Royal Bank of Canada (RY) Competitors C$204.20 -2.10 (-1.02%) As of 10/16/2025 04:18 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock RY vs. TD, BMO, BNS, FFH, KEY, HUT, BNC, SII, BLX, and BITFShould you be buying Royal Bank of Canada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Royal Bank of Canada include Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Fairfax Financial (FFH), Keyera (KEY), Hut 8 (HUT), Purpose Canadian Financial Income Fund Series ETF (BNC), Sprott (SII), Boralex (BLX), and Bitfarms (BITF). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Royal Bank of Canada vs. Its Competitors Toronto-Dominion Bank Bank of Montreal Bank of Nova Scotia Fairfax Financial Keyera Hut 8 Purpose Canadian Financial Income Fund Series ETF Sprott Boralex Bitfarms Royal Bank of Canada (TSE:RY) and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE:TD) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RY or TD? 29.7% of Royal Bank of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.3% of Toronto-Dominion Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Toronto-Dominion Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, RY or TD? Royal Bank of Canada has a beta of 1.241893, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toronto-Dominion Bank has a beta of 0.952999, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is RY or TD more profitable? Royal Bank of Canada has a net margin of 28.23% compared to Toronto-Dominion Bank's net margin of 15.80%. Royal Bank of Canada's return on equity of 13.27% beat Toronto-Dominion Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royal Bank of Canada28.23% 13.27% 0.80% Toronto-Dominion Bank 15.80%7.84%0.43% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RY or TD? Royal Bank of Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Toronto-Dominion Bank. Toronto-Dominion Bank 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 CanadaC$64.40B4.47C$16.24BC$13.2215.45Toronto-Dominion BankC$60.13B3.23C$8.88BC$11.689.48 Does the media prefer RY or TD? In the previous week, Royal Bank of Canada and Royal Bank of Canada both had 6 articles in the media. Toronto-Dominion Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Royal Bank of Canada's score of 0.40 indicating that Toronto-Dominion Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Royal Bank of Canada 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Toronto-Dominion Bank 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer RY or TD? Royal Bank of Canada currently has a consensus price target of C$206.62, indicating a potential upside of 1.18%. Toronto-Dominion Bank has a consensus price target of C$106.33, indicating a potential downside of 3.97%. Given Royal Bank of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Bank of Canada is more favorable than Toronto-Dominion Bank.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Royal Bank of Canada 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Toronto-Dominion Bank 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Is RY or TD a better dividend stock? Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$5.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Toronto-Dominion Bank pays an annual dividend of C$4.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Royal Bank of Canada pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Toronto-Dominion Bank pays out 35.7% 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. Toronto-Dominion Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryRoyal Bank of Canada beats Toronto-Dominion Bank on 12 of the 17 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 CanadaBanks IndustryFinancial SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$287.98BC$125.86BC$4.89BC$9.67BDividend Yield3.06%4.17%4.33%6.52%P/E Ratio15.45183.401,348.1929.67Price / Sales4.4766.621,374.1712.25Price / Cash0.241.27127.8283.29Price / Book2.271.393.535.78Net IncomeC$16.24BC$10.16BC$1.22BC$301.20M7 Day Performance1.49%0.42%0.24%1.45%1 Month Performance1.33%0.03%1.88%5.77%1 Year Performance16.98%40.98%44.55%39.32% Royal Bank of Canada Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RYRoyal Bank of Canada2.0144 of 5 starsC$204.20-1.0%C$206.62+1.2%+17.8%C$287.98BC$64.40B15.4591,400Dividend AnnouncementTDToronto-Dominion Bank2.0038 of 5 starsC$113.30+0.0%C$105.50-6.9%N/AC$193.43BC$60.13B9.7093,700Dividend AnnouncementBMOBank of Montreal2.4071 of 5 starsC$180.48+0.3%C$167.00-7.5%N/AC$129.28BC$35.16B15.8246,700Dividend AnnouncementBNSBank of Nova Scotia1.5747 of 5 starsC$91.15+0.1%C$85.85-5.8%N/AC$113.25BC$36.00B17.4391,000FFHFairfax Financial3.2981 of 5 starsC$2,445.01-0.2%C$2,742.86+12.2%+34.5%C$54.37BC$30.86B12.4219,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastKEYKeyera2.8322 of 5 starsC$46.67-0.6%C$51.27+9.9%-2.3%C$10.69BC$7.27B20.2017,500HUTHut 8N/AC$57.78+3.3%N/A+286.0%C$6.10BC$550.39M39.58219Gap UpBNCPurpose Canadian Financial Income Fund Series ETFN/AC$31.880.0%N/A+14.4%C$4.53BN/A0.00206,500Positive NewsSIISprott1.294 of 5 starsC$120.54+2.7%C$93.33-22.6%+98.4%C$3.11BC$186.32M62.13170News CoverageBLXBoralex2.3797 of 5 starsC$28.15-0.3%C$39.00+38.5%-20.1%C$2.89BC$830M-312.78180BITFBitfarms0.912 of 5 starsC$4.82+14.8%C$3.75-22.2%+179.6%C$2.66BC$245.66M-30.13110Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Toronto-Dominion Bank Alternatives Bank of Montreal Alternatives Bank of Nova Scotia Alternatives Fairfax Financial Alternatives Keyera Alternatives Hut 8 Alternatives Purpose Canadian Financial Income Fund Series ETF Alternatives Sprott Alternatives Boralex Alternatives Bitfarms Alternatives 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 (TSE:RY) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredArizona-made nanochips the new millionaire maker?George Gilder handed President Reagan the first microchip that helped create $6.5 trillion in wealth over the ...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$15 Fund: Turn Gold Boom into Real IncomeIf you've been watching gold's historic run and wondering if it's too late… I've got good news. 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