Royal Gold Q1 EPS Reduced by National Bank Financial

Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD) (TSE:RGL) – National Bank Financial decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Royal Gold in a report released on Thursday, February 13th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn $1.37 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.51. The consensus estimate for Royal Gold’s current full-year earnings is $5.16 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.

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) (TSE:RGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The basic materials company reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.17. Royal Gold had a return on equity of 10.18% and a net margin of 42.93%.

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

Royal Gold Trading Down 4.3 %

NASDAQ:RGLD opened at $146.83 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.66 billion, a PE ratio of 33.68, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 0.90. Royal Gold has a 1 year low of $100.55 and a 1 year high of $155.64. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $139.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $141.29.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Royal Gold

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in RGLD. Select Equity Group L.P. bought a new stake in Royal Gold in the fourth quarter valued at $55,825,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Gold in the 4th quarter valued at $44,009,000. BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Gold during the 4th quarter worth about $27,536,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in shares of Royal Gold by 181.6% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 302,206 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $39,846,000 after purchasing an additional 194,905 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Royal Gold by 19.6% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,029,431 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $135,730,000 after purchasing an additional 168,569 shares during the last quarter. 83.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Royal Gold

In other Royal Gold news, SVP Daniel Breeze sold 549 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total value of $82,350.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 16,293 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,443,950. The trade was a 3.26 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.52% 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.