TSE:RY

Royal Bank (RY.TO)

270.60
-0.34 (0.13%)
as of Jun 5, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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This summary was created by AI, based on 52 opinions in the last 12 months.

Royal Bank (RY) has been reviewed positively by multiple financial experts, highlighting its stable performance and strong management. It has shown substantial growth, with a commendable increase in both profit margin and market position, benefiting from a robust capital markets business and the successful acquisition of HSBC Canada. However, some experts express caution, pointing out that RY is trading at high valuation metrics, with premium multiples that may lead to a restrictive growth outlook. A consensus emerges that while RY maintains its status as a leading Canadian bank with solid fundamentals, the valuation may limit near-term upside. Many analysts recommend holding the stock due to potential for steady dividends and modest growth in the longer term, suggesting RY is a core holding yet requiring vigilance concerning market fluctuations.

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Buy
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Overvalued
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Bank stocks have a very important role, usually right around the end of September when they move significantly higher right through until the end of December. Has a lot to do with expectation for good news to be released at report time, usually around the end of December. Caution: usually in the month of August and into early September bank stocks have a tendency to go down and actually underperform. He could see this one going down to the $50 level, which would be an opportunity to accumulate.

HOLD

Not his favourite. (See Past Top Picks.)

DON'T BUY

Not crazy about banks. There is not much dividend growth in the financial sector. There is pressure on them to have more and more capital. This decreases return on capital. They have stated they intend to increase dividend twice per Year. Prefers National because they consistently beat estimates and analysts don’t like it. Investors will reward a company that increases its dividend. Royal is not her favourite.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Aug 24/11. Up 5.74%.) This would probably be his 4th favourite bank now and would only be a Buy on weakness.

COMMENT
Most of the banks, essentially, have not done very much since 2009. These are economy stocks and low interest rates are not a great thing for banks. He is convinced that there won't be any dividend cuts for the banks. If the economy picked up, that would be a good time to jump into the banks. You will get safety but probably not much growth.
COMMENT
Selling $48 Put options? Caller is Selling a Put which obligates him to buy the stock at $48. The stock is at $52.66 so his obligation is to buy below where the stock is trading. Great strategy. The premium you get from this is taxed as a capital gain, which is also attractive.
COMMENT
Common or preferred? These are two entirely different plays. Preferreds are safe and you can depend on them. Commons have a yield of 4.35% which is probably better than what you will get on preferreds but there is a lot more risk and a lot more opportunity. He likes this bank.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Sept 20/11. Up 15.32%.) Have effectively addressed their US problems a couple of years ago. Good dividend. Has one of the best franchises in Canada.
COMMENT
Has a very light weighting in banks. You are seeing multiple contractions as a group. The problem with this one is that they have a high capital market exposure. Margins and revenues in capital markets business are really under pressure. Dividend growth is going to be a little bit less than people are used to. You won’t get hurt too badly but won’t have big upside.
COMMENT
What is a reasonable P/E ratio for banks? This one is at 12.1%, which is pretty fair value at this point. Doesn't think it's either a raving Buy or a raving Sell.
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Canadian Banks: Are right in the middle of their historic valuation range. Outlook is neutral, relative to market. Nice yield. Concerns about bank profitability in general. He doesn’t own any banks. Would like to see $42 to buy.
COMMENT
He would do covered calls out about 6 months. He picks up a fair bit of time value.
BUY
Cdn banks are in fine shape. Pay nice dividends and are very conservative on a global basis. This company alone is probably worth its share price.
BUY
Trading at 10.6X next year's earnings with a yield of 4.48%. Likes the banks as a group longer-term. His preference would be Toronto Dominion (TD-T) and this one.
DON'T BUY
Cdn banks in general are not a very attractive place to be right now. Their outlook for growth is fairly muted especially as the mortgage markets are being tightened in. This bank has a big presence in capital markets and a big and much growing presence in management. Both of these things are pretty muted right now.
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