Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) Shares Gap Down Following Analyst Downgrade

Thomson Reuters Co. (NYSE:TRI) (TSE:TRI)’s stock price gapped down prior to trading on Tuesday after Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on the stock from $174.00 to $130.00. The stock had previously closed at $109.03, but opened at $96.90. Canaccord Genuity Group currently has a buy rating on the stock. Thomson Reuters shares last traded at $95.4470, with a volume of 712,940 shares changing hands.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on Thomson Reuters from $177.00 to $155.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Thomson Reuters in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Thomson Reuters from $178.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. CIBC set a $183.00 price target on shares of Thomson Reuters and gave the stock an “outperformer” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $165.00 price objective on Thomson Reuters and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Thomson Reuters presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.27.

More Thomson Reuters News

Here are the key news stories impacting Thomson Reuters this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results slightly beat expectations with $1.07 EPS vs. $1.06 consensus and revenue up ~5% year‑over‑year, showing continued top‑line momentum in core businesses. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Management said full‑year 2025 targets were met and gave a 2026 outlook calling for ~7.5–8.0% organic revenue growth and ~100 bps of adjusted EBITDA margin expansion; the company also raised the annual dividend 10% to $2.62 — signals of cash generation and confidence. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and outlets are parsing underlying metrics (segment performance, organic trends, margins) to judge sustainability of growth — Zacks and Seeking Alpha provide deeper metric and presentation detail for investors doing due diligence. Read More. | Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: FY‑2026 revenue guidance range (~$8.0–$8.1B as reported) is essentially in line-to-slightly below Street expectations, which trimmed certainty around near‑term upside and likely pressured sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts have moved — Canaccord cut its target sharply (from $174 to $130) and other shops (e.g., RBC commentary) have lowered expectations, increasing downside pressure from target‑price revisions. Read More. | Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also watching competitive risk: Reuters highlights market concerns about AI entrants targeting legal, tax and corporate workflows — long‑term opportunity but short‑term execution and margin risk as competition intensifies. Read More.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Curio Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Thomson Reuters by 16,200.0% during the 2nd quarter. Curio Wealth LLC now owns 163 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Thomson Reuters in the second quarter valued at about $34,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Thomson Reuters in the 2nd quarter worth about $37,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Thomson Reuters during the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Thomson Reuters by 50.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 249 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 17.31% of the company’s stock.

Thomson Reuters Stock Down 5.6%

The stock has a market cap of $39.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.06, a P/E/G ratio of 5.67 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a fifty day moving average of $126.70 and a 200 day moving average of $151.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.94.

Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) (TSE:TRI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The business services provider reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2 billion. Thomson Reuters had a net margin of 30.45% and a return on equity of 14.62%. Thomson Reuters’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.01 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Thomson Reuters Co. will post 3.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Thomson Reuters Company Profile

Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) is a multinational information and media company that provides content, technology and services to professionals in the legal, tax & accounting, compliance, risk, corporate and media sectors. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company combines news and editorial content from the Reuters news agency with specialist workflow platforms and databases designed to support decision-making and regulatory compliance across industries worldwide.

The company’s product portfolio spans legal research and workflow tools, tax and accounting software, regulatory and risk management solutions, and real-time news and data services.