The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Royal Gold, Inc shares valued at $353,540 were purchased by PAUL K LIBNER on Jun 10 ’25. At $176.77 per share, PAUL K LIBNER acquired 2,000 shares.
Also, Libner Paul sold 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 353,920 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $176.96 each, the insider now holds 19,749 shares.
Before that, Shefman Randy had sold 1,300 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $201,474, the SVP & General Counsel traded Royal Gold, Inc shares for $154.98 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,300 shares, worth approximately $1.59 million.
As published in a research note from BMO Capital Markets on October 21, 2025, Royal Gold, Inc [RGLD] has been rated up from a Market perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $240. As of April 14, 2025, Scotiabank has increased its “Sector perform” rating to a “Sector outperform” for RGLD. Earlier on January 07, 2025, Jefferies upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for RGLD stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing RGLD Stock Performance
On last trading session, Royal Gold, Inc [NASDAQ: RGLD] plunged -2.11% to $169.67. The stock’s lowest price that day was $169.54, but it reached a high of $175.4902 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.58%. Over the course of the year, Royal Gold, Inc shares have jumped approximately 16.72%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $209.42 on 10/16/25 and a 52-week low of $131.73 on 01/13/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 167.64, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 165.62. In the upper region, resistance lies at 173.59. The next price resistance is at 177.52. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 34.33 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Royal Gold, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Royal Gold, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.53 million shares to 3.49 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 2.95 million shares. A jump of 15.31% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.89 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.89.
Which companies own the most shares of Royal Gold, Inc (RGLD)?
In terms of Royal Gold, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 248 in the next 12 months, up nearly 43.09% from the previous closing price of $173.32. Analysts anticipate Royal Gold, Inc stock to reach 264 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 240. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Royal Gold, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 27, 2024, BMO Capital Markets assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $158.
