Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/E(ttm)	20.60	NTRS's P/E(ttm) is ranked higher than 59% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 15.40 vs. NTRS: 20.60 )	NTRS' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range Min: 12.46   Max: 44.44 Current: 20.6 12.46 44.44
P/B	1.85	NTRS's P/B is ranked lower than 63% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 1.10 vs. NTRS: 1.85 )	NTRS' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 1.16   Max: 8.7 Current: 1.85 1.16 8.7
P/S	3.59	NTRS's P/S is ranked higher than 54% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 3.40 vs. NTRS: 3.59 )	NTRS' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 2.08   Max: 10.32 Current: 3.59 2.08 10.32
PFCF	27.80	NTRS's PFCF is ranked higher than 73% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 13.42 vs. NTRS: 27.80 )	NTRS' s 10-Year PFCF Range Min: 5.84   Max: 53.53 Current: 27.8 5.84 53.53
EV-to-EBIT	19.03	NTRS's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than 64% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 15.39 vs. NTRS: 19.03 )	NTRS' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 0.2   Max: 39.8 Current: 19.03 0.2 39.8
Shiller P/E	18.45	NTRS's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than 84% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 11.60 vs. NTRS: 18.45 )	NTRS' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 10.55   Max: 30.88 Current: 18.45 10.55 30.88

Dividend & Buy Back

		vs industry	vs history
Dividend Yield	2.06	NTRS's Dividend Yield is ranked higher than 63% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 3.50 vs. NTRS: 2.06 )	NTRS' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range Min: 0.61   Max: 3.27 Current: 2.06 0.61 3.27
Dividend Payout	0.5	NTRS's Dividend Payout is ranked higher than 89% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 0.74 vs. NTRS: 0.5 )	NTRS' s 10-Year Dividend Payout Range Min: 0.27   Max: 0.45 Current: 0.5 0.27 0.45
Dividend growth (3y)	1.3	NTRS's Dividend growth (3y) is ranked lower than 73% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: -8.25 vs. NTRS: 1.3 )	NTRS' s 10-Year Dividend growth (3y) Range Min: 0   Max: 9.9 Current: 1.3 0 9.9
Yield on cost (5-Year)	2.22	NTRS's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked higher than 64% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 3.31 vs. NTRS: 2.22 )	NTRS' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range Min: 0.64   Max: 3.45 Current: 2.22 0.64 3.45
Share Buyback Rate	-0.5	NTRS's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than 69% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: -0.80 vs. NTRS: -0.5 )	NTRS' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range Min: 0.7   Max: -2 Current: -0.5

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Current Asset Value	10.8	NTRS's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than 84% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 23.30 vs. NTRS: 10.8 )	NTRS' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 9.4   Max: 674.3 Current: 10.8 9.4 674.3
Price/Tangible Book	2	NTRS's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than 79% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 1.25 vs. NTRS: 2 )	NTRS' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range Min: 1.5   Max: 7.6 Current: 2 1.5 7.6
Price/DCF (Projected)	1	NTRS's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than 87% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. NTRS: 1 )	NTRS' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range Min: 0.8   Max: 1.4 Current: 1 0.8 1.4
Price/Median PS Value	0.8	NTRS's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than 62% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 0.90 vs. NTRS: 0.8 )	NTRS' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.6   Max: 2.1 Current: 0.8 0.6 2.1
Price/Graham Number	1.4	NTRS's Price/Graham Number is ranked higher than 83% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 0.90 vs. NTRS: 1.4 )	NTRS' s 10-Year Price/Graham Number Range Min: 1   Max: 3.6 Current: 1.4 1 3.6
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	5.30	NTRS's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than 72% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 6.90 vs. NTRS: 5.30 )	NTRS' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 2.5   Max: 649.1 Current: 5.3 2.5 649.1
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	-0.12	NTRS's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 83% of the 237 Companies in the Global Asset Management industry. ( Industry Median: 3.20 vs. NTRS: -0.12 )	NTRS' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: 0.7   Max: 16.5 Current: -0.12 0.7 16.5

Business Description

Northern Trust Corporation was organized in Delaware in 1971 is a financial holding company that is a provider of investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary, and banking solutions for corporations, institutions, and affluent individuals. The Company conducts business through various U.S. and non-U.S. subsidiaries, including The Northern Trust Company. The Northern Trust Company organizes its services globally around its two client-focused main business units: Corporate and Institutional Services (C&IS), and Personal Financial Services (PFS). Two other business units provide services to the two main business units: Northern Trust Global Investments (NTGI), which provides investment management, and Operations and Technology (O&T), which provides operating and systems support. Corporate and Institutional Services is a global provider of asset servicing, asset management, and related services to corporate and public retirement funds, foundations, endowments, fund managers, insurance companies, and government funds. C&IS also offers a full range of commercial banking services, placing special emphasis on developing and supporting institutional relationships in two target markets: large and mid-sized companies and financial institutions. Asset servicing relationships managed by C&IS often include investment management, securities lending, transition management, and commission recapture services provided through NTGI. C&IS also provides related foreign exchange services in the U.S., U.K., Guernsey, and Singapore. NTGI, through various subsidiaries of the Company, provides a range of investment management and related services and other products to U.S. and non-U.S. clients, including clients of C&IS and PFS. Clients include institutional and individual separately managed accounts, bank common and collective funds, registered investment companies, non-U.S. O&T supports all of Northern Trust's business activities, including the processing and product management activities of C&IS, PFS, and NTGI. These activities are conducted mainly in the operations and technology centers in Chicago, London, and Bangalore and fund administration centers in Ireland. The businesses in which Northern Trust operates are very competitive. Competition is provided by both unregulated and regulated financial services organizations, whose products and services span the local, national, and global markets in which Northern Trust conducts operations. The Corporation and its business activities throughout the world are subject to the supervision, examination, and regulation of the Federal Reserve Board.
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