Q4 EPS Estimate for Royal Bank of Canada Boosted by Analyst

Royal Bank of Canada (TSE:RY) (NYSE:RY) – Stock analysts at Desjardins lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Royal Bank of Canada in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.57 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.56. Desjardins has a “Buy” rating and a $214.00 price objective on the stock. 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 FY2026 earnings at $15.20 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $16.20 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on RY. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$190.00 to C$203.00 in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$210.00 to C$218.00 in a research note on Friday, October 10th. TD Securities boosted their price target on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$208.00 to C$215.00 in a research note on Monday. Cibc World Mkts downgraded Royal Bank of Canada from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$198.00 to C$207.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$207.15.

Royal Bank of Canada Stock Performance

TSE RY traded down C$0.68 on Thursday, hitting C$208.08. 232,862 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,135,957. The business’s fifty day moving average is C$204.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$187.78. Royal Bank of Canada has a 12 month low of C$151.25 and a 12 month high of C$209.06. The firm has a market capitalization of C$293.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.74, a PEG ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 1.28.

Royal Bank of Canada Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be paid a dividend of $1.54 per share. This represents a $6.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 27th. Royal Bank of Canada’s dividend payout ratio is 44.78%.

Royal Bank of Canada Company Profile

Royal Bank of Canada is one of the two largest banks in Canada. It is a diversified financial services company, offering personal and commercial banking, wealth-management services, insurance, corporate banking, and capital markets services. The bank is concentrated in Canada, with additional operations in the U.S.