FY2026 Earnings Forecast for Royal Gold Issued By Scotiabank

Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD) (TSE:RGL) – Equities researchers at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Royal Gold in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 15th. Scotiabank analyst T. Jakusconek anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $10.79 for the year. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $310.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Royal Gold’s current full-year earnings is $10.32 per share.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on RGLD. National Bank Financial reduced their target price on Royal Gold from $350.00 to $340.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 17th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Royal Gold from $325.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Royal Gold from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Royal Gold from $318.00 to $311.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Royal Gold from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Royal Gold currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $280.27.

Royal Gold Stock Performance

Shares of RGLD stock opened at $189.17 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $212.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $243.81. Royal Gold has a 1-year low of $150.75 and a 1-year high of $306.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.05 billion, a PE ratio of 22.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 3.52 and a quick ratio of 3.26.

Royal Gold Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.475 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 2nd. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Royal Gold’s payout ratio is currently 22.65%.

Insider Transactions at Royal Gold

In related news, SVP Randy Shefman sold 1,000 shares of Royal Gold stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $243.74, for a total transaction of $243,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 9,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,213,646.68. The trade was a 9.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.35% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Royal Gold

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of RGLD. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Royal Gold by 6.1% in the second quarter. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC now owns 1,785 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $356,000 after buying an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in shares of Royal Gold by 10.2% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,141 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $228,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Royal Gold by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,414 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $881,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust boosted its position in shares of Royal Gold by 88.6% in the 2nd quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 132 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cooper Investors PTY Ltd. acquired a new stake in Royal Gold in the 2nd quarter valued at about $928,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.65% of the company’s stock.

About Royal Gold

Royal Gold, Inc, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is a leading precious metals streaming and royalty company. Through its business model, Royal Gold provides upfront financing to mining operators in exchange for the right to purchase a percentage of future metal production at predetermined prices. This structure allows the company to participate in production upside while minimizing exposure to the operating and capital-intensive aspects of mine ownership.

The company’s portfolio encompasses interests in over 200 streams and royalties on projects across North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Australia.