RY TOR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Royal Bank of Canada · Financial Services · Banks - Diversified

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Latest close 294.6 CAD
0.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 16.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 92.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.4%, after a -0.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 75 out of 100
Latest Close 294.6 CAD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.4% latest completed week
4W Return -0.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 16.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 59-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 6 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 0.4% Latest completed week; four-week move -0.8%. Indicator stack 100/77 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 70.44% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 55/100 30 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 16.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 92.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.4%, after a -0.8% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9912-week average 0.87

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.99Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers66 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 6 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -0.8% over four weeks, 16.7% over 12 weeks, and 65.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 59 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.4%
4W-0.8%
12W16.7%
26W27.5%
52W65.0%
Active trend streak59 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.43Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change12.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership12.86Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-34.6%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 73% Model confidence 72%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength87/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Value62/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 39; rank 1 is best.
Quality78/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Momentum82/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Growth84/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
18.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
5.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
102.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
15.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
26.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
154.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 30 relevant articles.

8 positive · 21 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-3.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher19 of 267 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.6%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-3.4%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+0.4%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains18
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses0
Recent vol1.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol1.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split39/13Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.8% / -1.4%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape78/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 78/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis83/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.99; 6 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 70.44%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 70.44% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors77/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 26 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 30 relevant articles.

TSX Closer: Index Closes at Fresh Record High as Oil, Utilities and Telecom Stocks Rise Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026294.6 CAD0.4%252.9 CAD173.3 CAD1.4312.8612.5MOn
31 Jul 2026293.4 CAD0.1%250.9 CAD172.2 CAD1.6316.6120.1MOn
24 Jul 2026293.2 CAD-2.4%248.8 CAD171.0 CAD1.5516.6720.1MOn
17 Jul 2026300.3 CAD1.1%246.7 CAD169.9 CAD1.4620.4516.7MOn
10 Jul 2026297.0 CAD2.9%244.3 CAD168.7 CAD1.2819.6520.3MOn
3 Jul 2026288.6 CAD0.8%241.9 CAD167.6 CAD1.0717.091.6MOn
26 Jun 2026286.3 CAD0.8%239.7 CAD166.4 CAD1.0017.582.3MOn
19 Jun 2026284.1 CAD1.8%237.3 CAD165.3 CAD0.9517.275.6MOn
12 Jun 2026278.9 CAD3.1%234.8 CAD164.2 CAD0.9315.802.5MOn
5 Jun 2026270.6 CAD2.3%232.2 CAD163.2 CAD0.9114.572.1MOn
29 May 2026264.4 CAD0.9%229.9 CAD162.1 CAD0.8911.2716.2MOn
22 May 2026262.0 CAD3.8%227.8 CAD161.2 CAD0.7511.5516.5MOn
15 May 2026252.5 CAD1.5%225.9 CAD160.2 CAD0.619.8521.6MOn
8 May 2026248.8 CAD1.9%224.1 CAD159.3 CAD0.467.7319.8MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context