Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Royal Bank of Canada operates as a diversified financial service company worldwide. The company's Personal & Commercial Banking segment offers checking and savings accounts, home equity financing, personal lending, private banking, indirect lending, including auto financing, mutual funds and self-directed brokerage accounts, guaranteed investment certificates, credit cards, and payment products and solutions; and lending, leasing, deposit, investment, foreign exchange, cash management, auto dealer financing, trade products, and services to small and medium-sized commercial businesses. This segment offers financial products and services through branches, automated teller machines, and mobile sales network. Its Wealth Management segment provides a suite of wealth, investment, trust, banking, credit, and other advice-based solutions and strategies to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, and institutional clients; asset management products to institutional and individual clients; and asset and investor services to financial institutions, asset managers, and asset owners. The company's Insurance segment offers life, health, home, auto, travel, wealth, annuities, property and casualty, and reinsurance advice and solutions; and business insurance services to individual, business, and group clients through its advice centers, RBC insurance stores, and mobile advisors; digital platforms; and independent brokers and partners. The company's Capital Markets segment offers advisory and origination, sales and trading, lending and financing, and transaction banking services to corporations, institutional clients, asset managers, private equity firms, and governments. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $132.03 to $133.02
• 50-Day Range: $126.66 to $134.20
• 52-Week Range: $106.10 to $134.26
• Volume: 753,209 shs
• Average Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $186.24 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.72
• Dividend Yield: 3.42%
• Price Target: $193.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Royal Bank Of Canada Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Royal Bank Of Canada scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 143rd out of 918 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Royal Bank Of Canada has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Royal Bank Of Canada has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.26%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Royal Bank Of Canada are expected to grow by 10.26% in the coming year, from $9.16 to $10.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Royal Bank Of Canada is 14.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Royal Bank Of Canada is 14.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.86.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Royal Bank Of Canada has a PEG Ratio of 1.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Royal Bank Of Canada has a P/B Ratio of 2.16. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.92% of the float of Royal Bank Of Canada has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Royal Bank Of Canada has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.5, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Royal Bank Of Canada has recently increased by 39.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Royal Bank Of Canada pays a meaningful dividend of 3.42%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Royal Bank Of Canada has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Royal Bank Of Canada is 50.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Royal Bank Of Canada will have a dividend payout ratio of 44.85% next year. This indicates that Royal Bank Of Canada will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.43

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.92% of the float of Royal Bank Of Canada has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Royal Bank Of Canada has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.5, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Royal Bank Of Canada has recently increased by 39.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.61

News Sentiment

Royal Bank Of Canada has a news sentiment score of 0.61. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 80 news articles for Royal Bank Of Canada this week, compared to 31 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

24 people have searched for RY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 26% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Royal Bank Of Canada to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Royal Bank Of Canada insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.31% of the stock of Royal Bank Of Canada is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

RY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RY shares performed this year?

Royal Bank Of Canada's stock was trading at $120.51 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, RY shares have increased by 9.9% and is now trading at $132.4810.

How were Royal Bank Of Canada's earnings last quarter?

Royal Bank Of Canada (NYSE:RY) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.25 by $0.05. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Royal Bank Of Canada have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Royal Bank Of Canada: Brewin Dolphin, WayPay, City National Corporation, BlueBay Asset Management, Mourant Private Wealth, Richardson Barr & Co., Ferris Baker Watts Incorporated, and others.

Who are Royal Bank Of Canada's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Royal Bank Of Canada include TD Asset Management Inc (2.26%), Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.77%), AGF Management Ltd. (0.20%) and William Blair Investment Management LLC (0.10%).

How do I buy shares of Royal Bank Of Canada?

Shares of RY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Royal Bank Of Canada own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Royal Bank Of Canada investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Humana (HUM), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/23 Dividend: 4/24/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/23 Dividend: 4/24/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/23/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/29/2025
• Record date for 8/22 Dividend: 7/24/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/22 Dividend: 7/24/2025
• Today: 8/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/22/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/27/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - FOREIGN
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RY
• CIK: 1000275
• Web: www.rbc.com
• Phone: (888) 212-5533
• Fax: 416-955-7800
• Employees: 94,838
• Year Founded: 1896

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Royal Bank Of Canada: $193.00
• High Price Target: $193.00
• Low Price Target: $193.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +45.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.72
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.46
• P/E Growth: 1.51
• Net Income: $11.92 billion
• Net Margins: 13.37%
• Pretax Margin: 16.54%
• Return on Equity: 15.75%
• Return on Assets: 0.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 0.82
• Quick Ratio: 0.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $98.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.89
• Cash Flow: $10.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.68
• Book Value: $61.37 per share
• Price / Book: 2.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,405,800,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $186.24 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89