Rep. Lisa C. McClain Sells Off Shares of Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD). In a filing disclosed on September 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Royal Gold stock on August 4th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924” account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) on 8/28/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) on 8/19/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) on 8/19/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amedisys (NASDAQ:AMED) on 8/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE:KRG) on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) on 8/13/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of US Foods (NYSE:USFD) on 8/13/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Agree Realty (NYSE:ADC) on 8/13/2025.

Royal Gold Stock Up 1.9%

RGLD opened at $191.67 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $170.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $171.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.43. Royal Gold, Inc. has a twelve month low of $130.67 and a twelve month high of $196.00.

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) (TSE:RGL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $1.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $209.64 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $186.63 million. Royal Gold had a net margin of 56.24% and a return on equity of 13.30%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.25 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Royal Gold, Inc. will post 6.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Royal Gold Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 17th. Investors of record on Friday, October 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 3rd. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Royal Gold’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.39%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in RGLD. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Royal Gold during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 last quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Royal Gold in the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in shares of Royal Gold in the first quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 last quarter. 83.65% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

RGLD has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised Royal Gold from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on Royal Gold from $202.00 to $203.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 11th. Zacks Research downgraded Royal Gold from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Finally, TD Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $237.00 target price (up previously from $229.00) on shares of Royal Gold in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $198.63.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

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.