4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Royal Bank of Canada
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Canadian financial services giant Royal Bank of Canada (NYS: RY) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at RBC's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
RBC facts
Headquarters (founded) | Toronto (1864) |
Market Cap | $75.6 billion |
Industry | Diversified banks |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $27.1 billion |
Management | CEO Gordon Nixon (since 2001) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 15.4% |
Cash/Debt | $345.4 million / $157.1 billion |
Dividend Yield | 4.3% |
Competitors | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 658 members who have rated RBC believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bulls, DCJ99, tapped RBC as a particularly bankable income opportunity: "One of the largest Canadian banks, conservatively managed, with a strong reputation. Like all the banks, subject to the Canadian economic environment but stable and strong, paying good dividends, will do well over the long term."
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