Where it trades today
trading 76% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
What to weigh before acting
What Matters Now
- Credit quality, deposit stability, and how management navigates the rate cycle usually drive the next rerating.
- NTRS trades at 15.3x earnings, well above the financial services average of 12.5x, so the market is already pricing in above-consensus execution.
- NTRS carries a beta of 1.26, which means the stock should be judged on how it affects total portfolio swings, not just on standalone upside.
- NTRS remains in a bearish short-term trend and sits 9.1% below its high, which raises the bar for any thesis that depends on fast multiple expansion.
Portfolio Use Case
- NTRS is more useful for investors comparing conviction names inside financial services than for someone looking for a passive “set and forget” holding.
- This name works better as a satellite or higher-conviction growth position because it can amplify market swings in both directions.
- The stock becomes more useful when paired with an explicit catalyst watchlist, because sector sentiment can shift quickly around policy, rates, or pipeline news.
What Would Change the View
- A reset in earnings expectations or a faster peer catch-up could compress the premium valuation currently embedded in NTRS.
- A recovery in price alone would not be enough to improve the view; the thesis needs confirmation from improving business or valuation signals.
- The view would need revisiting if peers such as JPM, BAC, WFC start winning the marginal flow or posting cleaner operating momentum.
Methodology
- Price, market cap, beta, yield, and liquidity fields for NTRS come from Yahoo Finance quote and summary data.
- 30-day volatility is calculated from recent daily returns and annualized using a 252-trading-day convention.
- Sector context uses stored benchmark averages for Financial Services so each page compares the ticker against a stable peer baseline rather than against the whole market.
- Peer comparisons use the Portfolio Terminal coverage set and highlight nearby listed alternatives such as JPM, BAC, WFC.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote dataopen →
Live quote, valuation, beta, yield, and volume fields used for NTRS. Last refresh: Sep 18, 2026, 10:56 PM.
- Portfolio Terminal methodologyopen →
Explains how analytics, refresh cadence, and portfolio interpretation work across the product.
- Peer set and coverage context
Comparative context for this page is anchored around nearby tracked names such as JPM, BAC, WFC.
What Northern Trust does
Northern Trust Corporation, a financial holding company, provides wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking solutions for corporations, institutions, families, and individuals. It operates in two segments, Asset Servicing and Wealth Management. The Asset Servicing segment offers asset servicing and related services, including custody, fund administration, investment operations outsourcing, investment management, investment risk and analytics services, employee benefit services, securities lending, foreign exchange, treasury management, brokerage, transition management, banking, and cash management services. It serves corporate and public retirement funds,…
What analysts expect
NTRS carries a hold consensus from 13 analysts, with an average price target of $184.27 versus $177.89 today (+3.6%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.
Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.
How the business is doing
NTRS generated $9.09B in trailing revenue (36.4% year over year), with a 24.7% net margin, against $6.34B of net debt.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8.09B | — | — | $1.74B | $8.78 | $4.76B |
| 2024 | $8.29B | — | — | $2.03B | $9.80 | -$1.23B |
| 2023 | $6.77B | — | — | $1.11B | $5.09 | $1.95B |
| 2022 | $6.76B | — | — | $1.34B | $6.16 | $1.67B |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
How it sits in financial services
Sector covering banks, insurance, asset management, and fintech companies.
The companies it competes with
NTRS beside the financial services names it is usually measured against.
What the chart is saying
Northern Trust trades at $177.89, 9.1% below its 52-week high. With a beta of 1.26, it shows more sensitivity to what the wider market does.
Questions people ask about it
Is NTRS a good buy right now?
Northern Trust trades at 15.3x earnings. This is near market average. Current risk level is Medium based on 22.0% volatility.
Does NTRS pay dividends?
Yes, Northern Trust offers a dividend yield of 1.85%. That is roughly $3.29 per share a year.
How volatile is NTRS?
With 30-day annualized volatility of 22.0% and beta of 1.26, NTRS is classified as Medium risk. Expect larger swings than the broader market during volatile periods.
What is the analyst price target for NTRS?
The average analyst price target for Northern Trust (NTRS) is $184.27 based on 13 analyst estimates, about 3.6% above the current price of $177.89. The published range runs from $158.00 to $208.00.
How much revenue does NTRS generate?
Northern Trust reported $9.09B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 36.4% year over year. Net margin sits at 24.7%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.