Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW – Free Report) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 66,575 shares of the asset manager’s stock, valued at approximately $7,569,000.
Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of T. Rowe Price Group in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,728,119,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in T. Rowe Price Group by 332.0% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,770,071 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $897,880,000 after acquiring an additional 6,740,172 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in T. Rowe Price Group by 126.5% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,280,854 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $335,894,000 after acquiring an additional 1,832,231 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of T. Rowe Price Group in the second quarter valued at about $167,984,000. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of T. Rowe Price Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $128,283,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.39% of the company’s stock.
T. Rowe Price Group Stock Up 1.7%
Shares of NASDAQ TROW opened at $112.23 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.94 billion, a PE ratio of 11.26, a P/E/G ratio of 4.29 and a beta of 1.47. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $113.83 and a 200-day moving average of $102.76. T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. has a 52-week low of $85.22 and a 52-week high of $122.00.
T. Rowe Price Group Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $1.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.6%. T. Rowe Price Group’s payout ratio is presently 52.16%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms recently issued reports on TROW. Zacks Research lowered T. Rowe Price Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $108.00 to $103.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased 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 note on Friday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $90.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $105.67.
Read Our Latest Stock Report on TROW
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.
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