National Bank Financial Forecasts Thomson Reuters Q1 Earnings

Thomson Reuters Co. (TSE:TRI - Free Report) NYSE: TRI - Equities researchers 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 company will post earnings per share of $1.45 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Thomson Reuters' current full-year earnings is $5.64 per share.

Thomson Reuters (TSE:TRI - Get Free Report) NYSE: TRI last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported C$1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C$0.97 by C$0.04. Thomson Reuters had a return on equity of 20.19% and a net margin of 32.12%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. Bank of America set a C$255.00 price objective on Thomson Reuters and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. National Bankshares upped their target price on shares of Thomson Reuters from C$260.00 to C$286.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Thomson Reuters from C$260.00 to C$265.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, TD Securities lifted their price target on Thomson Reuters from C$250.00 to C$260.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Thomson Reuters presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$266.50.

Thomson Reuters Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:TRI traded up C$0.41 during trading on Wednesday, hitting C$252.14. 47,513 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 356,062. The company's fifty day simple moving average is C$247.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$239.04. The company has a market capitalization of C$79.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.40. Thomson Reuters has a 1-year low of C$206.17 and a 1-year high of C$260.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 24.28, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 0.94.

Insider Activity at Thomson Reuters

In other Thomson Reuters news, Director Kerry Hendrikx sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$247.06, for a total transaction of C$370,591.65. Also, Senior Officer David Franklin Wong sold 2,256 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$251.96, for a total transaction of C$568,432.59. 69.76% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Thomson Reuters Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th were paid a dividend of $0.595 per share. This represents a $2.38 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.94%. Thomson Reuters's payout ratio is currently 44.12%.

Thomson Reuters Company Profile

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.