Royal Gold FY2025 EPS Boosted by Raymond James Financial

Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD) (TSE:RGL) – Analysts at Raymond James Financial increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Royal Gold in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 20th. Raymond James Financial analyst B. Macarthur now expects that the basic materials company will earn $7.95 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $7.34. Raymond James Financial has a “Outperform” rating and a $257.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Royal Gold’s current full-year earnings is $6.20 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Royal Gold’s FY2026 earnings at $8.54 EPS.

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) (TSE:RGL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $1.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $209.64 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $186.63 million. Royal Gold had a return on equity of 13.30% and a net margin of 56.24%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.25 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on RGLD. Zacks Research upgraded Royal Gold from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. BMO Capital Markets set a $240.00 target price on Royal Gold and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Royal Gold from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 30th. CIBC increased their target price on Royal Gold from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Royal Gold in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $220.44.

Royal Gold Stock Performance

NASDAQ RGLD opened at $183.41 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.89, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 0.41. Royal Gold has a one year low of $130.67 and a one year high of $209.42. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $188.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $177.94.

Institutional Trading of Royal Gold

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Royal Gold in the first quarter worth $27,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its stake in Royal Gold by 548.1% in the second quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 175 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Alpine Bank Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Royal Gold in the first quarter worth $32,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in Royal Gold in the first quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Royal Gold by 56.8% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 196 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. 83.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Royal Gold Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Investors of record on Friday, October 3rd were given a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 3rd. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Royal Gold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.39%.

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.