Wealth Effects LLC Acquires Shares of 4,754 State Street Corporation $STT

Wealth Effects LLC acquired a new stake in State Street Corporation (NYSE:STTFree Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,754 shares of the asset manager’s stock, valued at approximately $806,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of State Street during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $296,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in State Street by 2.9% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 32,223 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,885,000 after buying an additional 918 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in State Street by 105.2% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 10,193 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $913,000 after buying an additional 5,226 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in State Street by 220.1% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 23,263 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,065,000 after buying an additional 15,996 shares during the period. Finally, Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in State Street by 38.4% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 24,372 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,182,000 after buying an additional 6,767 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on STT shares. Evercore set a $200.00 target price on shares of State Street in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Zacks Research raised shares of State Street from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of State Street from $168.00 to $194.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. UBS Group set a $176.00 price objective on shares of State Street in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of State Street from $183.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, State Street currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $185.38.

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Insider Buying and Selling at State Street

In other news, EVP W. Bradford Hu sold 9,758 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.52, for a total transaction of $1,800,546.16. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 49,794 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,187,988.88. This trade represents a 16.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Hanley Ronald P. O sold 14,553 shares of State Street stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.17, for a total transaction of $2,680,226.01. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 240,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $44,377,419.03. This represents a 5.70% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 49,576 shares of company stock valued at $8,415,875 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

State Street Stock Performance

STT stock opened at $191.92 on Monday. State Street Corporation has a twelve month low of $104.64 and a twelve month high of $192.51. The firm has a market cap of $52.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.92, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.41. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $177.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $151.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04.

State Street (NYSE:STTGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The asset manager reported $3.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.34 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $4.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.88 billion. State Street had a net margin of 15.02% and a return on equity of 15.26%. The business’s revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.04 earnings per share. Analysts predict that State Street Corporation will post 13.75 earnings per share for the current year.

State Street Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 1st. This is a positive change from State Street’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.84. State Street’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.63%.

State Street Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for State Street (NYSE:STT)

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