Delta Global Management LP bought a new position in shares of Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD – Free Report) (TSE:RGL) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 10,323 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,295,000.
A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of Royal Gold by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,733,807 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,163,732,000 after buying an additional 678,732 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Royal Gold by 25.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,398,944 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,867,001,000 after purchasing an additional 1,681,577 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in Royal Gold by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 5,900,432 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,311,607,000 after purchasing an additional 905,488 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Royal Gold by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,718,646 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $826,618,000 after purchasing an additional 396,778 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Royal Gold by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,952,363 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $434,063,000 after purchasing an additional 78,344 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.65% of the company’s stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Royal Gold news, SVP Randy Shefman sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $243.74, for a total value of $243,740.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 9,082 shares in the company, valued at $2,213,646.68. This trade represents a 9.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.35% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Royal Gold Price Performance
Royal Gold Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 2nd will be given a $0.475 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 2nd. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Royal Gold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.65%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
RGLD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group set a $325.00 target price on shares of Royal Gold and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. National Bank Financial decreased their target price on shares of Royal Gold from $350.00 to $340.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Royal Gold from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Royal Gold from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $280.70.
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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.
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