T. Rowe Price (TROW) ended the recent trading session at $117.07, demonstrating a +0.86% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.1%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.91%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 1.35%.
The the stock of financial services firm has fallen by 5.61% in the past month, lagging the Finance sector's loss of 4.4% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.22%.
The upcoming earnings release of T. Rowe Price will be of great interest to investors. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $2.25, signifying a 30.81% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $1.88 billion, showing a 14.27% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $9.41 per share and a revenue of $7.19 billion, representing changes of +23.98% and +11.32%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for T. Rowe Price. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.27% higher. T. Rowe Price currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
With respect to valuation, T. Rowe Price is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 12.33. This indicates a discount in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 12.4.
We can also see that TROW currently has a PEG ratio of 1.67. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. As the market closed yesterday, the Financial - Investment Management industry was having an average PEG ratio of 1.4.
The Financial - Investment Management industry is part of the Finance sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 58, putting it in the top 24% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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