Ieq Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS – Free Report) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 125,067 shares of the asset manager’s stock, valued at approximately $21,742,000.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NTRS. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Northern Trust in the 2nd quarter valued at $2,523,781,000. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Northern Trust by 1.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,493,634 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,285,236,000 after buying an additional 97,584 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Northern Trust by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,747,840 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $511,917,000 after buying an additional 301,164 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Northern Trust by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,894,755 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $395,395,000 after buying an additional 161,826 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Northern Trust by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,455,996 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $342,744,000 after acquiring an additional 36,322 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.19% of the company’s stock.
Northern Trust Stock Performance
NTRS opened at $183.90 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $181.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $163.27. Northern Trust Corporation has a 1 year low of $121.12 and a 1 year high of $195.78. The company has a market capitalization of $33.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.65.
Northern Trust Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.88 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. This is an increase from Northern Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.80. Northern Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.47%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Northern Trust
In other Northern Trust news, Director Robert Edward Jr. Moritz acquired 255 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $179.57 per share, for a total transaction of $45,790.35. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 8,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,508,388. This trade represents a 3.13% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.66% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Northern Trust from $176.00 to $189.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Northern Trust in a report on Friday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Northern Trust from $179.50 to $185.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Evercore set a $179.00 target price on Northern Trust in a report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut Northern Trust from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $178.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $180.68.
Read Our Latest Research Report on NTRS
About Northern Trust
Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS) is a global financial services firm headquartered in Chicago that provides asset servicing, asset management and wealth management solutions to institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals. The company’s core businesses include custody and fund administration, investment operations outsourcing, trust and fiduciary services, private banking, and retirement and defined contribution plan services.
Northern Trust’s product and service offerings span custody and fund accounting, portfolio and performance analytics, securities lending, cash management and foreign exchange, as well as discretionary and non-discretionary investment management.
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