TSE:RY

Royal Bank (RY.TO)

288.01
-1.11 (0.38%)
as of Jun 26, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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This summary was created by AI, based on 55 opinions in the last 12 months.

Royal Bank (RY-T) has been a strong performer, with a consensus appreciation for its stability, especially in its capital markets and wealth management divisions. Experts praise the bank's robust earnings, dividends that have grown consistently, and its strategic acquisition of HSBC Canada, which is expected to enhance its global platform. However, there are concerns regarding its current high valuation relative to historical standards and the overall Canadian banking sector, leading some to suggest trimming positions. While many maintain a positive outlook on RY due to its dominance and management quality, the general sentiment reflects caution against buying at elevated prices with potential headwinds from slowing loan growth and economic pressures.

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Consensus
Hold
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Valuation
Overvalued
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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Sept 14/11. Up 25.85%.) Still likes the banks as a group. Reported very strong Canadian retail banking numbers this quarter. Raised their dividends.

BUY

Record earnings. Raised dividend. They all did. Likes international and financial services assets. Not as bad results as people thought. Looking ahead, RY is a core holding but he owns 4 of the big 5. Max 20% of bank in portfolio and RY is 5%.

BUY

Their wholesale banking should be quite strong on Thursday. High possibility they increase their dividend this week.

HOLD

Doesn’t expect they will be one of the banks that increase their dividends this quarter. Expect this will be a modestly good quarter for domestic banking and this is one of the dominant forces in Canada. Not a compelling Buy at current levels. 4.2% dividend.

BUY

Will probably have a good quarter. Most are treading water. TD looks good. Most if not all will be increasing their dividends. Doesn’t expect RY to be a blockbuster from here – just the dividend increase. Aug 30 numbers come out and div increase could be announced then.

WATCH

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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