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$160.23 -8.01 (-4.76%)
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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

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

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 10 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 18 mentions for Royal Gold. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Royal Gold's score of 0.91 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
19 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Royal Gold
10 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% 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.

Agnico Eagle Mines presently has a consensus price target of $130.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.28%. Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $192.13, indicating a potential upside of 19.91%. 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
Agnico Eagle Mines
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.15
Royal Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

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

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company 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
Agnico Eagle Mines26.48% 12.09% 8.38%
Royal Gold 52.15%12.48%11.52%

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 Ratio
Agnico Eagle Mines$8.29B7.06$1.90B$4.7024.73
Royal Gold$719.40M14.66$332.02M$6.0426.53

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines and Royal Gold 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$11.07B$8.05B$3.25B$8.95B
Dividend Yield1.07%1.45%5.15%4.04%
P/E Ratio26.5345.3396.7620.11
Price / Sales14.6614.4627,226,089,426,189,700.00119.79
Price / Cash22.5420.8123.8957.86
Price / Book3.363.505.935.56
Net Income$332.02M$318.68M$147.60M$248.40M
7 Day Performance-10.64%-0.98%0.73%4.67%
1 Month Performance-9.36%0.89%3.73%6.64%
1 Year Performance21.98%42.73%25.75%21.31%

Royal Gold Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RGLD
Royal Gold
4.2903 of 5 stars
$160.23
-4.8%
$192.13
+19.9%
+22.2%$11.07B$719.40M26.5330Trending News
High Trading Volume
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
4.7657 of 5 stars
$119.02
+2.5%
$130.50
+9.6%
+66.2%$59.91B$8.92B25.3211,800
AGI
Alamos Gold
3.3858 of 5 stars
$26.61
+4.0%
$30.38
+14.1%
+56.2%$11.18B$1.35B42.922,400News Coverage
Positive News
EGO
Eldorado Gold
3.52 of 5 stars
$20.33
+2.3%
$21.70
+6.7%
+23.5%$4.17B$1.42B12.794,800
FNV
Franco-Nevada
3.3914 of 5 stars
$164.35
+1.9%
$169.63
+3.2%
+28.8%$31.66B$1.11B51.3640Positive News
KGC
Kinross Gold
4.7474 of 5 stars
$15.63
+5.1%
$17.00
+8.8%
+77.2%$19.17B$5.15B15.956,800
NEM
Newmont
4.6076 of 5 stars
$58.24
+2.6%
$58.38
+0.2%
+30.7%$64.82B$19.67B13.0632,400Positive News
Analyst Forecast
OR
OR Royalties
1.3525 of 5 stars
$25.70
+2.7%
$23.00
-10.5%
+60.3%$4.83B$201.03M151.1830News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
PAAS
Pan American Silver
3.2786 of 5 stars
$28.39
+2.4%
$30.60
+7.8%
+32.7%$10.27B$2.99B32.639,000Positive News
SAND
Sandstorm Gold
1.8428 of 5 stars
$9.41
+4.2%
$9.25
-1.7%
+74.8%$2.76B$176.28M94.1120Trending News
Options Volume
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
4.1806 of 5 stars
$89.91
+3.0%
$92.75
+3.2%
+54.4%$40.81B$1.46B66.1140Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:RGLD) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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