Itaú Unibanco (ITUB) Competitors

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

Is RY or ITUB more profitable?

Royal Bank of Canada has a net margin of 12.28% compared to Itaú Unibanco's net margin of 11.39%. Itaú Unibanco's return on equity of 19.14% beat Royal Bank of Canada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Bank of Canada	12.28%	15.17%	0.84%
Itaú Unibanco	11.39%	19.14%	1.45%

Which has more volatility & risk, RY or ITUB?

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, Itaú Unibanco has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RY or ITUB?

45.3% of Royal Bank of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Itaú Unibanco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate RY or ITUB?

Royal Bank of Canada presently has a consensus target price of $142.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.40%. Itaú Unibanco has a consensus target price of $7.05, indicating a potential upside of 9.56%. Given Royal Bank of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Royal Bank of Canada is more favorable than Itaú Unibanco.

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)	3.00
Itaú Unibanco	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RY or ITUB?

Royal Bank of Canada has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Itaú Unibanco. Itaú Unibanco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Bank of Canada, 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	$60.00B	2.89	$11.02B	$8.06	15.19
Itaú Unibanco	$155.66B	0.41	$6.63B	$0.74	8.70

Is RY or ITUB a better dividend stock?

Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Itaú Unibanco pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Royal Bank of Canada pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Itaú Unibanco pays out 4.1% 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. 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 favor RY or ITUB?

Royal Bank of Canada received 296 more outperform votes than Itaú Unibanco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.60% of users gave Itaú Unibanco an outperform vote while only 55.41% of users gave Royal Bank of Canada an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Royal Bank of Canada	Outperform Votes 727 55.41%	Underperform Votes 585 44.59%
Itaú Unibanco	Outperform Votes 431 65.60%	Underperform Votes 226 34.40%

Does the media favor RY or ITUB?

In the previous week, Royal Bank of Canada had 1 more articles in the media than Itaú Unibanco. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Royal Bank of Canada and 8 mentions for Itaú Unibanco. Royal Bank of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Itaú Unibanco's score of 0.71 indicating that Royal Bank of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Royal Bank of Canada	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Itaú Unibanco	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Royal Bank of Canada beats Itaú Unibanco on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.