Royal Gold (RGLD) Competitors $167.27 +2.71 (+1.65%) Closing price 04/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$164.78 -2.49 (-1.49%) As of 09:13 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RGLD vs. NEM, TFPM, SSRM, MSB, SRL, VNTR, VNTRQ, WPM, GOLD, and DDShould you be buying Royal Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Royal Gold include Newmont (NEM), Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM), SSR Mining (SSRM), Mesabi Trust (MSB), Scully Royalty (SRL), Venator Materials (VNTR), Venator Materials (VNTRQ), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Barrick Gold (GOLD), and DuPont de Nemours (DD). Royal Gold vs. Newmont Triple Flag Precious Metals SSR Mining Mesabi Trust Scully Royalty Venator Materials Venator Materials Wheaton Precious Metals Barrick Gold DuPont de Nemours Newmont (NYSE:NEM) and Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and community ranking. Does the media prefer NEM or RGLD? In the previous week, Newmont had 26 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Newmont and 16 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Newmont's score of 0.64 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Newmont 29 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Royal Gold 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NEM or RGLD more profitable? Royal Gold has a net margin of 46.15% compared to Newmont's net margin of 17.92%. Newmont's return on equity of 13.52% beat Royal Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Newmont17.92% 13.52% 7.16% Royal Gold 46.15%11.46%10.44% Which has more risk and volatility, NEM or RGLD? Newmont has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend NEM or RGLD? Newmont presently has a consensus target price of $53.78, suggesting a potential upside of 11.18%. Royal Gold has a consensus target price of $168.86, suggesting a potential upside of 0.95%. Given Newmont's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Newmont is more favorable than Royal Gold.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Newmont 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Royal Gold 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Does the MarketBeat Community favor NEM or RGLD? Newmont received 166 more outperform votes than Royal Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.05% of users gave Royal Gold an outperform vote while only 63.21% of users gave Newmont an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNewmontOutperform Votes92663.21% Underperform Votes53936.79% Royal GoldOutperform Votes76070.05% Underperform Votes32529.95% Do insiders and institutionals believe in NEM or RGLD? 68.8% of Newmont shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Newmont shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, NEM or RGLD? Royal Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Newmont. Newmont is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNewmont$18.68B2.92-$2.49B$2.9316.51Royal Gold$719.40M15.29$332.02M$5.0433.19 Is NEM or RGLD a better dividend stock? Newmont pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Newmont pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Gold pays out 35.7% 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. Newmont is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryRoyal Gold beats Newmont on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Royal Gold News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RGLD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RGLD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRoyal Goldinvesting IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$11.00B$3.49B$2.96B$7.50BDividend Yield1.12%23.39%5.13%4.04%P/E Ratio33.1912.2976.9518.08Price / Sales15.299.5824,351,377,058,405,500.0086.83Price / Cash20.4029.4524.3334.64Price / Book3.511.705.033.99Net Income$332.02M$58.06M$153.99M$247.18M7 Day Performance3.13%-1.29%-1.24%-4.25%1 Month Performance13.23%7.38%4.72%-6.87%1 Year Performance36.66%49.84%14.83%-3.73% Royal Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RGLDRoyal Gold3.888 of 5 stars$167.27+1.6%$168.86+0.9%+36.3%$11.00B$719.40M33.1930Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeNEMNewmont4.6344 of 5 stars$48.28+0.4%$53.16+10.1%+29.9%$54.43B$18.68B16.4832,400Gap DownTFPMTriple Flag Precious Metals2.5674 of 5 stars$19.14-1.3%$20.50+7.1%+30.9%$3.84B$268.99M-173.967Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSSRMSSR Mining1.9703 of 5 stars$10.04-7.8%$9.93-1.0%+110.0%$2.03B$995.62M-7.782,500Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownMSBMesabi Trust1.7221 of 5 stars$27.26+1.2%N/A+42.6%$357.65M$25.60M3.89N/APositive NewsSRLScully Royalty1.621 of 5 stars$8.14+1.7%N/A+25.3%$120.70M$46.53M0.0070Positive NewsVNTRVenator MaterialsN/A$350.00flatN/AN/A$37.45B$2.17B-201.153,685Gap DownVNTRQVenator MaterialsN/A$350.00flatN/AN/A$37.45B$2.17B-106.713,400Gap DownWPMWheaton Precious Metals3.4605 of 5 stars$77.64+1.0%$72.44-6.7%+53.8%$35.22B$1.28B57.9440Ex-DividendPositive NewsGap DownGOLDBarrick Gold3.7076 of 5 stars$19.41+1.4%$23.71+22.2%+11.2%$33.49B$12.92B15.7824,600Positive NewsGap DownDDDuPont de Nemours4.7627 of 5 stars$74.72+0.9%$99.17+32.7%-12.2%$31.24B$12.39B44.7423,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NEM Competitors TFPM Competitors SSRM Competitors MSB Competitors SRL Competitors VNTR Competitors VNTRQ Competitors WPM Competitors GOLD Competitors DD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:RGLD) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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