Northern Trust (NTRS) Competitors $124.71 -5.17 (-3.98%) As of 03:53 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NTRS vs. FITB, HBAN, AMP, BAC, BK, CFG, PNC, RF, STT, and USBShould you be buying Northern Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Northern Trust include Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Bank of America (BAC), Bank of New York Mellon (BK), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Regions Financial (RF), State Street (STT), and U.S. Bancorp (USB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Northern Trust vs. Its Competitors Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Ameriprise Financial Bank of America Bank of New York Mellon Citizens Financial Group The PNC Financial Services Group Regions Financial State Street U.S. Bancorp Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend NTRS or FITB? Northern Trust presently has a consensus price target of $128.23, suggesting a potential upside of 2.82%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus price target of $50.35, suggesting a potential upside of 24.72%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than Northern Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Northern Trust 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.06Fifth Third Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is NTRS or FITB a better dividend stock? Northern Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Northern Trust pays out 37.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 49.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Fifth Third Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor NTRS or FITB? In the previous week, Northern Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Northern Trust and 26 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Northern Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 0.96 indicating that Northern Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Northern Trust 25 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fifth Third Bancorp 15 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NTRS or FITB more profitable? Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.97% compared to Northern Trust's net margin of 11.75%. Northern Trust's return on equity of 14.06% beat Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Northern Trust11.75% 14.06% 1.04% Fifth Third Bancorp 17.97%13.31%1.15% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NTRS or FITB? 83.2% of Northern Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Northern Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, NTRS or FITB? Northern Trust has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, NTRS or FITB? Fifth Third Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Trust. Fifth Third Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNorthern Trust$7.87B3.03$2.03B$8.5114.65Fifth Third Bancorp$13.28B2.01$2.31B$3.2212.54 SummaryFifth Third Bancorp beats Northern Trust on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Northern Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NTRS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NTRS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NTRS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorthern TrustBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$23.75B$34.10B$12.55B$10.45BDividend Yield2.48%3.48%5.57%4.78%P/E Ratio14.6012.7529.7727.10Price / Sales3.032.3630.26176.64Price / Cash11.2410.8322.8061.86Price / Book2.081.422.246.66Net Income$2.03B$2.60B$1.02B$276.79M7 Day Performance-4.06%-5.73%-1.17%-1.40%1 Month Performance-3.51%-4.04%-1.55%5.64%1 Year Performance29.04%6.64%534.14%37.04% Northern Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NTRSNorthern Trust3.7351 of 5 stars$124.71-4.0%$128.23+2.8%+37.6%$23.75B$7.87B14.6023,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9555 of 5 stars$43.79-1.4%$49.47+13.0%-3.9%$29.39B$13.28B13.1418,616Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9949 of 5 stars$16.71-2.9%$19.24+15.1%+4.0%$25.11B$11.96B12.3819,932Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.8496 of 5 stars$493.88+0.4%$535.14+8.4%-5.8%$46.38B$17.26B13.3713,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBACBank of America4.9382 of 5 stars$50.36-0.6%$53.38+6.0%+24.0%$375.09B$192.43B14.81213,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeBKBank of New York Mellon4.6469 of 5 stars$106.46-0.1%$104.64-1.7%+42.9%$75.18B$39.91B15.7751,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionCFGCitizens Financial Group4.9228 of 5 stars$54.02+0.4%$54.70+1.3%+18.8%$23.22B$12.36B16.1617,287Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9862 of 5 stars$195.81-1.3%$217.11+10.9%-5.3%$78.16B$34.44B13.5755,184Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastRFRegions Financial4.9898 of 5 stars$25.86-2.0%$27.89+7.9%+4.1%$23.55B$9.37B11.4719,644Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSTTState Street4.7939 of 5 stars$117.00+0.5%$122.83+5.0%+27.0%$33.02B$22.13B12.3453,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsUSBU.S. Bancorp4.992 of 5 stars$47.73-0.7%$53.26+11.6%-1.2%$74.81B$42.71B11.3470,263Trending NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fifth Third Bancorp Competitors Huntington Bancshares Competitors Ameriprise Financial Competitors Bank of America Competitors Bank of New York Mellon Competitors Citizens Financial Group Competitors The PNC Financial Services Group Competitors Regions Financial Competitors State Street Competitors U.S. Bancorp Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NTRS) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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