Royal Bank of Canada (RY) Competitors $125.88 -0.61 (-0.48%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$125.81 -0.06 (-0.05%) As of 05:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RY vs. BAC, HSBC, HDB, MUFG, C, IBN, SAN, TD, UBS, and SMFGShould 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), Banco Santander (SAN), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), UBS Group (UBS), and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). 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 Banco Santander Toronto-Dominion Bank UBS Group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 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, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer RY or BAC? Royal Bank of Canada presently has a consensus target price of $156.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.17%. Bank of America has a consensus target price of $47.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.39%. Given Royal Bank of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bank of America 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Which has more risk and volatility, RY or BAC? Royal Bank of Canada has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor RY or BAC? In the previous week, Bank of America had 44 more articles in the media than Royal Bank of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 113 mentions for Bank of America and 69 mentions for Royal Bank of Canada. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Royal Bank of Canada's score of 0.56 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 21 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 36 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bank of America 70 Very Positive mention(s) 19 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RY or BAC? Bank of America received 1302 more outperform votes than Royal Bank of Canada when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.75% of users gave Bank of America an outperform vote while only 53.77% of users gave Royal Bank of Canada an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRoyal Bank of CanadaOutperform Votes84253.77% Underperform Votes72446.23% Bank of AmericaOutperform Votes214464.75% Underperform Votes116735.25% Is RY or BAC a better dividend stock? Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 31.0% 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 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. Which has higher earnings & valuation, RY or BAC? Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Bank of Canada. Bank of America 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyal Bank of Canada$60.46B2.95$11.92B$8.9014.16Bank of America$103.44B3.16$27.13B$3.3612.92 Is RY or BAC more profitable? Bank of America has a net margin of 14.10% 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 14.10%10.29%0.84% SummaryBank of America beats Royal Bank of Canada on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$178.32B$40.37B$11.54B$19.48BDividend Yield3.30%4.09%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio15.269.6722.5734.49Price / Sales2.951.7227.3534.97Price / Cash11.479.6317.6217.51Price / Book2.051.412.804.71Net Income$11.92B$3.43B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.83%1.35%-0.20%-0.88%1 Month Performance9.35%10.14%7.92%10.32%1 Year Performance19.03%32.17%538.05%3.69% Royal Bank of Canada Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RYRoyal Bank of Canada4.2152 of 5 stars$125.88-0.5%$156.50+24.3%+19.5%$178.04B$60.46B15.2491,400Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionBACBank of America4.7939 of 5 stars$43.37+3.8%$47.25+9.0%+14.9%$326.32B$103.44B13.45217,000Trending NewsHSBCHSBC2.5151 of 5 stars$58.21+2.5%N/A+35.7%$205.63B$68.12B9.38219,000HDBHDFC Bank2.8344 of 5 stars$72.36+2.7%N/A+29.2%$183.22B$2.87T21.99141,600Positive NewsMUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group3.4967 of 5 stars$12.95+3.3%N/A+36.6%$156.22B$6.78T11.88135,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeCCitigroup4.9568 of 5 stars$74.88+4.8%$84.04+12.2%+20.0%$140.82B$81.60B12.57240,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastIBNICICI Bank2.1247 of 5 stars$33.57+3.9%N/A+25.5%$119.51B$2.06T22.22105,800Stock SplitSANBanco Santander4.0386 of 5 stars$7.45+0.6%N/A+52.3%$112.81B$63.41B8.97206,500TDToronto-Dominion Bank3.5148 of 5 stars$63.26+0.1%$80.50+27.3%+13.9%$109.83B$57.52B18.2393,700News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionUBSUBS Group3.6322 of 5 stars$32.14+2.0%N/A+7.2%$102.88B$44.79B21.1172,600Trending NewsSMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group3.7564 of 5 stars$14.43+1.6%N/A+16.4%$93.45B$5.12T14.01101,000Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BAC Competitors HSBC Competitors HDB Competitors MUFG Competitors C Competitors IBN Competitors SAN Competitors TD Competitors UBS Competitors SMFG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RY) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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