BMO Capital Markets Lowers Thomson Reuters (TSE:TRI) Price Target to C$165.00

Thomson Reuters (TSE:TRI) (NYSE:TRI) had its price objective reduced by equities researchers at BMO Capital Markets from C$275.00 to C$165.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. BMO Capital Markets’ price objective indicates a potential upside of 37.29% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded shares of Thomson Reuters from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. National Bankshares cut their target price on Thomson Reuters from C$300.00 to C$190.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Thomson Reuters from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Huber Research raised Thomson Reuters to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$178.00.

Thomson Reuters Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of Thomson Reuters stock opened at C$120.18 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of C$53.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.89, a P/E/G ratio of 3.64 and a beta of -0.02. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of C$171.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$207.96. Thomson Reuters has a 52-week low of C$116.21 and a 52-week high of C$299.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 24.28, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.52.

Thomson Reuters (TSE:TRI) (NYSE:TRI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported C$1.47 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$2.76 billion for the quarter. Thomson Reuters had a net margin of 32.12% and a return on equity of 20.19%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Thomson Reuters will post 5.6395803 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

More Thomson Reuters News

Here are the key news stories impacting Thomson Reuters this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results showed underlying strength — TRI reported C$1.47 EPS and C$2.76B revenue with a 32% net margin, reinforcing profitability and supporting the company’s AI-related growth narrative. Q4 Earnings Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Management framed recent weakness in software/AI stocks as sentiment-driven rather than fundamental, a message aimed at calming investors and defending valuation. CEO Comments on Software Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Market coverage includes full Q4 earnings call transcripts and writeups highlighting revenue growth and AI initiatives — useful for investors wanting detail but not a clear immediate catalyst. Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple major banks cut price targets today — TD lowered its target to C$175 (from C$285), BMO to C$165 (from C$275), and CIBC to C$140 (from C$183). Though several firms kept buy/outperform ratings, the across‑the‑board target reductions are putting downward pressure on the share price. BayStreet.CA Analyst Ratings
• Negative Sentiment: National Bank also trimmed its target on adjusted valuation assumptions, adding to the negative analyst tone and raising questions about near‑term valuation multiples. National Bank Cuts Target

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is the result of the $17.6 billion megamerger of Canada’s Thomson and the United Kingdom’s Reuters Group in 2008 and the 2018 carve-out of its finance and risk business, Refinitiv, in which it holds a 45% stake. In 2019, the company agreed to exchange its 45% stake in Refinitiv for a 15% stake in LSE. Since the divestiture, the company is more concentrated on selling its flagship legal data and software, WestLaw, and its tax accounting software, OneSource. In addition, the company does hold a significant investment in the publicly traded Tradeweb, which operates a fixed income exchange.