Key Takeaways
- The Royal Bank of Canada reported third-quarter earnings above analysts' estimates, sending its stock to a record high Wednesday.
- The bank saw profits increase in its personal banking and wealth management divisions.
- By contrast, several of RBC's Canadian banking peers missed estimates or reported falling profits or revenue in recent weeks.
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) shares rose to a record high Wednesday after the ban🔜k reported earnings above analyღsts' estimates, thanks to growing profits in its personal banking and wealth management divisions.
RBC posted 14.63 billion Canadian dollars ($10.87 billion) in total revenue and C$7.33 billion in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:net interest income (NII), both above analyst estimates compiled by Visible Alpha. The bank reported C$4.49 billion in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:net income, beating analyst projections as it started to see a boost from its acquisition of HSBC Bank, which closed in March.
Profits Rise Across Multiple Segments
RBC's profits were up close to 17% from a year ago in personal and commercial banking, as higher deposit volume and NII helped fuel the division's growth. Profits also rose 30% and 23% in wealth management and capital markets, respectively, thanks to higher fees and municipal banking activity.
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RBC shar꧃es were up 2.4% to $119.15 Wednesday afternoon, and have gained nearly 18% since the start of the year.