Q1 EPS Estimates for Royal Gold Decreased by Analyst

Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD) (TSE:RGL) – National Bank Financial dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Royal Gold in a report released on Thursday, February 13th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.37 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.51. The consensus estimate for Royal Gold’s current full-year earnings is $5.16 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Royal Gold’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.45 EPS.

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) (TSE:RGL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The basic materials company reported $1.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.17. Royal Gold had a return on equity of 10.18% and a net margin of 42.93%.

RGLD has been the topic of a number of other reports. Raymond James lifted their price objective on shares of Royal Gold from $184.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. TD Securities lifted their price target on shares of Royal Gold from $181.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Royal Gold from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $154.00 to $178.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Royal Gold currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $168.86.

Royal Gold Stock Performance

RGLD opened at $149.10 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $139.54 and a 200-day moving average of $141.29. The company has a market capitalization of $9.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 0.90. Royal Gold has a fifty-two week low of $100.55 and a fifty-two week high of $155.64.

Insider Activity at Royal Gold

In other news, SVP Daniel Breeze sold 549 shares of Royal Gold stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total value of $82,350.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 16,293 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,443,950. This trade represents a 3.26 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Royal Gold

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of RGLD. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of Royal Gold in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in Royal Gold in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Royal Gold in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Royal Gold by 61.1% in the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 290 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Royal Gold during the fourth quarter worth $42,000. 83.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Royal Gold Company Profile

Royal Gold, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, acquires and manages precious metal streams, royalties, and related interests. The company engages in acquiring stream and royalty interests or to finance projects that are in production, development, or in the exploration stage in exchange for stream or royalty interests, which primarily consists of gold, silver, copper, nickel, zinc, lead, and other metals.