Central Banks Provide Gold Tailwinds, Silver Gains Traction, Platinum Pauses
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jul 08 2025
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Source: Benzinga
Central Bank Activity: Central banks added a net 20 tons of gold to their reserves in May 2025, maintaining a bullish sentiment towards gold, with 95% expecting record high global holdings and 43% planning to increase reserves. This trend has supported gold prices, which have risen significantly over the past 18 months.
Investor Interest in Precious Metals: Silver-backed ETFs have seen substantial inflows, stabilizing silver prices above $36 per ounce, while platinum may be entering a consolidation phase after recent price surges. Mergers and acquisitions in the gold industry indicate a focus on synergies and cost preservation.
Analyst Views on RGLD
Wall Street analysts forecast RGLD stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for RGLD is 253.11 USD with a low forecast of 205.00 USD and a high forecast of 280.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
9 Analyst Rating
7 Buy
1 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 279.540
Low
205.00
Averages
253.11
High
280.00
Current: 279.540
Low
205.00
Averages
253.11
High
280.00
About RGLD
Royal Gold, Inc. is a high-margin, large-capitalization company that generates cash flows from a large and well-diversified portfolio of precious metal streams, royalties and similar production-based interests located in mining-friendly jurisdictions. It owns a large portfolio of producing, development, evaluation and exploration stage streams and royalties on properties located in gold regions and operated by companies in the mining industry. Its Acquisition and Management of Stream Interests segment includes a metal stream, which is a purchase agreement that provides the right to purchase all or a portion of one or more metals produced from a mine, at a price determined for the life of the transaction by the purchase agreement. Its Acquisition and Management of Royalty Interests segment includes non-operating interests in mining projects that provide the right to revenue or metals produced from the project after deducting specified costs, if any.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
