No. Ripple's future is not so clear and bright while ETH is a very valuable and promising altcoin till this moment despite on its problems and stagnancy.
I agree with you the potential of ETH is really very good and people are investing so much ETH. I think the major financial institutions are only interested in the ripple technology that XRP brings because it is applied very well in the bank. However, it is impossible to negate the potential of XRP as it is being applied very well in our lives
Tough competition going on between these two coins few weeks before XRP moved to it's best in CMC which shows the pride of that coin. Bank is supported to XRP which is a big plus for its growth. They are showing their credentials but still eth is a strong contender and I still go with ETH.