Analysts Set Expectations for TSE:RY Q1 Earnings

Royal Bank of Canada (TSE:RY) (NYSE:RY) – Stock analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Royal Bank of Canada in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, December 4th. Desjardins analyst D. Young expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $3.22 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Royal Bank of Canada’s current full-year earnings is $12.35 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Royal Bank of Canada’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.17 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.27 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.00 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Barclays upgraded Royal Bank of Canada from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$168.00 to C$165.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 12th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on Royal Bank of Canada from C$195.00 to C$193.00 in a research note on Thursday. TD Securities lowered shares of Royal Bank of Canada from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the stock from C$178.00 to C$180.00 in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Cormark upped their target price on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$166.00 to C$171.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$176.58.

Royal Bank of Canada Price Performance

TSE:RY opened at C$178.27 on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada has a 1-year low of C$123.44 and a 1-year high of C$180.45. The stock has a market cap of C$251.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.79, a PEG ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$171.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$158.94.

Royal Bank of Canada Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 24th. Investors of record on Monday, January 27th will be issued a dividend of $1.48 per share. 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 presently 50.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Senior Officer Douglas Antony Guzman sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$166.96, for a total transaction of C$1,252,207.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 25 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$4,174.03. This represents a 99.67 % decrease in their position. Insiders sold 44,918 shares of company stock worth $7,518,149 over the last ninety days.

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.