Royal Gold Q1 EPS Cut by National Bank Financial

Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD) (TSE:RGL) – National Bank Financial decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Royal Gold in a report released on Thursday, February 13th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $1.37 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The basic materials company reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.17. Royal Gold had a net margin of 42.93% and a return on equity of 10.18%.

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

Royal Gold Price Performance

RGLD opened at $146.83 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.68, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 0.90. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $139.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $141.22. Royal Gold has a 1 year low of $100.55 and a 1 year high of $155.64.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new position in Royal Gold during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in shares of Royal Gold during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Royal Gold during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Royal Gold by 61.1% in the 3rd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 290 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Royal Gold during the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. 83.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Royal Gold

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

Royal Gold Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 3rd were issued a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 3rd. This is an increase from Royal Gold’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Royal Gold’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.71%.

About Royal Gold

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.