Desjardins Expects Reduced Earnings for Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada (TSE:RY) (NYSE:RY) – Investment analysts at Desjardins lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Royal Bank of Canada in a research note issued on Thursday, February 27th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.15 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.17. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $3.20 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.23 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $13.20 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on RY. CIBC dropped their target price on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$176.00 to C$175.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$188.00 to C$191.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Barclays upgraded shares of Royal Bank of Canada from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$197.00 to C$192.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, TD Securities dropped their target price on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$180.00 to C$178.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$181.83.

Royal Bank of Canada Trading Down 3.9 %

Shares of TSE:RY opened at C$163.02 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of C$172.15 and a 200 day moving average of C$169.94. The stock has a market cap of C$230.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.20, a P/E/G ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 0.84. Royal Bank of Canada has a 12 month low of C$131.57 and a 12 month high of C$180.45.

Insider Transactions at Royal Bank of Canada

In related news, Senior Officer Graeme Ashley Hepworth sold 308 shares of Royal Bank of Canada stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$175.12, for a total value of C$53,938.25. Also, Director David Ian Mckay sold 20,304 shares of Royal Bank of Canada stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$175.12, for a total transaction of C$3,555,721.76. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 42,762 shares of company stock worth $7,379,177.

Royal Bank of Canada Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 24th will be issued a $1.48 dividend. This represents a $5.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.63%. Royal Bank of Canada’s payout ratio is 49.49%.

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.