Royal Gold (RGLD) Competitors $191.67 +3.65 (+1.94%) Closing price 09/19/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$191.25 -0.42 (-0.22%) As of 09/19/2025 07:56 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 Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) and Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Is AEM or RGLD 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 Agnico Eagle Mines30.63% 13.79% 9.66% Royal Gold 56.24%13.30%12.32% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AEM or RGLD? 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, AEM or RGLD? 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 RatioAgnico Eagle Mines$8.29B9.79$1.90B$5.8827.43Royal Gold$719.40M17.54$332.02M$6.8228.10 Which has more volatility & risk, AEM or RGLD? Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AEM or RGLD a better dividend stock? Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Gold pays out 26.4% 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 increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend AEM or RGLD? Agnico Eagle Mines currently has a consensus target price of $141.40, suggesting a potential downside of 12.33%. Royal Gold has a consensus target price of $198.63, suggesting a potential upside of 3.63%. Given Royal Gold's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13Royal Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Does the media refer more to AEM or RGLD? In the previous week, Royal Gold had 1 more articles in the media than Agnico Eagle Mines. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Royal Gold and 18 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Royal Gold's score of 1.18 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Agnico Eagle Mines 14 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Royal Gold 12 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAgnico Eagle Mines and Royal Gold tied by winning 10 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. 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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$12.62B$10.96B$3.61B$10.45BDividend Yield0.94%1.43%5.07%4.57%P/E Ratio28.1028.00156.9826.82Price / Sales17.5415.3217,750.4191.69Price / Cash25.6829.8025.8161.43Price / Book4.024.096.686.39Net Income$332.02M$317.26M$149.17M$271.80M7 Day Performance1.24%1.84%2.17%3.51%1 Month Performance9.68%22.61%12.17%9.58%1 Year Performance33.47%77.34%47.70%28.53% Royal Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RGLDRoyal Gold4.2836 of 5 stars$191.67+1.9%$198.63+3.6%+33.5%$12.62B$719.40M28.1030Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAEMAgnico Eagle Mines3.4788 of 5 stars$153.92+0.4%$136.90-11.1%+94.0%$77.39B$9.66B26.1816,968Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAGIAlamos Gold3.7691 of 5 stars$33.48+1.6%$30.38-9.3%+55.3%$14.08B$1.51B40.332,400Analyst ForecastEGOEldorado Gold3.6749 of 5 stars$28.28+0.8%$23.60-16.5%+59.0%$5.75B$1.58B14.214,800News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeFNVFranco-Nevada3.4681 of 5 stars$203.97+1.8%$178.88-12.3%+66.5%$39.31B$1.11B50.1240Analyst ForecastKGCKinross Gold4.3638 of 5 stars$23.26-0.1%$20.07-13.7%+144.6%$28.27B$6.07B18.766,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNEMNewmont4.49 of 5 stars$79.40+0.2%$67.38-15.1%+50.0%$87.22B$20.58B14.2522,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOROR Royalties3.2548 of 5 stars$36.93+2.7%$27.25-26.2%+101.6%$6.76B$214.00M99.8130Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumePAASPan American Silver4.4364 of 5 stars$37.22+1.5%$32.20-13.5%+70.7%$15.71B$3.12B25.679,000SANDSandstorm Gold3.3483 of 5 stars$12.14+3.0%$10.15-16.4%+92.8%$3.56B$176.28M101.1720Dividend AnnouncementWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.0774 of 5 stars$107.76+1.1%$101.44-5.9%+71.9%$48.92B$1.28B62.2940Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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