Lbp Am Sa boosted its stake in State Street Co. (NYSE:STT – Free Report) by 2.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 73,442 shares of the asset manager’s stock after buying an additional 1,458 shares during the quarter. Lbp Am Sa’s holdings in State Street were worth $7,208,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Albion Financial Group UT purchased a new stake in State Street in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd raised its position in State Street by 116.6% in the 4th quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 366 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in State Street during the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Coastline Trust Co bought a new position in State Street in the 3rd quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, Friedenthal Financial purchased a new stake in shares of State Street during the 4th quarter valued at $49,000. 87.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other State Street news, Director Gregory L. Summe sold 10,815 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director now owns 100,023 shares in the company, valued at $10,002,300. This trade represents a 9.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ann Fogarty sold 3,705 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.47, for a total value of $368,536.35. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 50,816 shares in the company, valued at $5,054,667.52. The trade was a 6.80 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.
State Street Stock Up 2.9 %
State Street (NYSE:STT – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 17th. The asset manager reported $2.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $3.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.27 billion. State Street had a return on equity of 12.60% and a net margin of 12.14%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.04 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that State Street Co. will post 9.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.
State Street Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a $0.76 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $3.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.50%. State Street’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.89%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on STT shares. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of State Street from $108.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $103.00 target price (down from $104.00) on shares of State Street in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of State Street from $108.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of State Street from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $105.00 to $120.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of State Street from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $95.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.20.
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State Street Profile
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.
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