Royal Gold (RGLD) Competitors $183.12 +2.55 (+1.41%) As of 01:49 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, FCX, VALE, WPM, GOLD, and FNVShould 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), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Vale (VALE), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Barrick Gold (GOLD), and Franco-Nevada (FNV). Royal Gold vs. Newmont Triple Flag Precious Metals SSR Mining Mesabi Trust Scully Royalty Freeport-McMoRan Vale Wheaton Precious Metals Barrick Gold Franco-Nevada Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and Newmont (NYSE:NEM) 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, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and community ranking. Which has more risk and volatility, RGLD or NEM? Royal Gold has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newmont has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer RGLD or NEM? In the previous week, Newmont had 26 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Newmont and 18 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Newmont's score of 1.05 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Royal Gold 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Newmont 26 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, RGLD or NEM? Royal Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioRoyal Gold$719.40M16.52$332.02M$5.0435.83Newmont$18.68B3.20-$2.49B$2.9318.12 Do analysts recommend RGLD or NEM? Royal Gold presently has a consensus price target of $178.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.42%. Newmont has a consensus price target of $55.02, suggesting a potential upside of 3.61%. Given Newmont's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Newmont is more favorable than Royal Gold.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Royal Gold 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Newmont 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is RGLD or NEM 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 Royal Gold46.15% 11.46% 10.44% Newmont 17.92%13.52%7.16% Is RGLD or NEM a better dividend stock? Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Newmont pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Royal Gold pays out 35.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Newmont pays out 34.1% 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 increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Newmont is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RGLD or NEM? Newmont received 167 more outperform votes than Royal Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.00% of users gave Royal Gold an outperform vote while only 63.22% of users gave Newmont an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRoyal GoldOutperform Votes76370.00% Underperform Votes32730.00% NewmontOutperform Votes93063.22% Underperform Votes54136.78% Do institutionals & insiders believe in RGLD or NEM? 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Newmont shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Newmont shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryRoyal Gold beats Newmont on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$11.88B$3.73B$2.99B$7.51BDividend Yield0.97%23.71%5.21%4.33%P/E Ratio35.8313.2874.4118.05Price / Sales16.5210.2322,957,190,387,247,900.00104.31Price / Cash20.4029.4524.3334.62Price / Book3.791.805.214.14Net Income$332.02M$58.06M$154.82M$247.59M7 Day Performance-2.34%-2.65%0.61%3.51%1 Month Performance14.89%2.26%2.08%-5.80%1 Year Performance49.32%50.08%17.10%2.83% Royal Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RGLDRoyal Gold3.3376 of 5 stars$183.12+1.4%$178.00-2.8%+50.0%$12.04B$719.40M36.3030Positive NewsNEMNewmont4.5705 of 5 stars$55.25+0.3%$55.02-0.4%+40.8%$62.28B$18.68B18.8632,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsGap UpTFPMTriple Flag Precious Metals2.0527 of 5 stars$22.23+1.0%$21.00-5.5%+34.2%$4.46B$268.99M-202.097Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSSRMSSR Mining2.556 of 5 stars$10.54-2.8%$10.03-4.8%+88.0%$2.13B$995.62M-8.174,550Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpMSBMesabi Trust1.2388 of 5 stars$27.13-3.0%N/A+61.3%$355.95M$25.60M3.87N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsSRLScully Royalty0.8778 of 5 stars$7.50-0.5%N/A+16.4%$111.17M$46.53M0.0070Upcoming EarningsFCXFreeport-McMoRan4.8529 of 5 stars$32.93+0.1%$48.39+47.0%-26.7%$47.32B$25.46B25.5325,600Earnings ReportVALEVale4.3697 of 5 stars$9.12+0.1%$12.44+36.4%-21.8%$41.40B$38.06B6.3364,500Positive NewsWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.0051 of 5 stars$85.20+1.4%$83.40-2.1%+55.4%$38.65B$1.28B63.5840Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGOLDBarrick Gold3.7201 of 5 stars$20.46+1.4%$24.05+17.5%+14.3%$35.18B$12.92B16.6324,600Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionFNVFranco-Nevada3.0884 of 5 stars$173.43+1.4%$162.25-6.4%+42.5%$33.39B$1.11B-54.8840Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NEM Competitors TFPM Competitors SSRM Competitors MSB Competitors SRL Competitors FCX Competitors VALE Competitors WPM Competitors GOLD Competitors FNV 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 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersM.A.G.A. is Finished – This Could be even BetterYou’ve no doubt heard Trump’s rally cry: Make America Great Again. 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