T. Rowe Price Group Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NASDAQ:TROW)

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock traders acquired 2,489 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 77% compared to the average volume of 1,403 put options.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Citigroup upped their target price on T. Rowe Price Group from $105.00 to $107.00 in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $97.00 to $95.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $109.00 to $97.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $128.00 to $123.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, Barclays set a $94.00 price target on shares of T. Rowe Price Group in a research report on Thursday. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, T. Rowe Price Group has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $104.15.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Arif Husain sold 4,260 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.96, for a total value of $434,349.60. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 47,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,802,519.92. This trade represents a 8.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of T. Rowe Price Group

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 0.5% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,416,718 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,549,213,000 after purchasing an additional 130,325 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in T. Rowe Price Group by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,510,271 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,400,241,000 after buying an additional 211,647 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in T. Rowe Price Group by 1.8% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,846,636 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $757,200,000 after buying an additional 140,385 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in T. Rowe Price Group by 3.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,014,236 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $578,059,000 after buying an additional 197,024 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in T. Rowe Price Group by 0.3% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,444,720 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $332,415,000 after acquiring an additional 11,036 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.39% of the company’s stock.

Key T. Rowe Price Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Higher AUM and advisory fees help revenue growth and partially support margins — firm reported revenue roughly in line with expectations and year-over-year AUM growth. Q4 highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Full press release and slide deck show overall revenue up ~6% YoY, useful for medium-term AUM-driven fee growth thesis. Press Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 earnings call transcript and presentation are available for deeper detail on flows, margins and guidance — worth reviewing for investor takeaways. Earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts collectively trimmed targets (KBW, Evercore, JPMorgan, TD Cowen) — some cuts leave meaningful upside to current price but reflect increased caution on flows and margins. Analyst notes roundup
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS missed by $0.03 (reported $2.44 vs. $2.47 estimate) and operating expenses rose year-over-year, pressuring near-term profitability. Earnings and expense coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Net outflows were highlighted in coverage and analysts cited persistent flow challenges as a reason for lower targets — a key risk for fee revenue and valuation. Net outflows article
• Negative Sentiment: Unusually large put option activity was recorded ahead of/after the print, indicating elevated bearish positioning by some traders. (Market option flow report)
• Negative Sentiment: Specific analyst moves: JPMorgan cut PT to $106 and set an “underweight”, TD Cowen cut to $97 (“hold”) — these more bearish actions likely amplified selling pressure. Analyst actions

T. Rowe Price Group Trading Down 5.2%

T. Rowe Price Group stock opened at $92.02 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $20.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.53. T. Rowe Price Group has a 1-year low of $77.85 and a 1-year high of $118.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $104.53 and a 200-day moving average of $104.53.

T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The asset manager reported $2.44 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.47 by ($0.03). T. Rowe Price Group had a net margin of 28.53% and a return on equity of 20.36%. The business had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.92 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.12 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that T. Rowe Price Group will post 9.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About T. Rowe Price Group

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.