T. Rowe Price profits as stocks rise

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T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC. $207 is a buy. The company’s (Nasdaq symbol TROW; Aggressive Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 226.9 million; Market cap: $47.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.6; Dividend yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.troweprice.com) fee income rises with the value of the securities it manages. Thanks to the strong stock-market rebound since March 2020, T. Rowe Price’s assets under administration rose 24.7%, to $1.68 trillion as of August 31, 2021, from $1.34 trillion a year earlier. As a result, revenue in the second quarter rose 36.3%, to $1.93 billion from $1.42 billion a year earlier. Earnings jumped 44.4%, to $779.0 million ($3.31 a share) from $539.6 million ($2.29 a share). With the March 2021 payment, T. Rowe Price raised its quarterly dividend by 20.0%. The new annual rate of $4.32 a share yields 2.1%. As well, in July 2021, the company paid a special cash dividend of $3.00 a share. Investors should expect T. Rowe Price to earn…