National Bank Financial Comments on Thomson Reuters Q1 Earnings

Thomson Reuters Co. (NYSE:TRI - Free Report) TSE: TRI - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Thomson Reuters in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 21st. National Bank Financial analyst A. Shine expects that the business services provider will earn $1.04 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Thomson Reuters' current full-year earnings is $3.89 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Thomson Reuters' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS and Q3 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS.

Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI - Get Free Report) TSE: TRI last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The business services provider reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.04. Thomson Reuters had a return on equity of 14.62% and a net margin of 30.45%.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com raised Thomson Reuters from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Thomson Reuters from $168.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Thomson Reuters from $175.00 to $177.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. CIBC lifted their price target on shares of Thomson Reuters from $165.00 to $174.00 in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on shares of Thomson Reuters from $164.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $177.80.

Thomson Reuters Stock Performance

NYSE TRI opened at $182.26 on Wednesday. The company's fifty day moving average is $173.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $168.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.27, a P/E/G ratio of 5.67 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.94. Thomson Reuters has a 52-week low of $149.80 and a 52-week high of $184.11.

Thomson Reuters Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th were issued a dividend of $0.595 per share. This is a positive change from Thomson Reuters's previous quarterly dividend of $0.54. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 20th. This represents a $2.38 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.31%. Thomson Reuters's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.67%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Strategic Investment Advisors MI boosted its stake in Thomson Reuters by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Advisors MI now owns 2,318 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $372,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Thomson Reuters by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 4,335 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $695,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Thomson Reuters by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,196 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $192,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Thomson Reuters by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,235 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $722,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Thomson Reuters by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 1,271 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $204,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. 17.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters Corporation engages in the provision of business information services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in five segments: Legal Professionals, Corporates, Tax & Accounting Professionals, Reuters News, and Global Print. The Legal Professionals segment offers research and workflow products focusing on legal research and integrated legal workflow solutions that combine content, tools, and analytics to law firms and governments.

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