Northland Securities Expects Reduced Earnings for WisdomTree

Key Points

• Northland Securities lowered WisdomTree’s Q3 2026 EPS estimate to $0.30 from $0.32, while maintaining an “Outperform” rating and a $26 price target. Its full-year 2026 estimate is now $1.19 per share.
• WisdomTree’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with EPS of $0.31 versus a $0.26 consensus estimate and revenue of $177.16 million, up 57.3% year over year.
• Analyst sentiment remains favorable: the stock carries a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating with an average price target of $26.05, compared with a recent share price of $23.39.

WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE:WT - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Northland Securities decreased their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of WisdomTree in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 6th. Northland Securities analyst M. Grondahl now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.30 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.32. Northland Securities has a "Outperform" rating and a $26.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for WisdomTree's current full-year earnings is $1.22 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for WisdomTree's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.34 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.28 EPS.

WisdomTree (NYSE:WT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $177.16 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $170.62 million. WisdomTree had a return on equity of 39.12% and a net margin of 13.27%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 57.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.18 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on WT. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of WisdomTree from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 16th. Wall Street Zen raised WisdomTree from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of WisdomTree from $18.30 to $21.30 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and set a $26.00 price target on shares of WisdomTree in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on WisdomTree from $21.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $26.05.

WisdomTree Stock Performance

NYSE WT opened at $23.39 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 3.00, a quick ratio of 2.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.53. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.70. The company has a market cap of $3.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.98 and a beta of 1.17. WisdomTree has a 12-month low of $10.69 and a 12-month high of $25.91.

WisdomTree Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were paid a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 12th. WisdomTree's dividend payout ratio is 23.08%.

Insider Buying and Selling at WisdomTree

In related news, COO R. Jarrett Lilien sold 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.56, for a total transaction of $736,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 1,080,245 shares in the company, valued at $26,530,817.20. The trade was a 2.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 10.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WT. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in WisdomTree in the second quarter worth about $326,513,000. Azora Capital LP purchased a new position in WisdomTree during the second quarter valued at $104,698,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of WisdomTree by 41.1% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 4,134,430 shares of the company's stock worth $60,197,000 after buying an additional 1,205,097 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in WisdomTree by 556.4% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,327,389 shares of the company's stock worth $33,887,000 after purchasing an additional 1,972,847 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,835,000. Institutional investors own 78.64% of the company's stock.

WisdomTree Company Profile

WisdomTree, Inc NYSE: WT is a financial services company and asset manager that develops and sponsors exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other exchange-traded products (ETPs). The company provides investment strategies designed to give investors access to equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, alternatives and other asset classes.

Its product lineup includes rules-based and actively managed ETFs, as well as portfolio solutions and model portfolios intended for individual and institutional investors.

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