Northern Trust Co. (NASDAQ:NTRS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Northern Trust in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $2.05 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.07. The consensus estimate for Northern Trust's current full-year earnings is $8.27 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Northern Trust's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.03 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.14 EPS.
Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The asset manager reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.30. Northern Trust had a return on equity of 13.74% and a net margin of 12.77%.
A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Northern Trust from $113.00 to $104.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Northern Trust from $116.00 to $98.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Citigroup cut their target price on Northern Trust from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on Northern Trust from $107.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on Northern Trust from $113.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $112.31.
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Northern Trust Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:NTRS traded up $0.35 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $88.29. 2,003,303 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,260,022. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.68. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $102.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $102.84. Northern Trust has a 52 week low of $79.32 and a 52 week high of $114.67. The company has a market cap of $17.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.10.
Northern Trust Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were given a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.40%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. Northern Trust's payout ratio is presently 30.67%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Northern Trust
In other news, insider Jason J. Tyler sold 2,237 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.67, for a total transaction of $252,042.79. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 58,449 shares in the company, valued at $6,585,448.83. The trade was a 3.69 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO Peter Cherecwich sold 26,132 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.36, for a total transaction of $2,936,191.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 26,586 shares in the company, valued at $2,987,202.96. This trade represents a 49.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 35,335 shares of company stock worth $3,970,211. 0.77% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Northern Trust
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NTRS. Vest Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Northern Trust during the 1st quarter worth about $11,352,000. Czech National Bank grew its holdings in Northern Trust by 4.7% during the first quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 45,011 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $4,440,000 after purchasing an additional 2,033 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Northern Trust by 5.8% in the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 373,515 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $36,847,000 after buying an additional 20,531 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Northern Trust by 11.4% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,773 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $175,000 after buying an additional 182 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Northern Trust by 10,340.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 445,602 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $43,959,000 after buying an additional 441,334 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.19% of the company's stock.
Northern Trust Company Profile
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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.
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