Wedge Capital Management L L P NC lifted its position in T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW – Free Report) by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 321,452 shares of the asset manager’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,454 shares during the period. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC owned 0.15% of T. Rowe Price Group worth $36,546,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of T. Rowe Price Group by 91.8% in the fourth quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 257 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in T. Rowe Price Group by 170.3% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 300 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 189 shares during the period. DV Equities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of T. Rowe Price Group in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of T. Rowe Price Group during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its position in T. Rowe Price Group by 92.0% during the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 386 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.39% of the company’s stock.

Shares of TROW opened at $113.75 on Wednesday. T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $85.22 and a 12 month high of $122.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $113.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $102.53. The firm has a market cap of $24.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.41, a PEG ratio of 4.43 and a beta of 1.47.

T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The asset manager reported $2.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.52 by $0.05. T. Rowe Price Group had a return on equity of 20.91% and a net margin of 29.26%.The business had revenue of $1.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.24 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. will post 10.13 EPS for the current year.

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $1.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $5.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.6%. T. Rowe Price Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 52.16%.

TROW has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barclays lowered their target price on T. Rowe Price Group from $108.00 to $103.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Evercore set a $118.00 price objective on T. Rowe Price Group in a research report on Monday. Morgan Stanley set a $116.00 target price on shares of T. Rowe Price Group in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of T. Rowe Price Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $106.00 to $103.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $105.67.

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T. Rowe Price Group, Inc is a global investment management firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, founded by Thomas Rowe Price Jr. in 1937. The company provides a broad range of investment products and services for individual investors, financial intermediaries, retirement plan sponsors and institutional clients. Its offerings are built around active investment management and in-house research across equity, fixed income and multi-asset strategies, reflecting a long history as a research-driven asset manager.

The firm’s product lineup includes mutual funds, separate accounts, collective investment trusts, target-date and target-risk funds, and managed account solutions, as well as services for defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans.

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