Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY) is a diversified financial services company and one of Canada’s largest banks. Founded in 1864 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the firm is now headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. It provides a broad range of banking and financial services to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients through a network of branches, digital platforms and international offices.

RBC operates across several principal business segments including personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor and treasury services, capital markets, and global asset management. Its consumer-facing products include deposit accounts, mortgages, personal and business loans, credit cards and payment services; its wealth businesses offer private banking, investment advice, portfolio management and trust services; and its capital markets operations provide investment banking, equity and debt underwriting, sales and trading, and corporate advisory services. The firm also offers life, health and property & casualty insurance products and pension and custody services for institutional clients.

RBC serves clients primarily in Canada and the United States, and maintains a presence in the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia-Pacific through subsidiaries, branches and representative offices. The bank has grown both organically and through strategic acquisitions, including notable U.S. wealth and commercial banking businesses. David I. McKay serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, supported by an executive leadership team that oversees its diversified operations and strategic priorities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $210.86 to $216.07
• 50-Day Range: $197.82 to $217.77
• 52-Week Range: $135.92 to $218.57
• Volume: 976,692 shs
• Average Volume: 1.49 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $295.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.14
• Dividend Yield: 2.32%
• Price Target: $225.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Royal Bank Of Canada Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Royal Bank Of Canada scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 174th out of 854 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Royal Bank Of Canada has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Royal Bank Of Canada is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Royal Bank Of Canada has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Royal Bank Of Canada are expected to grow by 9.50% in the coming year, from $11.47 to $12.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Royal Bank Of Canada is 19.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Royal Bank Of Canada is 19.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 29.23.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Royal Bank Of Canada has a PEG Ratio of 1.71. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Royal Bank Of Canada has a P/B Ratio of 3.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.48% of the float of Royal Bank Of Canada has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Royal Bank Of Canada has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.38.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Royal Bank Of Canada has recently decreased by 26.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Royal Bank Of Canada pays a meaningful dividend of 2.30%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Royal Bank Of Canada has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Royal Bank Of Canada is 44.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Royal Bank Of Canada will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.41% next year. This indicates that Royal Bank Of Canada will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.05

News Sentiment

Royal Bank Of Canada has a news sentiment score of 1.05. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Royal Bank Of Canada this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 23 people have searched for RY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -23% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Royal Bank Of Canada to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 83% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Royal Bank Of Canada insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.31% of the stock of Royal Bank Of Canada is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/22 Dividend: 4/23/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/22 Dividend: 4/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/22/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/28/2026
• Record date for 8/24 Dividend: 7/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/24 Dividend: 7/27/2026
• Today: 8/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RY
• CIK: 1000275
• Web: www.rbc.com
• Phone: (888) 212-5533
• Fax: 416-955-7800
• Employees: 96,628
• Year Founded: 1869

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Royal Bank Of Canada: $225.00
• High Price Target: $225.00
• Low Price Target: $225.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.14
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.58
• P/E Growth: 1.71
• Net Income: $14.54 billion
• Net Margins: 15.92%
• Pretax Margin: 20.31%
• Return on Equity: 17.68%
• Return on Assets: 0.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.10
• Current Ratio: 0.82
• Quick Ratio: 0.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $69.51 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.25
• Cash Flow: $12.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.74
• Book Value: $64.97 per share
• Price / Book: 3.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,386,599,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $295.45 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.80