Northern Trust Co. (NASDAQ:NTRS - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Northern Trust in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 23rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now expects that the asset manager will post earnings of $1.87 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.75. The consensus estimate for Northern Trust's current full-year earnings is $7.56 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Northern Trust's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.07 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.05 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.15 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.15 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.95 EPS.
Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. StockNews.com raised Northern Trust from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Bank of America raised their target price on Northern Trust from $103.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Northern Trust from $86.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Northern Trust from $108.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Northern Trust from $110.00 to $116.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Northern Trust presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $112.58.
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Northern Trust Stock Up 0.5 %
NTRS stock traded up $0.56 during trading on Monday, reaching $111.48. The stock had a trading volume of 1,135,621 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,233,808. Northern Trust has a one year low of $76.67 and a one year high of $111.87. The company's 50 day moving average is $105.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $96.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The company has a market capitalization of $22.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.08.
Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The asset manager reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.30. Northern Trust had a net margin of 10.92% and a return on equity of 12.75%.
Northern Trust Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.69%. Northern Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.31%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Northern Trust news, COO Peter Cherecwich sold 16,153 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.18, for a total value of $1,698,972.54. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 4,397 shares in the company, valued at $462,476.46. This represents a 78.60 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Thomas A. South sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.80, for a total transaction of $529,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 49,756 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,264,184.80. This trade represents a 9.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 30,253 shares of company stock worth $3,238,073 in the last quarter. 0.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Institutional Trading of Northern Trust
Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Northern Trust by 9.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 18,187,663 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $1,637,435,000 after purchasing an additional 1,542,685 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA increased its holdings in shares of Northern Trust by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 7,085,117 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $637,873,000 after buying an additional 38,360 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Northern Trust by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,296,442 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $386,809,000 after buying an additional 388,692 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Northern Trust by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,577,091 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $141,986,000 after acquiring an additional 16,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its position in Northern Trust by 201.6% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 963,811 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $98,791,000 after acquiring an additional 644,261 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.19% of the company's stock.
About Northern Trust
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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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