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$152.63 +0.70 (+0.46%)
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RGLD vs. AEM, AGI, EGO, FNV, KGC, NEM, OR, PAAS, SAND, and WPM

Should 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

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 26.48%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 12.48% beat Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Royal Gold52.15% 12.48% 11.52%
Agnico Eagle Mines 26.48%12.09%8.38%

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 19 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 14 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 1.10 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Royal Gold
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Agnico Eagle Mines
20 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Royal Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agnico Eagle Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Royal Gold$719.40M13.96$332.02M$6.0425.27
Agnico Eagle Mines$8.29B7.66$1.90B$4.7026.85

Royal Gold currently has a consensus price target of $192.13, suggesting a potential upside of 25.88%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of $136.90, suggesting a potential upside of 8.50%. Given Royal Gold's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Agnico Eagle Mines
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.21

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 34.0% 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.

Summary

Royal Gold and Agnico Eagle Mines tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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RGLD vs. The Competition

MetricRoyal GoldMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$10.00B$8.03B$3.28B$9.55B
Dividend Yield1.18%1.48%5.16%4.04%
P/E Ratio25.2746.43129.1219.95
Price / Sales13.9614.9230,017,513,221,171,200.0067.71
Price / Cash20.3621.3523.9058.75
Price / Book3.213.485.945.77
Net Income$332.02M$318.68M$148.55M$259.28M
7 Day Performance-2.94%-3.25%-1.70%-2.40%
1 Month Performance-14.18%8.62%5.17%9.41%
1 Year Performance11.78%42.93%28.41%16.67%

Royal Gold Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RGLD
Royal Gold
4.9058 of 5 stars
$152.63
+0.5%
$192.13
+25.9%
+12.5%$10.00B$719.40M25.2730Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
4.3297 of 5 stars
$122.69
+4.2%
$136.90
+11.6%
+69.3%$61.69B$8.29B26.1016,968Positive News
AGI
Alamos Gold
3.2516 of 5 stars
$25.74
+3.4%
$30.38
+18.0%
+52.4%$10.82B$1.40B41.512,400
EGO
Eldorado Gold
4.3389 of 5 stars
$20.42
+3.4%
$23.60
+15.6%
+26.7%$4.16B$1.32B12.844,800Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
FNV
Franco-Nevada
3.9283 of 5 stars
$156.00
+1.0%
$172.13
+10.3%
+28.9%$30.05B$1.11B48.7540Analyst Revision
KGC
Kinross Gold
4.8259 of 5 stars
$15.95
+4.0%
$18.00
+12.9%
+82.7%$19.56B$5.56B16.276,800Positive News
Analyst Revision
NEM
Newmont
4.8328 of 5 stars
$59.86
+2.9%
$62.49
+4.4%
+35.3%$66.62B$18.68B13.4222,200Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
OR
OR Royalties
2.2582 of 5 stars
$27.84
+1.6%
$24.33
-12.6%
+58.1%$5.24B$191.16M163.7430Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
PAAS
Pan American Silver
3.7513 of 5 stars
$29.49
+5.0%
$31.40
+6.5%
+30.6%$10.67B$2.82B33.909,000News Coverage
Positive News
SAND
Sandstorm Gold
3.3844 of 5 stars
$9.69
+1.2%
$10.15
+4.8%
+67.6%$2.84B$176.28M96.8620
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
4.0609 of 5 stars
$91.34
+3.4%
$93.00
+1.8%
+59.1%$41.46B$1.28B67.1640Positive News
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:RGLD) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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