TD Securities Lowers Thomson Reuters (TSE:TRI) Price Target to C$175.00

Thomson Reuters (TSE:TRI) (NYSE:TRI) had its price target lowered by investment analysts at TD Securities from C$285.00 to C$175.00 in a research report issued on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. TD Securities’ price objective suggests a potential upside of 45.61% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on TRI. Huber Research raised shares of Thomson Reuters to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Thomson Reuters from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on Thomson Reuters from C$275.00 to C$165.00 in a research note on Friday. 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 research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded Thomson Reuters from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$178.00.

Thomson Reuters Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:TRI opened at C$120.18 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 24.28. Thomson Reuters has a 1-year low of C$116.21 and a 1-year high of C$299.24. The stock has a market capitalization of C$53.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.89, a P/E/G ratio of 3.64 and a beta of -0.02. The business has a 50-day moving average price of C$171.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$207.96.

Thomson Reuters (TSE:TRI) (NYSE:TRI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported C$1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Thomson Reuters had a net margin of 32.12% and a return on equity of 20.19%. The company had revenue of C$2.76 billion for the quarter. Equities analysts predict that Thomson Reuters will post 5.6395803 earnings per share for the current year.

Thomson Reuters News Roundup

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

Thomson Reuters Company Profile

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.