OR Royalties (OR) Competitors

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

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

83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of OR Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of OR Royalties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer RGLD or OR?

In the previous week, OR Royalties had 7 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for OR Royalties and 8 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat OR Royalties' score of 0.80 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OR Royalties	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RGLD or OR a better dividend stock?

Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. OR Royalties pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OR Royalties pays out 111.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Royal Gold has raised its dividend for 25 consecutive years and OR Royalties has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Royal Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RGLD or OR?

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
Royal Gold	$719.40M	14.18	$332.02M	$6.04	25.66
OR Royalties	$201.03M	26.15	$16.27M	$0.17	164.36

Which has more volatility & risk, RGLD or OR?

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OR Royalties has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend RGLD or OR?

Royal Gold currently has a consensus target price of $192.13, indicating a potential upside of 23.96%. OR Royalties has a consensus target price of $24.33, indicating a potential downside of 12.91%. Given Royal Gold's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than OR Royalties.

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

Is RGLD or OR more profitable?

Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% compared to OR Royalties' net margin of 15.28%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 12.48% beat OR Royalties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Gold	52.15%	12.48%	11.52%
OR Royalties	15.28%	8.66%	7.59%

Summary

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