Analysts Set Expectations for Thomson Reuters Q2 Earnings

Thomson Reuters Co. (NYSE:TRI - Free Report) TSE: TRI - National Bank Financial lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Thomson Reuters in a research report issued on Thursday, May 1st. National Bank Financial analyst A. Shine now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.81 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.82. The consensus estimate for Thomson Reuters' current full-year earnings is $3.89 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Thomson Reuters' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.86 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.43 EPS.

TRI has been the subject of several other research reports. TD Securities increased their price target on Thomson Reuters from $177.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. CIBC raised their target price on Thomson Reuters from $165.00 to $174.00 in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Thomson Reuters from $182.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Thomson Reuters from $168.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on shares of Thomson Reuters from $164.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $183.70.

Thomson Reuters Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of TRI traded up $0.15 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $187.18. The company's stock had a trading volume of 88,925 shares, compared to its average volume of 417,556. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Thomson Reuters has a 52-week low of $150.01 and a 52-week high of $189.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $84.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.28, a PEG ratio of 5.67 and a beta of 0.75. The company's 50-day moving average is $175.81 and its 200-day moving average is $169.72.

Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI - Get Free Report) TSE: TRI last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The business services provider reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.94 billion. Thomson Reuters had a return on equity of 14.62% and a net margin of 30.45%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.11 EPS.

Thomson Reuters Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.595 per share. This represents a $2.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. Thomson Reuters's payout ratio is currently 49.69%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of TRI. Scotia Capital Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Thomson Reuters by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 250,380 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $43,261,000 after purchasing an additional 5,881 shares during the period. Alberta Investment Management Corp grew its stake in shares of Thomson Reuters by 28.7% in the first quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 439,400 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $75,815,000 after acquiring an additional 97,929 shares in the last quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. raised its holdings in Thomson Reuters by 1.7% in the first quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. now owns 16,990 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,936,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in Thomson Reuters by 19.4% during the 1st quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 17,223 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,976,000 after acquiring an additional 2,796 shares during the period. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd increased its position in shares of Thomson Reuters by 188.6% in the first quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 3,786 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $654,000 after buying an additional 2,474 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 17.31% of the company's stock.

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.