Q3 EPS Estimates for State Street Boosted by Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for State Street to $2.50, slightly up from its previous estimate of $2.48, maintaining a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock.
• Several equities analysts have increased their price targets for State Street, with Goldman Sachs raising it from $109.00 to $130.00, while Bank of America set a lower target of $109.00.
• State Street recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.84 per share, which is an increase from the previous $0.76, representing an annualized dividend yield of 2.9%.

State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of State Street in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings of $2.50 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.48. Zacks Research has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for State Street's current full-year earnings is $9.68 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for State Street's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.66 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.72 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.78 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.70 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.64 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.86 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.03 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.07 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.04 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of State Street from $106.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of State Street from $109.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of State Street in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Cfra Research raised shares of State Street from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price objective on State Street from $125.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $122.83.

State Street Stock Up 0.5%

STT stock opened at $117.00 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $33.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $112.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $101.72. State Street has a 1-year low of $72.81 and a 1-year high of $118.06.

State Street (NYSE:STT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 15th. The asset manager reported $2.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $3.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.33 billion. State Street had a return on equity of 12.96% and a net margin of 12.59%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.15 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On State Street

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in STT. First Pacific Financial bought a new position in shares of State Street during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Capital Analysts LLC boosted its stake in State Street by 3,914.3% in the first quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 281 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 274 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in State Street by 40.8% in the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 407 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of State Street by 186.7% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 476 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of State Street by 98.4% in the 1st quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. now owns 506 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 251 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at State Street

In related news, EVP Michael L. Richards sold 990 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.29, for a total transaction of $108,197.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 41,332 shares in the company, valued at $4,517,174.28. The trade was a 2.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.29% of the company's stock.

State Street Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 14th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be given a dividend of $0.84 per share. This is an increase from State Street's previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. State Street's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.63%.

State Street Company Profile

State Street Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides a range of financial products and services to institutional investors worldwide. The company offers investment servicing products and services, including custody, accounting, regulatory reporting, investor, and performance and analytics; middle office products, such as IBOR, transaction management, loans, cash, derivatives and collateral, record keeping, and client reporting and investment analytics; finance leasing; foreign exchange, and brokerage and other trading services; securities finance and enhanced custody products; deposit and short-term investment facilities; investment manager and alternative investment manager operations outsourcing; performance, risk, and compliance analytics; and financial data management to support institutional investors.

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