Royal Bank of Canada (RY) Competitors $121.79 -1.11 (-0.90%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends RY vs. BAC, HDB, MUFG, C, IBN, UBS, HSBC, TD, SMFG, 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), HDFC Bank (HDB), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), ICICI Bank (IBN), UBS Group (UBS), HSBC (HSBC), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), and Banco Santander (SAN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Royal Bank of Canada vs. Bank of America HDFC Bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Citigroup ICICI Bank UBS Group HSBC Toronto-Dominion Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is RY or BAC a better dividend stock? Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Royal Bank of Canada pays out 50.7% 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. Royal Bank of Canada has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Bank of America has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Royal Bank of Canada is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RY or BAC? Bank of America received 1265 more outperform votes than Royal Bank of Canada when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.41% of users gave Bank of America an outperform vote while only 55.19% of users gave Royal Bank of Canada an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRoyal Bank of CanadaOutperform Votes74555.19% Underperform Votes60544.81% Bank of AmericaOutperform Votes201065.41% Underperform Votes106334.59% Which has better valuation and earnings, 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$60.00B2.87$11.02B$8.2714.73Bank of America$171.91B2.06$26.52B$2.7516.75 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 12.28%. Royal Bank of Canada's return on equity of 15.17% beat Bank of America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royal Bank of Canada12.28% 15.17% 0.84% Bank of America 12.48%10.09%0.83% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of RY or BAC? 45.3% of Royal Bank of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bank of America shares are owned 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. Does the media prefer RY or BAC? In the previous week, Bank of America had 54 more articles in the media than Royal Bank of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for Bank of America and 18 mentions for Royal Bank of Canada. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Royal Bank of Canada's score of 0.63 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bank of America 49 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, RY or BAC? Royal Bank of Canada has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate RY or BAC? Royal Bank of Canada presently has a consensus target price of $142.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.00%. Bank of America has a consensus target price of $44.26, suggesting a potential downside of 3.91%. Given Royal Bank of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88Bank of America 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 SummaryBank of America beats Royal Bank of Canada on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThis Bull Market Indicator called NVDA at $116Every now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. 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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$172.17B$38.80B$10.50B$19.89BDividend Yield3.43%4.13%10.14%3.54%P/E Ratio14.739.3749.1442.58Price / Sales2.871.813,454.9118.13Price / Cash12.1510.0230.2617.85Price / Book2.091.232.745.59Net Income$11.02B$3.18B$992.69M$985.39M7 Day Performance-1.10%1.53%-0.34%-0.19%1 Month Performance-3.38%2.28%1.81%0.14%1 Year Performance38.66%43.65%23.64%23.70% Royal Bank of Canada Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RYRoyal Bank of Canada4.3304 of 5 stars$121.79-0.9%$142.50+17.0%+38.7%$173.74B$87.48B14.7391,398BACBank of America4.8079 of 5 stars$46.06-0.8%$44.26-3.9%+53.5%$356.10B$171.91B16.75213,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsHDBHDFC Bank2.3565 of 5 stars$63.32+0.3%N/A+8.6%$159.92B$2.36T19.25213,527MUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group3.5584 of 5 stars$11.67-1.6%N/A+35.1%$136.04B$82.36B11.44140,000CCitigroup4.887 of 5 stars$68.28-0.5%$73.00+6.9%+50.9%$129.14B$80.41B19.79239,000IBNICICI Bank1.3987 of 5 stars$29.74-0.1%N/A+33.6%$104.90B$1.83T20.23187,765Stock SplitUBSUBS Group3.0366 of 5 stars$31.83-0.1%N/A+21.4%$102.12B$65.28B26.53112,842HSBCHSBC2.7347 of 5 stars$46.24-0.1%N/A+19.4%$101.37B$131.13B7.64220,861TDToronto-Dominion Bank3.6316 of 5 stars$55.94+0.2%$84.00+50.2%-9.8%$97.72B$75.05B17.87103,257SMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group3.8814 of 5 stars$13.98-1.7%N/A+40.2%$92.95B$64.79B12.05120,000News CoverageSANBanco Santander4.4128 of 5 stars$4.76-0.8%N/A+17.7%$75.96B$62.14B5.95212,764Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BAC Competitors HDB Competitors MUFG Competitors C Competitors IBN Competitors UBS Competitors HSBC Competitors TD Competitors SMFG 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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