Franco-Nevada (FNV) Competitors $184.38 -1.41 (-0.76%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$183.26 -1.12 (-0.61%) As of 07:46 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FNV vs. RGLD, AEM, AGI, BTG, KGC, OR, PAAS, SA, SAND, and WPMShould you be buying Franco-Nevada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franco-Nevada include Royal Gold (RGLD), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Alamos Gold (AGI), B2Gold (BTG), Kinross Gold (KGC), OR Royalties (OR), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Seabridge Gold (SA), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), and Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Franco-Nevada vs. Its Competitors Royal Gold Agnico Eagle Mines Alamos Gold B2Gold Kinross Gold OR Royalties Pan American Silver Seabridge Gold Sandstorm Gold Wheaton Precious Metals Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and Franco-Nevada (NYSE:FNV) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, RGLD or FNV? Royal Gold has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyal Gold$719.40M16.11$332.02M$6.8225.81Franco-Nevada$1.11B31.91$552.10M$4.0745.30 Do analysts recommend RGLD or FNV? Royal Gold presently has a consensus target price of $198.63, indicating a potential upside of 12.84%. Franco-Nevada has a consensus target price of $178.88, indicating a potential downside of 2.99%. Given Royal Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Franco-Nevada 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 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 Gold56.24% 13.30% 12.32% Franco-Nevada 58.82%12.56%11.88% Does the media favor RGLD or FNV? In the previous week, Franco-Nevada had 8 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Franco-Nevada and 20 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Franco-Nevada's score of 1.14 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 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Franco-Nevada 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RGLD or FNV? 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 1.0%. Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. 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 increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years and Franco-Nevada has increased 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. SummaryRoyal Gold beats Franco-Nevada on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Franco-Nevada News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FNV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart FNV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranco-NevadaMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$35.53B$9.15B$3.45B$21.29BDividend Yield0.82%1.54%5.13%3.53%P/E Ratio45.3025.58110.5829.36Price / Sales31.9115.0433,652,867,097,056,100.0074.71Price / Cash42.4326.0124.1723.64Price / Book5.384.156.185.38Net Income$552.10M$309.69M$150.51M$996.59M7 Day Performance1.57%3.78%3.45%3.12%1 Month Performance14.83%17.21%5.90%2.97%1 Year Performance50.67%62.67%38.63%12.83% Franco-Nevada Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FNVFranco-Nevada3.0248 of 5 stars$184.38-0.8%$178.88-3.0%+49.1%$35.53B$1.11B45.3040Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionRGLDRoyal Gold4.3723 of 5 stars$171.55+0.1%$198.63+15.8%+24.8%$11.29B$719.40M25.1530Positive NewsAEMAgnico Eagle Mines4.37 of 5 stars$133.53+0.1%$136.90+2.5%+69.6%$67.14B$8.29B22.7116,968News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionAGIAlamos Gold3.1288 of 5 stars$26.15+0.6%$30.38+16.2%+52.7%$10.99B$1.51B31.512,400News CoveragePositive NewsBTGB2Gold1.3818 of 5 stars$3.89-0.3%$4.31+10.9%+43.5%$5.15B$2.17B-8.104,690News CoveragePositive NewsKGCKinross Gold4.2796 of 5 stars$19.40+0.4%$20.07+3.5%+125.9%$23.58B$6.07B15.656,800Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionOROR Royalties2.3235 of 5 stars$30.82+0.9%$24.33-21.0%+76.0%$5.80B$191.16M83.2930News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionPAASPan American Silver3.501 of 5 stars$31.74+0.4%$31.40-1.1%+55.7%$11.48B$2.82B21.899,000Positive NewsSASeabridge Gold0.187 of 5 stars$16.88+1.0%N/A-8.9%$1.72BN/A-44.4240Positive NewsSANDSandstorm Gold2.65 of 5 stars$10.62+0.1%$10.15-4.4%+93.8%$3.11B$176.28M88.5020News CoveragePositive NewsWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.4443 of 5 stars$93.44-1.0%$97.33+4.2%+54.7%$42.42B$1.28B54.0140Positive NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RGLD Alternatives AEM Alternatives AGI Alternatives BTG Alternatives KGC Alternatives OR Alternatives PAAS Alternatives SA Alternatives SAND Alternatives WPM Alternatives 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 (NYSE:FNV) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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