Benzinga | Oct 19, 2021 10:51AM EDT

Preview: Northern Trust's Earnings

Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, 2021-10-20. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Northern Trust will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $1.67

Northern Trust bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Historical Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by 4.07%, which was followed by a $2.44 drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Northern Trust's past performance and the resulting price change:



Quarter Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4 2020 Q3 2020EPS Estimate 1.72 1.48 1.49 1.38EPS Actual 1.79 1.70 1.49 1.47Revenue Estimate 1.58B 1.54B 1.50B 1.47BRevenue Actual 1.58B 1.58B 1.52B 1.49B

Stock Performance

Shares of Northern Trust were trading at $121 as of October 18. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 39.62%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.

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