars$12.72+1.5%$10.15-20.2%+108.1%$3.75B$176.28M106.0020News CoverageWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.3458 of 5 stars$109.90+0.2%$109.75-0.1%+73.0%$49.89B$1.28B63.5340Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEM Competitors AGI Competitors EGO Competitors FNV Competitors KGC Competitors NEM Competitors OR Competitors PAAS Competitors SAND Competitors WPM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:RGLD) was last updated on 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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