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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts rate RY or AMP?

Royal Bank Of Canada currently has a consensus price target of $177.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.44%. Ameriprise Financial has a consensus price target of $534.71, suggesting a potential upside of 10.05%. Given Royal Bank Of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Ameriprise Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

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 14.03%. 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	14.03%	16.12%	0.89%
Ameriprise Financial	18.30%	65.90%	2.02%

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 3.1%. 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 47.8% 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 increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Ameriprise Financial has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, RY or AMP?

Royal Bank Of Canada has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, RY or AMP?

Royal Bank Of Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Ameriprise Financial. Ameriprise Financial 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	$98.71B	2.08	$11.92B	$9.47	15.43
Ameriprise Financial	$17.26B	2.65	$3.40B	$32.14	15.12

Does the media favor RY or AMP?

In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Royal Bank Of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 23 mentions for Royal Bank Of Canada. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Royal Bank Of Canada's score of 1.31 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	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameriprise Financial	24 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

45.3% of Royal Bank Of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ameriprise Financial beats Royal Bank Of Canada on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.