State Street Corporation $STT Shares Sold by Meeder Asset Management Inc.

Meeder Asset Management Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of State Street Corporation (NYSE:STTFree Report) by 63.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 69,868 shares of the asset manager’s stock after selling 121,927 shares during the period. Meeder Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in State Street were worth $8,842,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its position in shares of State Street by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 5,351 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $675,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital grew its position in State Street by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 6,498 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $861,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Arjuna Capital increased its stake in State Street by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Arjuna Capital now owns 25,139 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $3,243,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. LVW Advisors LLC increased its stake in State Street by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. LVW Advisors LLC now owns 5,605 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $723,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its holdings in shares of State Street by 0.3% in the first quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 32,024 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $4,053,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.44% of the company’s stock.

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State Street Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE STT opened at $182.27 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. State Street Corporation has a 12 month low of $104.64 and a 12 month high of $192.51. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $165.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $144.18. The stock has a market cap of $50.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.07, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.42.

State Street (NYSE:STTGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 16th. The asset manager reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.34 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $4.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.88 billion. State Street had a net margin of 15.02% and a return on equity of 15.26%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.04 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that State Street Corporation will post 13.35 earnings per share for the current year.

State Street Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st will be given a dividend of $0.92 per share. This is a boost from State Street’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.84. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 1st. State Street’s payout ratio is presently 29.63%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on STT shares. Argus lifted their price objective on shares of State Street from $140.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on State Street from $195.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Truist Financial restated a “hold” rating and issued a $191.00 target price (up from $176.00) on shares of State Street in a research note on Friday. Citigroup lifted their price target on State Street from $193.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded State Street from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $183.84.

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Insider Buying and Selling at State Street

In other State Street news, COO Mostapha Tahiri sold 9,611 shares of State Street stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.93, for a total transaction of $1,469,810.23. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 64,642 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,885,701.06. This trade represents a 12.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Michael L. Richards sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.14, for a total value of $243,210.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 41,827 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,781,829.78. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 37,876 shares of company stock valued at $5,866,583 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

State Street Profile

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State Street Corporation is a global financial services company that provides a range of investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading services to institutional investors. Its principal activities include custody and fund administration, securities lending, performance and risk analytics, trading and execution services, and foreign exchange. The company also offers investment management through State Street Global Advisors, a major provider of exchange-traded funds and institutional investment strategies.

State Street serves a broad client base of asset managers, insurance companies, pension funds, endowments, and other institutions across North America, Europe, Asia and other global markets.

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