Comparing Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) & Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Royal Gold and Oceanagold”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Royal Gold	$1.03 billion	19.63	$467.27 million	$9.16	26.07
Oceanagold	$1.89 billion	3.09	$628.70 million	$1.99	13.27

Oceanagold has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Oceanagold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Royal Gold and Oceanagold, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Gold	0	3	8	0	2.73
Oceanagold	0	1	2	2	3.20

Royal Gold currently has a consensus target price of $309.56, indicating a potential upside of 29.64%. Given Royal Gold’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Oceanagold.

Dividends

Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Oceanagold pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Royal Gold pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oceanagold pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Royal Gold has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Oceanagold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Royal Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Royal Gold and Oceanagold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Gold	47.74%	12.06%	9.41%
Oceanagold	35.14%	36.44%	26.57%

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. Its stream and royalty interests on properties are located in the United States, Canada, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Africa, Mexico, Botswana, and internationally. Royal Gold, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

About Oceanagold

OceanaGold Corporation is an intermediate gold and copper producer. OceanaGold Corporation is based in VANCOUVER, BC.