NU (NU) Competitors

NU (NYSE:NU) and Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, risk and media sentiment.

Is NU or RY a better dividend stock?

NU pays an annual dividend of $1.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.1%. Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. NU pays out 463.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Royal Bank of Canada pays out 52.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer NU or RY?

In the previous week, Royal Bank of Canada had 11 more articles in the media than NU. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Royal Bank of Canada and 32 mentions for NU. NU's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Royal Bank of Canada's score of 0.51 indicating that NU is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NU	15 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royal Bank of Canada	8 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NU or RY?

84.0% of NU shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Royal Bank of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of NU shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer NU or RY?

NU currently has a consensus price target of $15.63, indicating a potential upside of 50.61%. Royal Bank of Canada has a consensus price target of $156.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.64%. Given NU's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NU is more favorable than Royal Bank of Canada.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NU	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Royal Bank of Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NU or RY?

Royal Bank of Canada received 727 more outperform votes than NU when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.26% of users gave Royal Bank of Canada an outperform vote while only 54.69% of users gave NU an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NU	Outperform Votes 35 54.69%	Underperform Votes 29 45.31%
Royal Bank of Canada	Outperform Votes 762 55.26%	Underperform Votes 617 44.74%

Is NU or RY more profitable?

NU has a net margin of 16.28% compared to Royal Bank of Canada's net margin of 12.08%. NU's return on equity of 28.70% beat Royal Bank of Canada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NU	16.28%	28.70%	4.41%
Royal Bank of Canada	12.08%	15.26%	0.84%

Which has better valuation and earnings, NU or RY?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NU	$7.85B	6.30	$1.03B	$0.36	28.83
Royal Bank of Canada	$57.49B	2.97	$11.92B	$8.26	14.62

Which has more volatility and risk, NU or RY?

NU has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Bank of Canada has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NU beats Royal Bank of Canada on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.