Desjardins Issues Positive Estimate for RY Earnings

Royal Bank Of Canada (NYSE:RY) (TSE:RY) – Desjardins raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Royal Bank Of Canada in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.57 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.56. The consensus estimate for Royal Bank Of Canada’s current full-year earnings is $9.16 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Royal Bank Of Canada’s FY2027 earnings at $11.50 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Cibc World Mkts lowered shares of Royal Bank Of Canada from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Royal Bank Of Canada in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Argus raised their price objective on Royal Bank Of Canada from $140.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Zacks Research cut Royal Bank Of Canada from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Royal Bank Of Canada in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $177.50.

Royal Bank Of Canada Stock Performance

Shares of RY stock traded down $0.50 during trading on Thursday, reaching $148.47. 54,675 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,179,709. Royal Bank Of Canada has a twelve month low of $106.10 and a twelve month high of $149.44. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $146.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $135.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $208.40 billion, a PE ratio of 15.67, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.86.

Royal Bank Of Canada (NYSE:RY) (TSE:RY) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The financial services provider reported $2.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.43. Royal Bank Of Canada had a net margin of 14.03% and a return on equity of 16.12%. The business had revenue of $12.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.03 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.26 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Royal Bank Of Canada

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in Royal Bank Of Canada by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 8,275,134 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,219,924,000 after purchasing an additional 287,504 shares during the period. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Royal Bank Of Canada by 28.5% in the 3rd quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,706 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. PFG Advisors purchased a new stake in Royal Bank Of Canada during the third quarter valued at approximately $235,000. Rathbones Group PLC lifted its position in Royal Bank Of Canada by 20.3% in the third quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 298,232 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $43,965,000 after buying an additional 50,352 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Royal Bank Of Canada by 21.7% in the third quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd now owns 14,260 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,101,000 after purchasing an additional 2,540 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 45.31% of the company’s stock.

About Royal Bank Of Canada

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.