Northern Trust Co. (NASDAQ:NTRSO) Short Interest Down 22.1% in December

Northern Trust Co. (NASDAQ:NTRSO) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 17,600 shares, a drop of 22.1% from the December 15th total of 22,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 39,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Northern Trust Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NTRSO stock traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $20.49. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 69,537 shares, compared to its average volume of 52,467. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $20.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.62. Northern Trust has a fifty-two week low of $19.55 and a fifty-two week high of $24.29.

Northern Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Stockholders of record on Sunday, December 15th were paid a $0.2938 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

Northern Trust Company Profile

Northern Trust Corporation, a financial holding company, provides wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking solutions for corporations, institutions, families, and individuals worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset Servicing and Wealth Management. The Asset Servicing segment offers asset servicing and related services, including custody, fund administration, investment operations outsourcing, investment management, investment risk and analytical services, employee benefit services, securities lending, foreign exchange, treasury management, brokerage services, transition management services, banking, and cash management services.