Northern Trust (NTRS) Competitors $127.06 +2.25 (+1.80%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$125.27 -1.79 (-1.41%) As of 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, PRU, RF, and STTShould 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), Prudential Financial (PRU), Regions Financial (RF), and State Street (STT). 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 Prudential Financial Regions Financial State Street Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and media sentiment. Does the media prefer FITB or NTRS? In the previous week, Northern Trust had 5 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Northern Trust and 21 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Northern Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 1.03 indicating that Northern Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fifth Third Bancorp 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Northern Trust 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate FITB or NTRS? Fifth Third Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $47.53, suggesting a potential upside of 11.55%. Northern Trust has a consensus target price of $114.50, suggesting a potential downside of 9.89%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than Northern Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fifth Third Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84Northern Trust 3 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.92 Is FITB or NTRS more profitable? Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.65% compared to Northern Trust's net margin of 13.93%. Northern Trust's return on equity of 13.73% beat Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fifth Third Bancorp17.65% 13.64% 1.14% Northern Trust 13.93%13.73%1.03% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FITB or NTRS? 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Northern Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Northern Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is FITB or NTRS a better dividend stock? Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Northern Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northern Trust pays out 28.0% 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 increased 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. Which has more risk and volatility, FITB or NTRS? Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Trust has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, FITB or NTRS? Fifth Third Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Northern Trust. Northern Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fifth Third Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFifth Third Bancorp$13.28B2.14$2.31B$3.1513.53Northern Trust$16.06B1.54$2.03B$10.7211.85 SummaryFifth Third Bancorp beats Northern Trust on 12 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. Email Address 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$24.28B$34.20B$12.04B$9.34BDividend Yield2.40%3.51%5.56%4.06%P/E Ratio11.8512.5719.1819.86Price / Sales1.541.8526.1699.96Price / Cash10.8810.2121.5057.94Price / Book2.121.392.325.67Net Income$2.03B$2.60B$997.60M$257.80M7 Day Performance0.35%-1.33%0.13%1.07%1 Month Performance15.90%12.32%4.90%11.31%1 Year Performance47.47%18.51%541.38%17.01% Northern Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NTRSNorthern Trust4.1281 of 5 stars$127.06+1.8%$114.50-9.9%+37.5%$24.28B$16.06B11.8523,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOptions VolumeFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9356 of 5 stars$43.750.0%$47.53+8.6%+7.0%$29.20B$13.28B13.8918,616News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9131 of 5 stars$17.07-1.8%$18.48+8.2%+16.6%$24.94B$11.96B13.0319,932Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeAMPAmeriprise Financial4.1088 of 5 stars$539.34+0.6%$526.43-2.4%+22.3%$51.36B$17.26B18.3313,600Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeBACBank of America4.866 of 5 stars$47.04+0.7%$48.89+3.9%+4.2%$354.29B$192.43B14.00213,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBKBank of New York Mellon4.851 of 5 stars$95.35+1.7%$92.08-3.4%+46.8%$68.22B$39.91B15.5351,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastCFGCitizens Financial Group4.6704 of 5 stars$47.89+0.5%$49.32+3.0%+18.6%$20.93B$12.36B15.2017,287Trending NewsEarnings ReportPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9266 of 5 stars$197.48+0.2%$209.11+5.9%+9.6%$78.12B$34.44B13.9555,184Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPRUPrudential Financial4.9146 of 5 stars$105.54-0.4%$121.85+15.4%-19.2%$37.36B$60.62B16.7338,196Analyst ForecastRFRegions Financial4.8803 of 5 stars$24.71+0.1%$26.15+5.8%+10.6%$22.21B$7.12B11.8819,644Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseSTTState Street4.7357 of 5 stars$109.98+0.4%$109.92-0.1%+23.8%$31.37B$22.13B12.3453,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst Revision 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 Prudential Financial Competitors Regions Financial Competitors State Street 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 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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