Q4 Earnings Estimate for TSE:RY Issued By Desjardins

Royal Bank of Canada (TSE:RY) (NYSE:RY) – Stock analysts at Desjardins issued their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Royal Bank of Canada in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 4th. Desjardins analyst D. Young expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $3.29 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Royal Bank of Canada’s current full-year earnings is $12.35 per share.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Cormark increased their price target on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$166.00 to C$171.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$167.00 to C$197.00 in a report on Monday, November 25th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$195.00 to C$193.00 in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Barclays raised Royal Bank of Canada from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, TD Securities cut Royal Bank of Canada from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their target price for the company from C$178.00 to C$180.00 in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$176.58.

Royal Bank of Canada Stock Performance

RY opened at C$178.47 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of C$172.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$159.40. The firm has a market capitalization of C$251.64 billion, a PE ratio of 15.81, a P/E/G ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 0.84. Royal Bank of Canada has a 52 week low of C$124.49 and a 52 week high of C$180.45.

Insider Buying and Selling at Royal Bank of Canada

In other Royal Bank of Canada news, Senior Officer Douglas Antony Guzman sold 17,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$167.95, for a total value of C$2,855,150.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 25 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$4,198.75. This trade represents a 99.85 % decrease in their position. Insiders sold 34,648 shares of company stock valued at $5,811,275 in the last quarter.

Royal Bank of Canada Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 27th will be paid a $1.48 dividend. This is a boost from Royal Bank of Canada’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. This represents a $5.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.32%. Royal Bank of Canada’s payout ratio is 50.31%.

Royal Bank of Canada Company Profile

Royal Bank of Canada operates as a diversified financial service company worldwide. The company's Personal & Commercial Banking segment offers checking and savings accounts, home equity financing, personal lending, private banking, indirect lending, including auto financing, mutual funds and self-directed brokerage accounts, guaranteed investment certificates, credit cards, and payment products and solutions; and lending, leasing, deposit, investment, foreign exchange, cash management, auto dealer financing, trade products, and services to small and medium-sized commercial businesses.