Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Northern Trust in a report released on Tuesday, July 8th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $2.05 for the quarter, up from their prior 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.
A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Bank of America reduced their target price on shares of Northern Trust from $123.00 to $121.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Northern Trust from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Northern Trust from $108.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Northern Trust from $116.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Finally, 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 note on Monday, June 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Northern Trust has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $114.50.
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Northern Trust Stock Down 0.7%
Shares of NASDAQ NTRS traded down $0.94 during trading on Thursday, reaching $125.68. 620,730 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,442,829. The business's 50-day moving average price is $111.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $105.28. Northern Trust has a twelve month low of $80.81 and a twelve month high of $133.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The company has a market capitalization of $24.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.26.
Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The asset manager reported $1.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 the consensus estimate of $1.95 billion.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Northern Trust
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NTRS. Norges Bank bought a new position in Northern Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $83,550,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Northern Trust by 47.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,810,816 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $178,637,000 after buying an additional 585,992 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in Northern Trust by 60.2% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,497,484 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $153,493,000 after acquiring an additional 562,976 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Northern Trust by 19.3% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,443,599 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $339,711,000 after acquiring an additional 558,287 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Northern Trust by 451.9% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 555,631 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $56,866,000 after acquiring an additional 454,956 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.19% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity
In related news, insider Teresa Parker sold 6,467 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider owned 79,391 shares in the company, valued at $7,988,322.42. This represents a 7.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Clive Bellows sold 3,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.95, for a total transaction of $329,835.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 28,736 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,872,163.20. This represents a 10.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 9,772 shares of company stock valued at $981,069 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.77% of the company's stock.
Northern Trust Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th were given a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 6th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.39%. Northern Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently 27.99%.
Northern Trust Company Profile
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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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