Royal Gold (RGLD) Competitors

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and Newmont (NYSE:NEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Does the media refer more to RGLD or NEM?

In the previous week, Newmont had 26 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Newmont and 11 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Newmont's score of 1.04 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Newmont	28 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, RGLD or NEM?

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newmont has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RGLD or NEM?

83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Newmont shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Newmont shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend RGLD or NEM?

Royal Gold presently has a consensus target price of $183.13, suggesting a potential upside of 5.45%. Newmont has a consensus target price of $57.68, suggesting a potential upside of 9.86%. Given Newmont's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Newmont is more favorable than Royal Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Newmont	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RGLD or NEM?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Royal Gold	$763.93M	14.96	$332.02M	$6.04	28.75
Newmont	$19.67B	2.97	-$2.49B	$4.46	11.77

Is RGLD or NEM a better dividend stock?

Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Newmont pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Newmont pays out 22.4% 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 raised its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Newmont is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RGLD or NEM?

Newmont received 170 more outperform votes than Royal Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.90% of users gave Royal Gold an outperform vote while only 63.15% of users gave Newmont an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Royal Gold	Outperform Votes 764 69.90%	Underperform Votes 329 30.10%
Newmont	Outperform Votes 934 63.15%	Underperform Votes 545 36.85%

Is RGLD or NEM more profitable?

Royal Gold has a net margin of 46.15% compared to Newmont's net margin of 17.92%. Newmont's return on equity of 13.52% beat Royal Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Gold	46.15%	11.46%	10.44%
Newmont	17.92%	13.52%	7.16%

Summary

Royal Gold beats Newmont on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.