The stock of Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) has seen a 3.34% increase in the past week, with a -5.55% drop in the past month, and a -1.05% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.92%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.13% for RGLD. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.34% for RGLD’s stock, with a simple moving average of 0.95% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Royal Gold, Inc (NASDAQ: RGLD) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Royal Gold, Inc (NASDAQ: RGLD) is above average at 31.18x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.90.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for RGLD is 65.54M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.20% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of RGLD on January 09, 2025 was 382.46K shares.
RGLD) stock’s latest price update
Royal Gold, Inc (NASDAQ: RGLD)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.96 in comparison to its previous close of 133.63, however, the company has experienced a 3.34% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-08 that Royal Gold (RGLD) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Analysts’ Opinion of RGLD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RGLD stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for RGLD by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for RGLD in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $178 based on the research report published on January 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see RGLD reach a price target of $158, previously predicting the price at $148. The rating they have provided for RGLD stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on March 27th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to RGLD, setting the target price at $117 in the report published on February 29th of the previous year.
RGLD Trading at -4.78% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RGLD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.13%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.92%, as shares sank -8.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.37% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RGLD rose by +3.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +24.81% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $138.09. In addition, Royal Gold, Inc saw 3.34% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at RGLD starting from Heissenbuttel William Holmes, who sale 1,500 shares at the price of $146.08 back on Dec 16 ’24. After this action, Heissenbuttel William Holmes now owns 108,206 shares of Royal Gold, Inc, valued at $219,114 using the latest closing price.
Libner Paul, the SVP & CFO of Royal Gold, Inc, sale 1,756 shares at $153.00 during a trade that took place back on Dec 11 ’24, which means that Libner Paul is holding 18,482 shares at $268,668 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RGLD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.56 for the present operating margin
- 0.62 for the gross margin
The net margin for Royal Gold, Inc stands at 0.43. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 9.76, with 8.58 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 468.14 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 13.19. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.1for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.34.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
