Seizert Capital Partners LLC Sells 7,049 Shares of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. $TROW

Seizert Capital Partners LLC lessened its stake in T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW) by 8.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 80,145 shares of the asset manager’s stock after selling 7,049 shares during the quarter. Seizert Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in T. Rowe Price Group were worth $8,205,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its stake in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 19.9% in the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 3,764 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $385,000 after purchasing an additional 625 shares during the period. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in T. Rowe Price Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $61,073,000. Horizon Investments LLC boosted its position in T. Rowe Price Group by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 15,333 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,570,000 after acquiring an additional 376 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 22,189 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,272,000 after acquiring an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Danske Bank A S grew its stake in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 13.0% during the 4th quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 124,604 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $12,757,000 after acquiring an additional 14,300 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.39% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on TROW shares. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $85.00 to $86.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Argus upgraded shares of T. Rowe Price Group to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $106.00 to $103.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on T. Rowe Price Group from $107.00 to $91.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on T. Rowe Price Group from $95.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, T. Rowe Price Group presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $98.62.

T. Rowe Price Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TROW opened at $103.42 on Monday. T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $85.22 and a 52 week high of $118.22. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $92.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $99.19. The firm has a market cap of $22.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.08, a P/E/G ratio of 4.53 and a beta of 1.51.

T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The asset manager reported $2.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.37 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $1.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.85 billion. T. Rowe Price Group had a net margin of 28.28% and a return on equity of 20.60%. The business’s revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.23 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. will post 9.6 EPS for the current year.

T. Rowe Price Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th were issued a $1.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. This represents a $5.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.0%. This is a boost from T. Rowe Price Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.27. T. Rowe Price Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 55.73%.

T. Rowe Price Group News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting T. Rowe Price Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 earnings beat and strong profitability — T. Rowe reported $2.52 EPS vs. $2.37 consensus, with revenue roughly in line (~$1.86B) and healthy margins/ROE, supporting upside to the stock. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Profit growth despite flows — Management said rising asset values helped offset client outflows, producing higher profit for the quarter, which investors view as resilience in fee revenue. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst price-target increase — Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised its price target to $107 (from $95) while keeping a “market perform” rating, signaling modest analyst confidence but constrained upside. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed AUM and fee trends — Coverage highlights rising advisory fees and year‑over‑year AUM growth in some reports, while others note quarter‑level AUM declines and client outflows; this creates ambiguity on near‑term fee trajectory. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings materials and transparency — The company released its slide deck and call transcript, giving investors detail on fee mix, flows and cost dynamics to assess sustainability of margins. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Conflicting revenue coverage — At least one outlet flagged a revenue miss for Q1, adding short‑term headline risk and fueling some sell‑side debate over near‑term growth momentum. Read More.

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.