Thomson Reuters gains as investors focus on new $600M buyback and planned $605M capital return

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is up 4.2% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears tied to investor optimism around Thomson Reuters’ recently announced shareholder-return actions, including an expanded share repurchase plan and a sizable return-of-capital payment paired with a share consolidation. This could also reflect a continued rebound in sentiment following the company’s recent outlook and AI/product positioning commentary.

Details:

Thomson Reuters announced plans to repurchase up to US$600 million of common shares under an amended normal course issuer bid approved by the TSX.

The amended repurchase authorization allows buybacks of up to 16 million shares, increasing the prior maximum by 6 million shares.

The company also outlined a US$605 million return-of-capital transaction (a special cash distribution followed by a proportional share consolidation), targeted for early May 2026.

Company materials indicated that shareholder documentation and related filings are expected to be distributed and posted in mid-March 2026, which may be keeping attention on the upcoming timeline.

Sources:

Thomson Reuters, U.S. SEC, Investing.com

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$TRI Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 227 institutional investors add shares of $TRI stock to their portfolio, and 346 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

1832 ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added 3,454,085 shares (+191.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $455,559,270
HRT FINANCIAL LP removed 1,388,588 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $215,689,374
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD added 806,625 shares (+582.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $106,385,771
CONNOR, CLARK & LUNN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD. removed 785,970 shares (-38.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $103,661,583
MORGAN STANLEY added 665,743 shares (+31.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $87,804,844
BLACKROCK, INC. removed 533,819 shares (-28.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $70,405,387
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 502,243 shares (-39.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $66,240,829

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$TRI Government Contracts

We have seen $150,000 of award payments to $TRI over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

REUTERS COMPLETE NEWSWIRE: $150,000

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$TRI Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $TRI in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

CIBC issued a "Outperformer" rating on 10/29/2025
Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 09/09/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $TRI, check out Quiver Quantitative's $TRI forecast page.

$TRI Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $TRI recently. We have seen 8 analysts offer price targets for $TRI in the last 6 months, with a median target of $141.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Drew McReynolds from RBC Capital set a target price of $126.0 on 02/10/2026
George Tong from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $111.0 on 02/09/2026
Maher Yaghi from Scotiabank set a target price of $156.0 on 02/06/2026
Jason Haas from Wells Fargo set a target price of $120.0 on 02/06/2026
Andrew Steinerman from JP Morgan set a target price of $100.0 on 02/06/2026
Robert Bek from CIBC set a target price of $183.0 on 01/16/2026
Toni Kaplan from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $165.0 on 12/17/2025

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