RY vs. AMP, BMO, BN, BNS, CM, MFC, PRU, SLF, TD, and BAC
Should you be buying Royal Bank Of Canada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Royal Bank Of Canada include Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Bank Of Montreal (BMO), Brookfield (BN), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Manulife Financial (MFC), Prudential Financial (PRU), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), and Bank of America (BAC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Royal Bank Of Canada vs. Its Competitors
Royal Bank Of Canada (NYSE:RY) and Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Royal Bank Of Canada had 6 more articles in the media than Ameriprise Financial. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Royal Bank Of Canada and 12 mentions for Ameriprise Financial. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Royal Bank Of Canada's score of 1.10 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Royal Bank Of Canada presently has a consensus target price of $177.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.35%. Ameriprise Financial has a consensus target price of $539.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.80%. 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 Ameriprise Financial.
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, Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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. 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial 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.
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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Ameriprise Financial has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years.
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.
Summary
Ameriprise Financial beats Royal Bank Of Canada on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:RY) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
