Top 7 Canadian Bank Stocks that Pay Dividends

RY still gained 10% last year despite a sluggish year for Canadian banks. Not bad. They're well positioned in the US (23% of their revenues). Trades at 11x forward PE, a discount from their 10-year average. JPM trades at a higher multiple than RY. RY's earnings growth will be 5%, based on slow, moderate Canadian…

(A Top Pick Jan 10/19, Up 11%) The Canadian banks lagged the TSX last year, but 11% is a reasonable return. The banks increased loan-loss provisions. Last quarter's Ameritrade deal leaves TD with 10% of Schwab, a fair portion. She likes their positioning in the US. Yields nearly 4% and happy to hold it.

Canadian Banks? He is very pessimistic on Canada in general. We are the whipping horse of the world right now. He is not a fan of this sector. News of high loan loss provisions is making him nervous and he sees global shorting going on. He favours US banks instead. If he were to look…

BNS vs. BMO He prefers BNS, though their last report disappointed. Their credit did hold up well; capital positions are strong. BMO just reported this morning. BNS pays a slightly higher yield. PB is identical. BNS will enjoy a better upside given its Latin American operations, whereas BMO is focussed on North America. Both are…

Weak link among the Canadian banks.

It's one of the best looking bank stock. It looks more like an insurance stock. A nice 50% increase from the bottom with a good dividend. There could be more upside looking at the chart pattern. Not a very volatile stock.

Canadian Banks He owns Laurentian bank and is holding it for the dividends. In a recession, he expects the Canadian banking sector will get killed. He would likely move to holding the preferreds as he expects a recession by 2021 as it will be safer. You might do better looking into European banks that could…

Focused on the western part of the country and which is still going through a difficult economic period of time. It has had a decent couple of years as credit losses have been kept to a decent low. Their traditional business of lending with a flat yield curve is very difficult. He prefers TD-T and…