Sandstorm Gold (SAND) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, RGLD or SAND?

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sandstorm Gold has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RGLD or SAND a better dividend stock?

Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Sandstorm Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Royal Gold pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sandstorm Gold pays out 50.0% 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. Royal Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, RGLD or SAND?

Royal Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Sandstorm Gold. Royal Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandstorm Gold, 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	17.80	$332.02M	$6.82	28.51
Sandstorm Gold	$176.28M	20.28	$14.29M	$0.12	101.00

Does the media prefer RGLD or SAND?

In the previous week, Royal Gold had 15 more articles in the media than Sandstorm Gold. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Royal Gold and 5 mentions for Sandstorm Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Sandstorm Gold's score of 0.32 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sandstorm Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RGLD or SAND more profitable?

Royal Gold has a net margin of 56.24% compared to Sandstorm Gold's net margin of 17.78%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 13.30% beat Sandstorm Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Gold	56.24%	13.30%	12.32%
Sandstorm Gold	17.78%	2.38%	1.87%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RGLD or SAND?

83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend RGLD or SAND?

Royal Gold currently has a consensus target price of $203.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.39%. Sandstorm Gold has a consensus target price of $10.15, suggesting a potential downside of 16.25%. Given Royal Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Sandstorm Gold.

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
Sandstorm Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Summary

Royal Gold beats Sandstorm Gold on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.