Q3 EPS Estimates for State Street Raised by Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research raised its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for State Street to $2.48, slightly up from the previous estimate of $2.45, indicating positive investor sentiment.
• State Street recently declared an increased quarterly dividend of $0.84 per share, up from $0.76, reflecting a commitment to return value to shareholders.
• The consensus rating for State Street is now a "Moderate Buy", with a target price of $118.55 as nine analysts recommend buying the stock.

State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for State Street in a research note issued to investors on Monday, September 29th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings of $2.48 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.45. 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 $2.64 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.69 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.77 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.67 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.57 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.85 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.01 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.94 EPS.

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

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Cfra Research raised shares of State Street from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of State Street from $116.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Citigroup raised shares of State Street from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $115.00 to $130.00 in a report on Friday, September 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of State Street from $98.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of State Street from $102.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, State Street presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $118.55.

State Street Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of State Street stock opened at $117.13 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.23 billion, a PE ratio of 13.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The company's fifty day moving average price is $112.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $100.80. State Street has a 52-week low of $72.81 and a 52-week high of $117.31.

State Street Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be given a dividend of $0.84 per share. This is a positive change from State Street's previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. State Street's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.04%.

Insider Transactions at State Street

In related news, EVP Michael L. Richards sold 990 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.29, for a total transaction of $108,197.10. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 41,332 shares in the company, valued at $4,517,174.28. This represents a 2.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.29% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in State Street by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,566,237 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $910,934,000 after buying an additional 381,547 shares in the last quarter. Dodge & Cox lifted its position in State Street by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 7,412,414 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $788,236,000 after buying an additional 80,855 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in State Street by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,412,130 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $784,930,000 after buying an additional 27,098 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in State Street by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,264,161 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $381,770,000 after buying an additional 115,751 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in State Street by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,068,867 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $274,732,000 after buying an additional 14,011 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.44% of the company's stock.

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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