Are Northern Trust Corp (NTRS) stocks a prudent buy?

Ulysses Smith

Northern Trust Corp [NTRS] stock is trading at $138.27, down -0.97%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The NTRS shares have gain 3.67% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.54%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Northern Trust Corp [NASDAQ: NTRS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 03, 2025, when BMO Capital Markets initiated its Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $142. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to a Underperform but $120 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 11, 2025. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on April 07, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $95. In a note dated December 09, 2024, Morgan Stanley upgraded an Equal-Weight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $103 to $127.

Northern Trust Corp [NTRS] stock has fluctuated between $81.62 and $140.75 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $131.8 within the next 12 months. Northern Trust Corp [NASDAQ: NTRS] shares were valued at $138.27 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.68% based on the average NTRS price forecast.

Analyzing the NTRS fundamentals

Northern Trust Corp [NASDAQ:NTRS] reported sales of 14.38B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -9.24%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.46% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.32.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 137.04 points at the first support level, and at 135.81 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 139.90, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 141.53.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Northern Trust Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.74. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.82, the price to book ratio is 2.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.12.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved South Thomas A, Executive Vice President, that happened on Dec 11 ’25 when 5000.0 shares were sold. Affiliate, Thomas A South completed a deal on Dec 11 ’25 to buy 5000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Controller Landers John sold 766.0 shares on Nov 17 ’25.

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