The most recent filing that State Street Co. (NYSE: STT) made with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that S.G. Americas Securities LLC sold off 70.1% of its stake in the company during the third quarter. Following the completion of transactions during the relevant period that resulted in the sale of 50,050 shares, the institutional investor became the owner of 21,358 shares of the asset manager’s stock. The investment that S.G. Americas Securities LLC had made in State Street had a total value of $1,299,00 when the most recent fiscal quarter closed.
Several other hedge funds bought and sold STT stock during the most recent trading activity. Raymond James Trust National Association increased the amount of State Street stock owned by 29.3 percent over the year’s first three months. During the most recent quarter, Raymond James Trust N.A. increased its holdings in the asset manager’s stock by purchasing an additional 1,021 shares. This brings the total number of shares it owns to 4,505 and the value of those shares to $392,000. Blair William & Co. IL increased the proportion of State Street stock owned by 14.3 percent over the year’s first three months. Blair William & Co. IL has increased their total holdings in the asset manager’s stock by 2,216 since the beginning of the most recent quarter. This brings their total holdings to 17,756 shares of the company’s stock, which has a market value of $1,547,000. During the first three months of 2018, Sei Investments Co. increased the amount of State Street stock owned by 3.8%, bringing its total ownership percentage to 100%. Sei Investments Co. now has a total of 280,353 shares of the asset manager’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,187 shares during the most recent quarter. The stock is currently valued at a total of $24,436,000 due to the total number of shares owned by the company. Prudential PLC made a brand new investment in the amount of 812,000 dollars in State Street during the first three months of the year. During the first three months of this year, Cetera Investment Advisers increased the percentage of State Street shares it owned by 16.5%. This was done so that they could compete with other investment firms. As a result of the company’s purchase of an additional 3,276 shares during the most recent quarter, Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 23,170 shares of the asset manager’s stock. These shares have a value of $2,019,000, making the company’s total holdings worth $2,019,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds hold 88.41% of the total number of shares issued by the company.
On the subject of STT, the perspectives of several experts in the field of equity research have been provided. The first research report that StockNews.com had ever published on a company was on State Street, and its publication on October 12 marked the beginning of the website’s coverage of State Street. They advised their clients to “hold” the stock moving forward. In a research note on January 3 by Barclays, the company increased its target price on State Street from $95.00 to $116.00 and classified the stock as “overweight.” In a research note distributed on December 1, Citigroup raised its price target for State Street from $80.00 to $85.00, previously set at $80.00. The company has not changed its rating for State Street; it is still “neutral.” Bank of America issued a research note on January 12, 2014, in which it discussed State Street for the first time. This publication took place on the same day. They decided to maintain a “neutral” rating for the company and set their price objective for the stock at $85.00. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company revealed in a research note released on December 12 that they were increasing their price objective on State Street from $84 to $86. The company currently has ten hold ratings, while there are only two buy ratings among research analysts. The company is currently rated “Hold” across the board, and market watchers forecast its share price will rise to an average of $87.61 over the next year.
The NYSE STT started the trading day on Tuesday with an opening price of $82.97. The lowest price that State Street Co. has been at over the past year is $58.62, while the highest price the company has been at over the past year is $103.87. The company has a market capitalization of $30.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.75, a price-to-earnings-to-growth ratio of 1.39, and a beta coefficient of 1.57. All of these metrics indicate that the stock is relatively expensive. The moving average of the stock price over the past fifty days is $78.36, and the moving average over the past two hundred days is $71.74, respectively. The debt-to-equity ratio comes in at 0.59, the quick ratio is 0.54, the current ratio is also 0.54, and the quick ratio comes in at 0.54.
The most recent financial results for State Street (NYSE: STT) were made public on October 18, a Tuesday. The earnings per share (EPS) that the asset management company reported for the quarter came in at $1.82, which is $0.03 higher than the average expectation of $1.79 developed by industry analysts. State Street achieved a net margin of 22.48% and an equity return of 11.72%. The actual revenue for the quarter came in at $2.96 billion, which is lower than the average prediction of $2.97 billion that was made for that metric. During the previous year, the company generated the same revenue: a profit of $2.00 for each share of common stock. The company’s quarterly revenue was down by 1.0% compared to the same period the previous year. The projections of market analysts suggest that during the current fiscal year, State Street Company will generate revenues of $7.29 per share.
The company just recently declared and distributed a quarterly dividend, which was paid out on January 13 of this year. In addition, the company just recently announced and distributed a dividend. On Wednesday, January 4, 2018, a dividend payment to shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 3, was made for $0.63. This amounts to a dividend payment of 2.52 dollars per year and a dividend yield of 3.04 percent when calculated annually. The day on which the dividend was no longer payable was last Friday, December 30. State Street’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently at 35.69 percent.
State Street Corporation, a holding company for the financial sector, is responsible for providing services. State Street Bank is responsible for most of the company’s transactions. The company’s activities can be divided into the following business segments: investment management and related services. The Investment Servicing Network offers a variety of services, including record-keeping, foreign exchange, brokerage, and other trading services; securities finance; deposit and short-term investment facilities; loans and lease financing; outsourcing of operations for traditional and alternative investment managers; and performance, risk, and compliance analytics.