T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW – Get Free Report) had its target price reduced by equities research analysts at Evercore ISI from $116.00 to $106.00 in a research report issued on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. Evercore ISI’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 12.07% from the company’s current price.
Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $85.00 to $86.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Barclays set a $94.00 target price on T. Rowe Price Group in a report on Thursday. Evercore lowered their price target on T. Rowe Price Group from $116.00 to $106.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on T. Rowe Price Group from $128.00 to $123.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $105.00 to $107.00 in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $103.50.
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T. Rowe Price Group Stock Up 2.8%
T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The asset manager reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.47 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $1.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.92 billion. T. Rowe Price Group had a net margin of 28.53% and a return on equity of 20.36%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.12 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that T. Rowe Price Group will post 9.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other T. Rowe Price Group news, VP Arif Husain sold 4,260 shares of T. Rowe Price Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.96, for a total transaction of $434,349.60. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 47,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,802,519.92. The trade was a 8.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its position in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 66.7% during the 2nd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 250 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its holdings in T. Rowe Price Group by 91.8% in the fourth quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 257 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its stake in T. Rowe Price Group by 540.9% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 282 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of T. Rowe Price Group during the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its position in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 120.0% during the 2nd quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 319 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. 73.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Key Headlines Impacting T. Rowe Price Group
Here are the key news stories impacting T. Rowe Price Group this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Argus upgraded TROW to a “hold”, providing some support to the stock amid analyst churn. Zacks/Argus Upgrade
- Positive Sentiment: Company highlighted AUM growth and year‑over‑year revenue increase (helping offset the EPS miss), which reassures investors about underlying asset trends. Earnings Highlights
- Neutral Sentiment: Full Q4 earnings transcript and call are available for detail review — useful for investors assessing fee margins, flows and forward guidance. Q4 Transcript
- Neutral Sentiment: Unusually high options trading noted in the ticker, signaling elevated short‑term speculation/hedging activity around the stock. Options Activity
- Negative Sentiment: Goldman Sachs cut its price target to $90 and maintained a “sell” rating, adding downward pressure by signaling weaker near‑term outlook. Goldman Sachs PT Cut
- Negative Sentiment: Deutsche Bank trimmed its target to $100 and kept a “hold”, contributing to consensus PT compression. Deutsche Bank PT Cut
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple other shops lowered targets or ratings (JPMorgan to $106/underweight; TD Cowen to $97/hold; Evercore to $106/in‑line; KBW to $110/market perform) — the broad analyst downdrift increases downside risk until flow trends and margins clarify. Analyst PT Moves (Benzinga)
- Negative Sentiment: Coverage notes emphasize net outflows and the EPS miss in Q4 as the primary near‑term catalysts for further downgrades if flows remain weak. Seeking Alpha: Outflows & EPS Miss
T. Rowe Price Group Company Profile
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc is a global investment management firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, founded by Thomas Rowe Price Jr. in 1937. The company provides a broad range of investment products and services for individual investors, financial intermediaries, retirement plan sponsors and institutional clients. Its offerings are built around active investment management and in-house research across equity, fixed income and multi-asset strategies, reflecting a long history as a research-driven asset manager.
The firm’s product lineup includes mutual funds, separate accounts, collective investment trusts, target-date and target-risk funds, and managed account solutions, as well as services for defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans.
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