Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS): Today's Featured Banking Winner

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Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) pushed the Banking industry higher today making it today's featured banking winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.3%. By the end of trading, Northern Trust Corporation rose 65 cents (1.3%) to $52.39 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1.4 million shares of Northern Trust Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.3 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $51.25-$52.40 after having opened the day at $51.38 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $51.74. Other companies within the Banking industry that increased today were: Jacksonville Bancorp Inc (FL (JAXB), up 21%, Porter Bancorp (PBIB), up 9.9%, Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), up 8.5%, and Patriot National Bancorp (PNBK), up 8.4%.

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Northern Trust Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides asset servicing, fund administration, asset management, and fiduciary and banking solutions for corporations, institutions, families, and individuals worldwide. Northern Trust Corporation has a market cap of $12.3 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 18.2, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 2.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there is one analyst that rates Northern Trust Corporation a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and 14 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Northern Trust Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, expanding profit margins, notable return on equity and increase in net income. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.

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