Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Issues Pessimistic Forecast for T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) Stock Price

T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROWGet Free Report) had its price objective decreased by equities researchers at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $110.00 to $95.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “market perform” rating on the asset manager’s stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ price target would suggest a potential upside of 3.08% from the company’s current price.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on TROW. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on T. Rowe Price Group from $110.00 to $104.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Bank of America upped their price objective on T. Rowe Price Group from $85.00 to $86.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Argus upgraded T. Rowe Price Group to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on T. Rowe Price Group from $115.00 to $107.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Zacks Research cut T. Rowe Price Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $97.69.

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T. Rowe Price Group Stock Performance

Shares of TROW opened at $92.16 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $92.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $99.87. T. Rowe Price Group has a 52-week low of $82.86 and a 52-week high of $118.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.05 billion, a PE ratio of 9.96, a P/E/G ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 1.50.

T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROWGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The asset manager reported $2.44 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.47 by ($0.03). The firm 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 20.29%. The company’s revenue was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.12 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that T. Rowe Price Group will post 9.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of T. Rowe Price Group

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of T. Rowe Price Group during the 3rd quarter worth $540,000. Greenspring Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of T. Rowe Price Group during the 3rd quarter worth $1,583,000. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 141.9% during the 3rd quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 175,885 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $18,053,000 after buying an additional 103,174 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 43.9% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 312,768 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $32,021,000 after buying an additional 95,351 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allen Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 459.3% during the 3rd quarter. Allen Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,855 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,422,000 after buying an additional 11,378 shares during the last quarter. 73.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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About T. Rowe Price Group

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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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