Q1 EPS Forecast for Royal Bank of Canada Reduced by Analyst

Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) (TSE:RY) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Royal Bank of Canada in a research report issued on Monday, February 17th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.30 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.33. The consensus estimate for Royal Bank of Canada’s current full-year earnings is $9.20 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Royal Bank of Canada’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.35 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $9.22 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on RY. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on Royal Bank of Canada from $195.00 to $193.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. StockNews.com downgraded Royal Bank of Canada from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 1st. Barclays upgraded Royal Bank of Canada from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, TD Securities downgraded shares of Royal Bank of Canada from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $156.50.

Royal Bank of Canada Stock Performance

Shares of RY opened at $120.52 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $120.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $121.02. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. Royal Bank of Canada has a 12 month low of $95.84 and a 12 month high of $128.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $170.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.59, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.87.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Addison Advisors LLC increased its position in Royal Bank of Canada by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 945 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $118,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Ruggaard & Associates LLC increased its holdings in Royal Bank of Canada by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Ruggaard & Associates LLC now owns 4,685 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $565,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. increased its holdings in Royal Bank of Canada by 26.8% in the 4th quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 426 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in shares of Royal Bank of Canada by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,860 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $345,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Drive Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Royal Bank of Canada by 3.4% during the third quarter. Drive Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,799 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $349,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.31% of the company’s stock.

Royal Bank of Canada Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 24th. Investors of record on Monday, January 27th will be paid a $1.0522 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, January 27th. This is a positive change from Royal Bank of Canada’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.03. This represents a $4.21 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.49%. Royal Bank of Canada’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.76%.

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.