Zacks Research Expects Increased Earnings for State Street

State Street Co. (NYSE:STT) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of State Street in a report released on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the asset manager will post earnings of $2.47 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.46. The consensus estimate for State Street’s current full-year earnings is $9.68 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for State Street’s Q4 2026 earnings at $2.76 EPS.

STT has been the subject of several other research reports. Wolfe Research raised State Street from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Barclays lifted their price objective on State Street from $108.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on State Street from $139.00 to $132.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $103.00 price objective (down previously from $104.00) on shares of State Street in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com raised State Street from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $100.73.

State Street Trading Up 2.0 %

NYSE STT opened at $99.45 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.07, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.43. State Street has a one year low of $70.20 and a one year high of $103.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 0.56 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The business’s fifty day moving average is $98.59 and its 200-day moving average is $93.51.

State Street (NYSE:STT) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 17th. The asset manager reported $2.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $3.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.27 billion. State Street had a return on equity of 12.60% and a net margin of 12.14%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.04 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of State Street in the fourth quarter worth approximately $272,000. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in State Street by 20.5% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 74,680 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $6,607,000 after buying an additional 12,707 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in State Street by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 74,268 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $7,289,000 after buying an additional 7,446 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in State Street in the fourth quarter worth approximately $395,000. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in State Street by 17.3% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 137,040 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $12,124,000 after buying an additional 20,183 shares in the last quarter. 87.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Ann Fogarty sold 3,705 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.47, for a total value of $368,536.35. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 50,816 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,054,667.52. This represents a 6.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Gregory L. Summe sold 10,815 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total transaction of $1,081,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 100,023 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,002,300. This trade represents a 9.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.31% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

State Street Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be given a $0.76 dividend. This represents a $3.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.06%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. State Street’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.89%.

About State Street

State Street Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides a range of financial products and services to institutional investors worldwide. The company offers investment servicing products and services, including custody, accounting, regulatory reporting, investor, and performance and analytics; middle office products, such as IBOR, transaction management, loans, cash, derivatives and collateral, record keeping, and client reporting and investment analytics; finance leasing; foreign exchange, and brokerage and other trading services; securities finance and enhanced custody products; deposit and short-term investment facilities; investment manager and alternative investment manager operations outsourcing; performance, risk, and compliance analytics; and financial data management to support institutional investors.