Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW – Free Report) by 53.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,518 shares of the asset manager’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,929 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in T. Rowe Price Group were worth $624,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 30.1% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 1,717,877 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $194,064,000 after buying an additional 397,278 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,187,176 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $812,798,000 after buying an additional 346,369 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec lifted its holdings in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 382.1% in the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 398,175 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $43,373,000 after buying an additional 315,581 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of T. Rowe Price Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,332,000. Finally, Provident Trust Co. lifted its holdings in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Provident Trust Co. now owns 2,611,294 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $295,311,000 after buying an additional 213,566 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.39% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity
In other news, VP Arif Husain sold 4,112 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.27, for a total value of $449,318.24. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 36,800 shares in the company, valued at $4,021,136. This represents a 10.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
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T. Rowe Price Group Trading Up 1.4 %
NASDAQ:TROW opened at $94.31 on Tuesday. T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $91.37 and a 12 month high of $125.81. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $107.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $111.57. The firm has a market cap of $21.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.46.
T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The asset manager reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.20 by ($0.08). T. Rowe Price Group had a return on equity of 20.83% and a net margin of 29.61%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. will post 9.29 earnings per share for the current year.
T. Rowe Price Group Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $1.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This is a positive change from T. Rowe Price Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.24. This represents a $5.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.39%. T. Rowe Price Group’s dividend payout ratio is 55.46%.
About T. Rowe Price Group
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to individuals, institutional investors, retirement plans, financial intermediaries, and institutions. It launches and manages equity and fixed income mutual funds. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe.
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