Analyzing the Fundamental Performance of Northern Trust Stock

By Scott Lee • Friday, May 29 16:03 • Permanent Link

We're taking a closer look at Northern Trust today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -1.7% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:

Northern Trust Corporation, a financial holding company, provides wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking solutions for corporations, institutions, families, and individuals.
Northern Trust has moved 57.7% over the last year compared to 27.9% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 29.8%
Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $9.55
Northern Trust has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.3 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $11.87 and its forward P/E ratio is 13.9
NTRS has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.32, which shows the company is fairly valued compared to its earnings.
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.54 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
Northern Trust is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 15.92 and an average P/B of 1.78
Northern Trust has on average reported free cash flows of $2.11 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 29.3%

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