Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AMP or RY?

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
Ameriprise Financial	$17.63B	2.71	$3.40B	$32.14	15.74
Royal Bank Of Canada	$62.13B	3.09	$11.92B	$9.00	15.18

Which has more risk & volatility, AMP or RY?

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

Is AMP or RY 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
Ameriprise Financial	18.30%	65.90%	2.02%
Royal Bank Of Canada	13.37%	15.75%	0.87%

Does the media prefer AMP or RY?

In the previous week, Royal Bank Of Canada had 18 more articles in the media than Ameriprise Financial. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Royal Bank Of Canada and 37 mentions for Ameriprise Financial. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Royal Bank Of Canada's score of 0.56 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ameriprise Financial	32 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Royal Bank Of Canada	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	26 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AMP or RY a better dividend stock?

Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Royal Bank Of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Ameriprise Financial pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Bank Of Canada pays out 50.2% 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. Ameriprise Financial has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Royal Bank Of Canada has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend AMP or RY?

Ameriprise Financial presently has a consensus price target of $534.71, indicating a potential upside of 5.70%. Royal Bank Of Canada has a consensus price target of $193.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.30%. Given Royal Bank Of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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
Ameriprise Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Royal Bank Of Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

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

83.9% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Royal Bank Of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ameriprise Financial beats Royal Bank Of Canada on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.