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Is NTRS a good stock to buy?

Northern Trust Corporation · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026

Northern Trust
NTRS · $32.28B
$178.24+0.3%
Nov 13, 2026 · close
$170$180$190SepOctNov9:3016:003 months -6.0%Nov 13 · close
▲ 3
  • MAs4 of 4
  • MACD1.08
  • Sector▲ -1.8%
Neutral
  • Earnings in69d
  • P/E14.0x
  • RSI60
  • Support-1.2%
  • Resistance+2.0%
  • Off 52w high-9.0%
  • Volume0.7x
  • Bollingerupper half
  • News0.00
  • P/E vs own-4.4%
  • P/E vs sector-3.8%
  • ConsensusHold · 17
  • Trendsideways
  • 52w range$122–$196
  • ATR+2.4%
  • Off ATH-9.0%
  • MA20×50↑ in ~3d
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  • PT$174.00 -2.4%
  • Insiders-$3.81M

Updates with the 15-min delayed price. Not a forecast or investment advice.

Is Northern Trust a good stock to buy?

Northern Trust is strong on 1 of the 3 questions about the business; weak on economics. The price is about usual: 14.0 times its earnings, near its 3-year median of 14.8 (Nov 13, 2026). pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.

  1. Demand steady
  2. Economics profits falling
  3. Execution delivers
  4. Price about usual
DemandDo people want more of what it sells?steady

NTRS competitors

pretickt analysis+7%its sales in 12 months, on a year before

Northern Trust's sales grew 7% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than Principal Financial (-23%), slower than Ares Management (+17%), Raymond James (+9%) and T. Rowe Price (+7%).

EconomicsDoes it make good money?profits falling

NTRS profit per share

-11%in its last fiscal year

Northern Trust's earnings per share fell 11% in fiscal 2025, to $8.74.

ExecutionDoes it deliver what it promises?delivers

NTRS earnings vs estimates

7 of 7quarters above the analysts' estimate

Northern Trust beat the analysts' profit estimate in all 7 quarters, the latest on Oct 21, 2026; 1 quarter the sources disagree on is left out.

NTRS insider selling

-$13.9Msold, net, by its executives in 12 months

Northern Trust's executives and directors sold a net $13.9M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 ($14.21M sold, $309K bought).

NTRS number of employees

+2%more people in a year

Northern Trust had 23,800 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 2% more than a year before.

NTRS CEO pay

$10.06Mfor fiscal 2025, 61% of it in stock and options

Northern Trust paid its CEO $10.06M for fiscal 2025, 61% of it in stock and options.

Price valuationIs the price reasonable?about usual

NTRS price vs profit P/E ratio

14.0×a year's earnings

Northern Trust's P/E ratio is 14.0 (Nov 13, 2026), near its 3-year median of 14.8.

NTRS price vs assets price to book

2.4×times what its assets are worth on paper

Northern Trust trades at 2.4 times its book value (Nov 13, 2026); its competitors' median is 2.0.

NTRS price vs competitors

pretickt analysis14.0×a year's earnings, against its competitors

Investors pay 14.0 times Northern Trust's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Principal Financial (12.6) and T. Rowe Price (11.0), less than for Ares Management (88.6) and Raymond James (14.1).

NTRS analysts' target price target

-2%to their average target

Analysts' average price target for Northern Trust is $174, 2% below the Nov 13, 2026 close of $178.24.

What is Northern Trust's P/E ratio?

Northern Trust's P/E ratio is 14.0 (Nov 13, 2026), near its 3-year median of 14.8. Investors pay 14.0 times Northern Trust's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Principal Financial (12.6) and T. Rowe Price (11.0), less than for Ares Management (88.6) and Raymond James (14.1).

Who are Northern Trust's biggest competitors?

pretickt compares Northern Trust with Raymond James, Principal Financial, Ares Management and T. Rowe Price. Northern Trust's sales grew 7% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than Principal Financial (-23%), slower than Ares Management (+17%), Raymond James (+9%) and T. Rowe Price (+7%).

Are insiders selling Northern Trust stock?

Northern Trust's executives and directors sold a net $13.9M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 ($14.21M sold, $309K bought).

How many employees does Northern Trust have?

Northern Trust had 23,800 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 2% more than a year before.

From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.