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After finishing at $101.44 in the prior trading day, Northern Trust Corp (NASDAQ: NTRS) closed at $100.55, down -0.88%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. NTRS stock price reached its highest trading level at $101.08 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $99.74.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NTRS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.47.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Morgan Stanley on December 09, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight and sets its target price to $127 from $103 previously.
On September 26, 2024, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $84 to $82.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Equal-Weight to Underweight on January 30, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $82 to $86.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 19 ’25 when South Thomas A sold 3,804 shares for $113.00 per share. The transaction valued at 429,852 led to the insider holds 81,794 shares of the business.
Thomas A. South bought 3,804 shares of NTRS for $455,240 on Feb 19 ’25. On Feb 04 ’25, another insider, Landers John, who serves as the Controller of the company, sold 900 shares for $111.44 each. As a result, the insider received 100,296 and left with 7,640 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NTRS now has a Market Capitalization of 19777884160 and an Enterprise Value of 27298580480. As of this moment, Northern’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.292.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NTRS is 1.11, which has changed by 0.13692904 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NTRS has reached a high of $114.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $79.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.30%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.25M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1282510 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 195.97M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 191.68M. Insiders hold about 1.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.43% stake in the company. Shares short for NTRS as of 1741910400 were 3368617 with a Short Ratio of 2.69, compared to 1739491200 on 2760749. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3368617 and a Short% of Float of 1.9800000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, NTRS’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.0, compared to 3.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029574132The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.16. The current Payout Ratio is 30.70% for NTRS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1741910400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-12-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
