FY2025 EPS Estimates for Thomson Reuters Cut by Analyst

Key Points

• National Bank Financial has revised down its FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Thomson Reuters to $5.25, decreased from a previous estimate of $5.37.
• Multiple analysts have issued varying price targets for Thomson Reuters, with the average target currently at C$263.80, and ratings ranging from "neutral" to "outperform."
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.595 per share, which will be paid on September 10th, reflecting a 1.0% dividend yield.

Thomson Reuters Co. (TSE:TRI - Free Report) NYSE: TRI - Investment analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Thomson Reuters in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 6th. National Bank Financial analyst A. Shine now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $5.25 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.37. The consensus estimate for Thomson Reuters' current full-year earnings is $5.64 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Thomson Reuters' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.19 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also commented on TRI. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Thomson Reuters from C$280.00 to C$308.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on Thomson Reuters from C$175.00 to C$181.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Thomson Reuters from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. National Bankshares increased their price objective on shares of Thomson Reuters from C$286.00 to C$300.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, TD Securities dropped their target price on shares of Thomson Reuters from C$305.00 to C$275.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Thomson Reuters presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$263.80.

Thomson Reuters Price Performance

Shares of TSE TRI traded down C$6.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting C$234.94. 540,070 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 359,210. Thomson Reuters has a twelve month low of C$217.85 and a twelve month high of C$299.24. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is C$271.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$258.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 24.28, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 0.94. The company has a market cap of C$74.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.38, a PEG ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.40.

Thomson Reuters Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.595 per share. This represents a $2.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Thomson Reuters's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Thomson Reuters

In other Thomson Reuters news, Senior Officer Elizabeth Beastrom sold 2,848 shares of Thomson Reuters stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$262.48, for a total transaction of C$747,543.04. Also, Director Michael Parker sold 286 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$257.96, for a total transaction of C$73,777.70. Following the sale, the director owned 594 shares of the company's stock, valued at C$153,230.62. The trade was a 32.50% decrease in their position. In the last three months, insiders sold 12,762 shares of company stock valued at $3,411,858. 69.76% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is the result of the $17.6 billion megamerger of Canada's Thomson and the United Kingdom's Reuters Group in 2008 and the 2018 carve-out of its finance and risk business, Refinitiv, in which it holds a 45% stake. In 2019, the company agreed to exchange its 45% stake in Refinitiv for a 15% stake in LSE.