TROW

T. Rowe Price (TROW) closed at $103.29, outperforming the S&P 500 with a +1.14% daily gain. The financial services firm is expected to report earnings on October 29, 2026, with predicted EPS of $2.59 (down 7.83% YoY) and revenue of $1.95 billion (up 3.22% YoY).

The stock holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) with a Forward P/E of 10.12, trading at a discount to its industry average. However, the Financial - Investment Management industry ranks in the bottom 14% of all industries.

T. Rowe Price (TROW) outperformed the broader market with a +1.76% gain on October 15, 2026, significantly exceeding the S&P 500's +0.33% rise. However, the stock has declined 2.71% over the past month.

Upcoming earnings on October 29, 2026 are expected to show EPS of $2.59 (down 7.83% YoY) with revenue of $1.95 billion (up 3.22% YoY). The company holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating with a Forward P/E of 9.87, trading at a discount to its industry average.

T. Rowe Price (TROW) is highlighted as a stock with strong potential to beat upcoming earnings estimates. The company has demonstrated a consistent track record of beating earnings expectations, with an average surprise of 4.16% over the last two quarters. With a positive Earnings ESP of +2.93% and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), the stock shows indicators suggesting another earnings beat may be forthcoming.

The article explains how to identify finance stocks likely to beat quarterly earnings expectations using Zacks' Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) filter. It demonstrates that combining positive ESP with a Zacks Rank #3 or better has historically resulted in positive earnings surprises 70% of the time with 28.3% average annual returns. Two example stocks highlighted are T. Rowe Price and Palomar, both with positive ESP figures ahead of their upcoming earnings reports.

Invesco's September AUM fell 0.9% to $2.54 trillion, driven by $1.1 billion in long-term outflows, $5.7 billion in money-market outflows, and $16 billion in unfavorable market returns. However, the flagship QQQ ETF showed strength with 2% AUM growth to $498.9 billion. Peers Franklin Templeton and T. Rowe Price also faced sequential AUM declines in September, though Franklin Templeton recorded positive long-term net inflows for Q3.

T. Rowe Price offers a strong 4.93% dividend yield with 40 consecutive years of increases, but the stock has underperformed peers with only 5% annualized returns over 10 years. However, reinvesting dividends significantly improves returns to approximately 9% over 10 years and 7.5% over 20 years, making it competitive with other asset managers.