Thomson Reuters (TRI) Lowered to “Sector Perform” at National Bank Financial

Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) (TSE:TRI) was downgraded by equities research analysts at National Bank Financial from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a report released on Wednesday, The Fly reports.

Several other brokerages have also commented on TRI. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Thomson Reuters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 4th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Thomson Reuters from $48.00 to $47.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 2nd. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on shares of Thomson Reuters from $55.00 to $54.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 22nd. Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Thomson Reuters in a report on Wednesday, November 8th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $40.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Credit Suisse Group decreased their price objective on shares of Thomson Reuters from $52.00 to $51.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Thomson Reuters presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $51.00.

Shares of Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) opened at $46.52 on Wednesday. Thomson Reuters has a 1-year low of $42.22 and a 1-year high of $48.61. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a market cap of $30,917.27, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.71.

Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) (TSE:TRI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 1st. The business services provider reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.10. Thomson Reuters had a net margin of 27.20% and a return on equity of 13.91%. The business had revenue of $2.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.82 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.54 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. equities analysts anticipate that Thomson Reuters will post 2.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Point72 Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Thomson Reuters in the 3rd quarter worth about $41,447,000. Community Financial Services Group LLC grew its position in shares of Thomson Reuters by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Community Financial Services Group LLC now owns 46,802 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,148,000 after buying an additional 3,577 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in shares of Thomson Reuters by 12.4% in the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 814,120 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $37,290,000 after buying an additional 89,523 shares during the period. ETRADE Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Thomson Reuters in the 3rd quarter worth about $261,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in shares of Thomson Reuters by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 293,125 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $13,449,000 after buying an additional 19,857 shares during the period. 24.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Thomson Reuters Company Profile

Thomson Reuters Corp (Thomson Reuters) is a Canada-based provider of news and information for professional markets. The Company is organized in three business units: Financial & Risk, Legal, and Tax & Accounting. The Financial & Risk unit is a provider of critical news, information and analytics, enabling transactions and connecting communities of trading, investment, financial and corporate professionals.

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