Q4 Earnings Estimate for TSE:RY Issued By Desjardins

Royal Bank of Canada (TSE:RY) (NYSE:RY) – Investment analysts at Desjardins issued their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Royal Bank of Canada in a report issued on Wednesday, December 4th. Desjardins analyst D. Young forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $3.29 per share 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 brokerages have also recently commented on RY. TD Securities cut Royal Bank of Canada from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the company from C$178.00 to C$180.00 in a research note on Friday, November 15th. National Bankshares upped their target price on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$181.00 to C$188.00 in a research note on Thursday. Barclays raised shares of Royal Bank of Canada from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$167.00 to C$197.00 in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Finally, Cormark lifted their target price on Royal Bank of Canada from C$166.00 to C$171.00 in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$176.58.

Royal Bank of Canada Trading Down 0.7 %

TSE RY opened at C$178.27 on Monday. Royal Bank of Canada has a 12 month low of C$123.44 and a 12 month high of C$180.45. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of C$171.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$159.17. The company has a market capitalization of C$251.36 billion, a PE ratio of 15.79, a P/E/G ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 0.84.

Royal Bank of Canada Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 presently 50.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Royal Bank of Canada

In related news, Senior Officer Douglas Antony Guzman sold 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 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 ownership of the stock. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 34,648 shares of company stock worth $5,811,275.

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.