Franco-Nevada (FNV) Competitors

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and Franco-Nevada (NYSE:FNV) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, RGLD or FNV?

Franco-Nevada has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Royal Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franco-Nevada, 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	$719.40M	18.33	$332.02M	$6.82	29.38
Franco-Nevada	$1.11B	38.17	$552.10M	$4.07	54.19

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RGLD or FNV?

83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RGLD or FNV a better dividend stock?

Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Royal Gold pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franco-Nevada pays out 37.3% 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 and Franco-Nevada has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Royal Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is RGLD or FNV more profitable?

Franco-Nevada has a net margin of 58.82% compared to Royal Gold's net margin of 56.24%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 13.30% beat Franco-Nevada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Gold	56.24%	13.30%	12.32%
Franco-Nevada	58.82%	12.56%	11.88%

Do analysts prefer RGLD or FNV?

Royal Gold currently has a consensus target price of $198.63, indicating a potential downside of 0.86%. Franco-Nevada has a consensus target price of $194.57, indicating a potential downside of 11.78%. Given Royal Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Franco-Nevada	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor RGLD or FNV?

In the previous week, Franco-Nevada had 5 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Franco-Nevada and 8 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Franco-Nevada's score of 0.60 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franco-Nevada	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, RGLD or FNV?

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Royal Gold beats Franco-Nevada on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.