HNCUF - Royal Gold: A Gold Royalty Giant Going Through Massive Acquisitions, But Lagging Peers
2025-08-16 05:09:12 ET
Introduction & Financials
Royal Gold ( RGLD ) is one of the largest royalty and streaming companies, with a focus predominantly on gold, silver and especially copper, which has been going through significant acquisitions in recent months. Right now, the company seems poised for significant growth ahead, while the stock has been lagging behind most of its peers, being up ~30% YTD compared to ~50% to 70% recorded by their main peers, which is in line with gold’s ~28.4% return. However, as streamers offer a middle ground when it comes to leverage on gold (miners being the higher tier, with more risk and reward), and given the company’s recent acquisitions that I’ll mention below, this seems like an unjustified response from the market....
Royal Gold: A Gold Royalty Giant Going Through Massive Acquisitions, But Lagging Peers