Northern Trust Q2 EPS Estimate Increased by Seaport Res Ptn

Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Northern Trust in a report issued on Tuesday, July 8th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now expects that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $2.05 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.03. The consensus estimate for Northern Trust's current full-year earnings is $8.27 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Northern Trust's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.17 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.35 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.13 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.50 EPS.

Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The asset manager reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.85 by $0.05. Northern Trust had a net margin of 13.93% and a return on equity of 13.73%. The company had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.95 billion.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Northern Trust from $118.00 to $111.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Northern Trust from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Northern Trust from $123.00 to $121.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $123.00 price target on shares of Northern Trust and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Northern Trust from $89.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $114.67.

Northern Trust Stock Performance

NTRS stock opened at $127.00 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.71. The stock has a market cap of $24.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $111.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $105.11. Northern Trust has a 52 week low of $80.81 and a 52 week high of $133.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NTRS. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its position in shares of Northern Trust by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 21,798 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $2,764,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Northern Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at about $417,000. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC grew its position in Northern Trust by 66.5% during the 2nd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 13,872 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $1,759,000 after acquiring an additional 5,540 shares during the last quarter. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. bought a new position in Northern Trust during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $254,000. Finally, Hummer Financial Advisory Services Inc bought a new position in Northern Trust during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $242,000. Institutional investors own 83.19% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Northern Trust

In other news, EVP Clive Bellows sold 3,300 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.95, for a total transaction of $329,835.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 28,736 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,872,163.20. This represents a 10.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Teresa Parker sold 6,467 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.62, for a total value of $650,709.54. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 79,391 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,988,322.42. The trade was a 7.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 9,772 shares of company stock worth $981,069. Company insiders own 0.77% of the company's stock.

Northern Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Friday, June 6th were given a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.36%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 6th. Northern Trust's payout ratio is currently 27.99%.

Northern Trust Company Profile

Northern Trust Corporation, a financial holding company, provides wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking solutions for corporations, institutions, families, and individuals worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset Servicing and Wealth Management. The Asset Servicing segment offers asset servicing and related services, including custody, fund administration, investment operations outsourcing, investment management, investment risk and analytical services, employee benefit services, securities lending, foreign exchange, treasury management, brokerage services, transition management services, banking, and cash management services.

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