Royal Bank of Canada (RY) Competitors $120.72 +1.00 (+0.84%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends RY vs. BAC, HSBC, HDB, MUFG, C, IBN, UBS, SMFG, TD, and SANShould you be buying Royal Bank of Canada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Royal Bank of Canada include Bank of America (BAC), HSBC (HSBC), HDFC Bank (HDB), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), ICICI Bank (IBN), UBS Group (UBS), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), and Banco Santander (SAN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Royal Bank of Canada vs. Bank of America HSBC HDFC Bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Citigroup ICICI Bank UBS Group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Toronto-Dominion Bank Banco Santander Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings. Is RY or BAC more profitable? Bank of America has a net margin of 12.48% compared to Royal Bank of Canada's net margin of 12.08%. Royal Bank of Canada's return on equity of 15.26% beat Bank of America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royal Bank of Canada12.08% 15.26% 0.84% Bank of America 12.48%10.09%0.83% Do analysts recommend RY or BAC? Royal Bank of Canada presently has a consensus price target of $156.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.64%. Bank of America has a consensus price target of $45.92, suggesting a potential upside of 3.96%. Given Royal Bank of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Royal Bank of Canada is more favorable than Bank of America.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Royal Bank of Canada 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bank of America 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59 Is RY or BAC a better dividend stock? Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Royal Bank of Canada pays out 52.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 37.8% 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. Bank of America has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Which has higher earnings and valuation, RY or BAC? Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Bank of Canada. Royal Bank of Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyal Bank of Canada$57.49B2.97$11.92B$8.2614.62Bank of America$98.50B3.44$26.52B$2.7516.06 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RY or BAC? Bank of America received 1266 more outperform votes than Royal Bank of Canada when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.17% of users gave Bank of America an outperform vote while only 55.26% of users gave Royal Bank of Canada an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRoyal Bank of CanadaOutperform Votes76255.26% Underperform Votes61744.74% Bank of AmericaOutperform Votes202865.17% Underperform Votes108434.83% Does the media favor RY or BAC? In the previous week, Bank of America had 2 more articles in the media than Royal Bank of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Bank of America and 43 mentions for Royal Bank of Canada. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Royal Bank of Canada's score of 0.51 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 Bank of America 5 Very Positive mention(s) 18 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RY or BAC? 45.3% of Royal Bank of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Bank of America shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bank of America shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, RY or BAC? Royal Bank of Canada has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBank of America beats Royal Bank of Canada on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Royal Bank of Canada News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRoyal Bank of CanadaCommercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$170.66B$33.72B$10.83B$19.18BDividend Yield3.37%3.75%9.98%3.58%P/E Ratio14.629.6129.5741.22Price / Sales2.971.60186.7917.58Price / Cash11.9310.2930.5321.28Price / Book1.971.212.725.32Net Income$11.92B$3.23B$1.03B$989.67M7 Day Performance-3.04%-1.74%-2.87%-3.45%1 Month Performance-3.49%-0.51%-2.83%-3.73%1 Year Performance20.48%30.32%11.21%12.06% Royal Bank of Canada Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RYRoyal Bank of Canada4.7878 of 5 stars$120.72+0.8%$156.50+29.6%+22.0%$170.66B$57.49B14.6291,398Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageBACBank of America4.8505 of 5 stars$45.54-0.3%$45.92+0.8%+33.9%$349.42B$98.50B16.50213,000Analyst RevisionHSBCHSBC1.7113 of 5 stars$48.67+0.1%N/A+23.4%$175.35B$64.26B8.05220,861HDBHDFC Bank2.3634 of 5 stars$66.86-0.2%N/A-2.0%$169.31B$2.36T20.36213,527MUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group3.1451 of 5 stars$12.00-0.7%N/A+38.9%$139.89B$82.36B11.75140,000Gap DownCCitigroup4.9838 of 5 stars$71.44+0.6%$75.63+5.9%+38.2%$135.11B$80.41B20.68239,000IBNICICI Bank1.6483 of 5 stars$31.43+0.7%N/A+26.5%$110.88B$1.83T21.23187,765Stock SplitUBSUBS Group2.0082 of 5 stars$31.79-0.2%N/A-1.8%$101.93B$65.28B26.48112,842Positive NewsSMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group2.8763 of 5 stars$14.67-1.5%N/A+53.6%$95.95B$5.00T12.63120,000TDToronto-Dominion Bank4.5068 of 5 stars$53.04-0.4%$80.50+51.8%-16.2%$92.83B$88.27B15.35103,257Analyst DowngradeSANBanco Santander3.9361 of 5 stars$4.88-0.6%N/A+11.4%$77.23B$62.14B6.14212,764 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BAC Competitors HSBC Competitors HDB Competitors MUFG Competitors C Competitors IBN Competitors UBS Competitors SMFG Competitors TD Competitors SAN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:RY) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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