Raymond James Comments on Royal Gold, Inc.'s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD - Free Report) TSE: RGL - Stock analysts at Raymond James boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Royal Gold in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, September 23rd. Raymond James analyst B. Macarthur now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.38 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.07. Raymond James has a "Outperformer" rating and a $170.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Royal Gold's current full-year earnings is $4.78 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Royal Gold's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.43 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.50 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.76 EPS.

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD - Get Free Report) TSE: RGL last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 7th. The basic materials company reported $1.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $174.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $172.12 million. Royal Gold had a return on equity of 8.74% and a net margin of 39.15%. Royal Gold's revenue was up 20.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.88 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Royal Gold from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Royal Gold from $148.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, August 19th. Cibc World Mkts raised shares of Royal Gold to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 10th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Royal Gold from $130.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 12th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on Royal Gold from $129.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $157.00.

Royal Gold Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of RGLD traded up $0.29 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $146.79. 209,375 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 374,402. The company has a market capitalization of $9.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.22, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.90. Royal Gold has a 52 week low of $100.55 and a 52 week high of $147.65. The company's 50 day moving average is $137.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $128.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of RGLD. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Royal Gold in the fourth quarter valued at $33,696,000. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in Royal Gold by 25.0% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 79,003 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $9,556,000 after purchasing an additional 15,810 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Royal Gold by 79.7% in the 4th quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 22,059 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $2,668,000 after purchasing an additional 9,783 shares during the period. Commerce Bank boosted its position in Royal Gold by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 2,356 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $285,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in Royal Gold by 299.7% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 25,892 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $3,126,000 after purchasing an additional 19,414 shares during the period. 83.65% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Royal Gold

In related news, CFO Paul Libner sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.53, for a total value of $213,795.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 18,657 shares in the company, valued at $2,659,182.21. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other Royal Gold news, SVP Daniel Breeze sold 840 shares of Royal Gold stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.43, for a total transaction of $120,481.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 16,842 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,415,648.06. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Paul Libner sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.53, for a total value of $213,795.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 18,657 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,659,182.21. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 8,355 shares of company stock worth $1,170,315 over the last three months. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Royal Gold Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 4th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 4th. Royal Gold's dividend payout ratio is presently 47.20%.

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.