Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for State Street (STT)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of State Street (NYSE: STT) in the last few weeks:

• 4/21/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by Argus from $140.00 to $168.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – State Street was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 4/20/2026 – State Street had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 4/20/2026 – State Street had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Seaport Research Partners. They now have a $170.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $155.00 to $166.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – State Street was given a new $158.00 price target by Evercore Inc. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $135.00 to $155.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $152.00 to $168.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – State Street was given a new $165.00 price target by Barclays PLC.
• 4/20/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $157.00 to $175.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $136.00 to $150.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 4/9/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $147.00 to $157.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/6/2026 – State Street was upgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “underperform” to “neutral”. They now have a $143.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/23/2026 – State Street is now covered by Citigroup Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock.

State Street Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.84 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. State Street’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.08%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP John Plansky sold 16,100 shares of State Street stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.32, for a total value of $2,001,552.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 56,162 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,982,059.84. This trade represents a 22.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.29% of the company’s stock.

State Street Corporation is a global financial services company that provides a range of investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading services to institutional investors. Its principal activities include custody and fund administration, securities lending, performance and risk analytics, trading and execution services, and foreign exchange. The company also offers investment management through State Street Global Advisors, a major provider of exchange-traded funds and institutional investment strategies.

State Street serves a broad client base of asset managers, insurance companies, pension funds, endowments, and other institutions across North America, Europe, Asia and other global markets.