Brokers Issue Forecasts for RY FY2025 Earnings

Royal Bank Of Canada (NYSE:RY) (TSE:RY) – Raymond James Financial issued their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Royal Bank Of Canada in a report issued on Monday, November 24th. Raymond James Financial analyst S. Boland expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $9.98 for the year. Raymond James Financial has a “Moderate Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Royal Bank Of Canada’s current full-year earnings is $9.16 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Royal Bank Of Canada’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.68 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.59 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.47 EPS.

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

A number of other brokerages have also commented on RY. Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Royal Bank Of Canada in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Cibc World Mkts cut shares of Royal Bank Of Canada from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Royal Bank Of Canada from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Royal Bank Of Canada in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Argus raised their price target 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. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $177.50.

Royal Bank Of Canada Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:RY opened at $154.69 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market cap of $216.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $147.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $138.17. Royal Bank Of Canada has a fifty-two week low of $106.10 and a fifty-two week high of $154.64.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Royal Bank Of Canada

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Royal Bank Of Canada during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,599,262,000. Canerector Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Royal Bank Of Canada by 20,412.0% during the 3rd quarter. Canerector Inc. now owns 13,332,800 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,964,188,000 after buying an additional 13,267,800 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Royal Bank Of Canada by 1,218.0% in the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,723,581 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $752,937,000 after buying an additional 5,289,330 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Royal Bank Of Canada by 129.9% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 7,063,761 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $796,227,000 after buying an additional 3,990,839 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Royal Bank Of Canada by 5.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 62,571,520 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,048,307,000 after buying an additional 3,387,971 shares in the last quarter. 45.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.