Northern Trust (NTRS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Northern Trust Corporation is a financial services company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and the holding company for Northern Trust Company and related businesses. Founded in 1889, the company provides banking, investment management and fiduciary services to corporations, institutions, high-net-worth individuals, families and privately held businesses.

Northern Trust’s institutional offerings include asset custody and servicing, fund administration, securities lending, foreign exchange, treasury services, capital markets support and related solutions. Through its asset management business, the company provides investment strategies and portfolio management across a range of asset classes. Its wealth management business offers investment management, trust and estate planning, private banking, financial planning and family office services.

The company serves clients through operations in the United States and international markets, including Europe, the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific region and Canada. Northern Trust Corporation is led by Michael O’Grady, who has served as chairman and chief executive officer since 2019.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $183.74 to $187.80
• 50-Day Range: $176.50 to $191.47
• 52-Week Range: $121.12 to $195.78
• Volume: 261,238 shs
• Average Volume: 1.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $34.25 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.07
• Dividend Yield: 1.88%
• Price Target: $180.68
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Northern Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Northern Trust scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 272nd out of 840 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Northern Trust has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Northern Trust is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Northern Trust has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Northern Trust are expected to grow by 9.15% in the coming year, from $11.59 to $12.65 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Northern Trust is 15.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Northern Trust is 15.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Northern Trust has a PEG Ratio of 1.04. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Northern Trust has a P/B Ratio of 2.91. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.98% of the float of Northern Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Northern Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.36, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Northern Trust has recently increased by 6.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Northern Trust pays a meaningful dividend of 1.90%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Northern Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Northern Trust is 30.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Northern Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.83% next year. This indicates that Northern Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.39

News Sentiment

Northern Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.91 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Northern Trust this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for NTRS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Northern Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Northern Trust insiders have sold 626.84% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $45,790.00 in company stock and sold $332,820.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.66% of the stock of Northern Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.19% of the stock of Northern Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference: 9/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:NTRS
• CIK: 73124
• Web: www.northerntrust.com
• Phone: (312) 630-6000
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 23,800
• Year Founded: 1889

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Northern Trust: $180.68
• High Price Target: $200.00
• Low Price Target: $168.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.13
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.14
• P/E Growth: 1.04
• Net Income: $1.74 billion
• Net Margins: 14.76%
• Pretax Margin: 19.88%
• Return on Equity: 16.91%
• Return on Assets: 1.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
• Current Ratio: 0.65
• Quick Ratio: 0.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.39
• Cash Flow: $13.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.99
• Book Value: $63.84 per share
• Price / Book: 2.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 182,960,000
• Free Float: 181,748,000
• Market Cap: $34.23 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.24