NYSE:WDR - Waddell & Reed Financial Stock Price, Forecast & News

Waddell & Reed Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WDR."

Waddell & Reed Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 10th. View Waddell & Reed Financial's Dividend History.

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (NYSE:WDR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 4th. The asset manager reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.10. The asset manager earned $270.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $268.85 million. Waddell & Reed Financial had a net margin of 10.74% and a return on equity of 15.74%. Waddell & Reed Financial's revenue for the quarter was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.60 earnings per share. View Waddell & Reed Financial's Earnings History.

Waddell & Reed Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Waddell & Reed Financial.

6 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Waddell & Reed Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $17.00. On average, they expect Waddell & Reed Financial's stock price to reach $15.40 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Waddell & Reed Financial.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Waddell & Reed Financial in the last year. There are currently 5 sell ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Sell." View Analyst Ratings for Waddell & Reed Financial.

Media stories about WDR stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Waddell & Reed Financial earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the asset manager a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Waddell & Reed Financial.

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Waddell & Reed Financial's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (5.44%), State Street Corp (3.34%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.02%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.92%), Gabelli Funds LLC (1.75%) and Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. (1.57%). Company insiders that own Waddell & Reed Financial stock include Alan W Kosloff, Dennis E Logue, James M Raines and Jerry W Walton. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Waddell & Reed Financial.

WDR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Foundry Partners LLC, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Alberta Investment Management Corp, Man Group plc, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and Heartland Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Waddell & Reed Financial company stock in the last year include Dennis E Logue and Jerry W Walton. View Insider Buying and Selling for Waddell & Reed Financial.

WDR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc., UBS Group AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Vident Investment Advisory LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, California Public Employees Retirement System and Public Sector Pension Investment Board. View Insider Buying and Selling for Waddell & Reed Financial.

Shares of WDR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WDR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.43.

Waddell & Reed Financial has a market capitalization of $1.16 billion and generates $1.07 billion in revenue each year. The asset manager earns $114.99 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.88 on an earnings per share basis. Waddell & Reed Financial employs 1,332 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Waddell & Reed Financial.

The official website for Waddell & Reed Financial is http://www.waddell.com/.

Waddell & Reed Financial's mailing address is 6300 LAMAR AVE, OVERLAND PARK KS, 66201. The asset manager can be reached via phone at 913-236-2000 or via email at [email protected]