OR Royalties (OR) Competitors

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

Is OR or RGLD more profitable?

Royal Gold has a net margin of 56.24% compared to OR Royalties' net margin of 35.25%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 13.30% beat OR Royalties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OR Royalties	35.25%	8.56%	7.54%
Royal Gold	56.24%	13.30%	12.32%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OR or RGLD?

Royal Gold has higher revenue and earnings than OR Royalties. Royal Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OR Royalties, 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
OR Royalties	$191.16M	30.18	$16.27M	$0.37	82.86
Royal Gold	$719.40M	15.52	$332.02M	$6.82	24.87

Which has more volatility and risk, OR or RGLD?

OR Royalties has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate OR or RGLD?

OR Royalties currently has a consensus price target of $24.33, suggesting a potential downside of 20.63%. Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $198.63, suggesting a potential upside of 17.11%. Given Royal Gold's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than OR Royalties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OR Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Royal Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

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

68.5% of OR Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of OR Royalties 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is OR or RGLD a better dividend stock?

OR Royalties pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. OR Royalties pays out 51.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Gold pays out 26.4% 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. OR Royalties has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Royal Gold has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Royal Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor OR or RGLD?

In the previous week, OR Royalties had 15 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for OR Royalties and 18 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat OR Royalties' score of 0.53 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OR Royalties	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royal Gold	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Royal Gold beats OR Royalties on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.