Q3 EPS Estimates for Northern Trust Lifted by Analyst

Northern Trust Co. (NASDAQ:NTRS - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Northern Trust in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 23rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings of $1.97 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.85. The consensus estimate for Northern Trust's current full-year earnings is $7.28 per share.

NTRS has been the topic of several other reports. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Northern Trust from $86.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Thursday. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Northern Trust from $86.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Northern Trust from $103.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Northern Trust from $97.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Northern Trust from $100.00 to $107.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $99.33.

Northern Trust Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NTRS traded up $1.69 on Monday, hitting $101.88. The company had a trading volume of 1,079,657 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,267,786. Northern Trust has a 1-year low of $64.13 and a 1-year high of $104.25. The stock has a market cap of $20.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $91.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $86.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NTRS. Olistico Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Northern Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Northern Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Ridgewood Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Northern Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in Northern Trust by 343.9% during the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 435 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares during the period. Finally, Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new stake in Northern Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.19% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Northern Trust news, EVP Teresa Parker sold 5,883 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.06, for a total transaction of $494,524.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 83,765 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,041,285.90. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, Director Charles A. Tribbett sold 1,855 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.12, for a total value of $163,462.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 1,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $88,120. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Teresa Parker sold 5,883 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.06, for a total value of $494,524.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 83,765 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,041,285.90. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 13,738 shares of company stock valued at $1,191,388. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Northern Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 6th. Northern Trust's payout ratio is 37.31%.

Northern Trust Company Profile

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.