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We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity.
Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.
Role Summary
Perform fundamental analysis of SMID (Small- and Mid-cap) stocks to identify key trends and the best-positioned companies. The Analyst will have experience and passion investing in small and mid-cap stocks. Conduct interviews with company personnel at all levels, their competitors, suppliers, as well as industry experts and Wall Street analysts; and communicate recommendations within the firm.
Responsibilities
- Conduct primary research on companies and industry by researching, reading financial statements and market data, interviewing management teams, and visiting companies to gain a deep understanding of companies within the SMID space. This due diligence will help support an Analyst’s recommendations for buying/selling specific stocks.
- Make recommendations to Portfolio Managers to buy/sell specific SMID stocks that the Analyst feels will positively impact the performance of the portfolio. This requires good judgment on the part of the Analyst.
- Position ideas and convince Portfolio Managers to act on a recommendation to buy/sell a stock. This requires the Analyst to articulate to the Portfolio Manager the risk/reward payoff of the recommendation.
- Effectively follow up with the Portfolio Manager once they have executed on a recommendation made by the Analyst. This requires the Analyst to provide constant feedback on all meaningful changes in the “story” of the stock to the Portfolio Manager to ensure they have adequate information to make future decisions on the stock.
Qualifications
Required:
- At least 3+ years of experience investing in SMID stocks
- A strong track record of making successful investment recommendations and generating alpha
- Strong bottom-up fundamental approach to research
- Academic excellence
- Passion for investing
- Level of maturity and judgment which gives confidence in stressful situations
- Competitive nature
- Strong interest in stocks
- Strong quantitative skills
- Strong writing skills
Preferred:
- MBA
- Progress towards a CFA
FINRA Requirements
FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.
Work Flexibility
This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to one day per week from home.
Base Salary Ranges
Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.
$175,000.00-$275,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers$175,000.00-$275,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$175,000.00-$275,000.00 for the location of: New York, California
Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all.
Benefits
We value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you’ll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you.
Featured employee benefits to enrich your life:
Competitive compensation
Annual bonus eligibility
A generous retirement plan
Hybrid work schedule
Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy
Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days
Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits
Learn more about our benefits.
Skills Required
- At least 3+ years of experience investing in SMID stocks
- Strong track record of making successful investment recommendations and generating alpha
- Strong bottom-up fundamental approach to research
- Academic excellence
- Strong quantitative skills
- Strong writing skills
- MBA
- Progress towards a CFA
T. Rowe Price Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Annual bonuses and performance-linked rewards are described as common components of total compensation. Tuition assistance and development support are also presented as rewards that reinforce longer-term career growth.
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What We Do
T. Rowe Price is an asset management firm focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on—now, and over the long term. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, we provide an array of mutual funds, subadvisory services, separate account management, recordkeeping, and related services for individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. At T. Rowe Price, we believe in strategic investing. It has guided how we do business for more than 80 years, and it’s driven by independent thinking and rigorous research. So our clients can be confident that we’ll strive to select the right investments as we help them achieve their objectives. Strategic investing means that we don’t stop at surface level analysis. Instead, we go beyond the numbers. Our investment professionals travel the world, visiting the companies they evaluate. It’s this passion for exploration and understanding that has helped inform better decision-making and prudent risk management for our clients since its founding by Thomas Rowe Price Jr. in 1937.
