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