Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our model Royal Bank Of Canada (
RY) pushed the Banking industry lower today making it today's featured Banking laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.4%. By the end of trading, Royal Bank Of Canada fell $0.63 (-1.0%) to $59.86 on average volume. Throughout the day, 587,244 shares of Royal Bank Of Canada exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 625,800 shares. The stock ranged in price between $59.48-$60.43 after having opened the day at $60.19 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $60.49. Other companies within the Banking industry that declined today were:
Cordia Bancorp (
BVA), down 8.6%,
Bank VA Chesterfield (
BOVA), down 8.6%,
OptimumBank Holdings (
OPHC), down 7.3% and
Village Bank and Trust Financial Corporatio (
VBFC), down 7.0%.
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Royal Bank of Canada provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor and treasury, and capital markets services worldwide. Royal Bank Of Canada has a market cap of $87.8 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 11.9, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 0.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Royal Bank Of Canada a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Royal Bank Of Canada as a
hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity and growth in earnings per share. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that we feel that the company's cash flow from its operations has been weak overall.
On the positive front,
Mayflower Bancorp (
MFLR), down 66.3%,
Credit Suisse (
DSLV), down 11.2%,
National Bank of Greece (
NBG), down 9.7% and
Flagstar Bancorp (
FBC), down 5.9% , were all gainers within the banking industry with
UBS (
UBS) being today's featured banking industry leader.
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KBW Bank ETF (
KBE) while those bearish on the banking industry could consider
ProShares Short KBW Regional Bankng (
KRS).
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