Maverick Capital Ltd. Purchases New Position in Royal Gold, Inc. $RGLD

Posted by George Bondi on Jul 29th, 2026

Maverick Capital Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD – Free Report) (TSE:RGL) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 4,241 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,079,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Gold in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Gen Wealth Partners Inc acquired a new position in Royal Gold in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new position in Royal Gold in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in Royal Gold in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Scarborough Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Royal Gold during the 1st quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.65% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity 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 value of $243,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 9,082 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,213,646.68. This trade represents a 9.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.35% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Royal Gold Trading Down 2.4%

NASDAQ RGLD opened at $196.16 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 3.52 and a quick ratio of 3.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.38, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.44. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $206.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $242.21. Royal Gold, Inc. has a 12 month low of $150.75 and a 12 month high of $306.25.

Royal Gold Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 2nd were given a $0.475 dividend. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 2nd. Royal Gold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.65%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Royal Gold from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Royal Gold from $318.00 to $311.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Royal Gold from $310.00 to $305.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 9th. UBS Group decreased their target price 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. Finally, Scotiabank restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $310.00 target price on shares of Royal Gold in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Royal Gold presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $280.27.

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Royal Gold Company Profile

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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.