Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Competitors

Royal Bank Of Canada (NYSE:RY) and Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Do analysts rate RY or AMP?

Royal Bank Of Canada presently has a consensus price target of $193.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.03%. Ameriprise Financial has a consensus price target of $534.71, suggesting a potential upside of 6.60%. Given Royal Bank Of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Royal Bank Of Canada is more favorable than Ameriprise Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Bank Of Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Ameriprise Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Which has more volatility and risk, RY or AMP?

Royal Bank Of Canada has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor RY or AMP?

In the previous week, Royal Bank Of Canada had 22 more articles in the media than Ameriprise Financial. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for Royal Bank Of Canada and 42 mentions for Ameriprise Financial. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Royal Bank Of Canada's score of 0.70 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Royal Bank Of Canada	20 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	33 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameriprise Financial	30 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RY or AMP a better dividend stock?

Royal Bank Of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Royal Bank Of Canada pays out 50.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameriprise Financial pays out 19.9% 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. Royal Bank Of Canada has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Ameriprise Financial has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

Is RY or AMP more profitable?

Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Royal Bank Of Canada's net margin of 13.37%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 65.90% beat Royal Bank Of Canada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Bank Of Canada	13.37%	15.75%	0.87%
Ameriprise Financial	18.30%	65.90%	2.02%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RY or AMP?

45.3% of Royal Bank Of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, RY or AMP?

Royal Bank Of Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Ameriprise Financial. Royal Bank Of Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameriprise Financial, 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
Royal Bank Of Canada	$98.71B	1.83	$11.92B	$9.00	14.29
Ameriprise Financial	$17.26B	2.77	$3.40B	$32.14	15.61

Summary

Ameriprise Financial beats Royal Bank Of Canada on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.