National Bank Financial Comments on Royal Gold Q1 Earnings

Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD - Free Report) TSE: RGL - Research analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Royal Gold in a report released on Thursday, February 13th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now expects that the basic materials company will earn $1.37 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.51. The consensus estimate for Royal Gold's current full-year earnings is $6.31 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.

RGLD has been the topic of a number of other reports. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Royal Gold from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $154.00 to $178.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Raymond James upped their price objective on Royal Gold from $184.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their target price on shares of Royal Gold from $181.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $168.86.

Royal Gold Price Performance

Shares of RGLD traded up $3.00 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $152.24. The stock had a trading volume of 407,812 shares, compared to its average volume of 437,979. The stock's 50 day moving average is $139.46 and its 200 day moving average is $141.44. The firm has a market cap of $10.01 billion, a PE ratio of 30.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.90. Royal Gold has a 1 year low of $100.55 and a 1 year high of $155.64.

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD - Get Free Report) TSE: RGL last announced its earnings results 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 return on equity of 11.46% and a net margin of 46.15%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Daniel Breeze sold 549 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total transaction of $82,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 16,293 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,443,950. This 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 Investors Weigh In On Royal Gold

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in Royal Gold in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Royal Gold in the third quarter worth $36,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Gold during the third quarter worth $38,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Royal Gold by 61.1% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Royal Gold in the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.65% of the company's stock.

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.