Northern Trust Corp (NASDAQ: NTRS)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.83% in comparison to its previous close of $125.96, however, the company has experienced a -0.77% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-07-08 that Post-clearing the Fed’s 2025 stress test, can NTRS’s 7% dividend proposal and earnings growth attract investors? Let’s delve into it.
Is It Worth Investing in Northern Trust Corp (NASDAQ: NTRS) Right Now?
Northern Trust Corp (NASDAQ: NTRS) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.85x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for NTRS is 1.30. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for NTRS is 191.21M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.45% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of NTRS on July 10, 2025 was 1.98M shares.
NTRS’s Market Performance
NTRS stock saw an increase of -0.77% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 17.69% and a quarterly increase of 48.54%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.43%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.50% for Northern Trust Corp (NTRS).. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.33% for NTRS’s stock, with a 22.39% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NTRS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NTRS stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for NTRS by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for NTRS in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $95 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NTRS reach a price target of $127, previously predicting the price at $103. The rating they have provided for NTRS stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on December 09th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Sell” to NTRS, setting the target price at $82 in the report published on September 26th of the previous year.
NTRS Trading at 15.57% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NTRS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.51% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for NTRS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.54 for the gross margin
The net margin for Northern Trust Corp stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 17.54, with 1.36 for asset returns.
Based on Northern Trust Corp (NTRS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.56 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.23. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.25. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.4.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.38 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -11.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of -1.13. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.94.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Northern Trust Corp (NTRS) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
