A particularly strong insider buying signal is what we call a "cluster-buy" where three or more different insiders make open market purchases within a short period of one another. At Northern Trust Corp (Symbol: NTRS), 3 different insiders purchased 26,750 shares at an average price of $64.91/share, for a total of $1.74M, with the most recent purchase on October 25, 2023.
Presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money. So when multiple insiders all decide to make purchases around the same time, it could be a strong indication that the stock is undervalued. Below is a table summarizing the insider buys that make up this "cluster":
| Purchased | Insider | Title | Shares | Price/Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23/2023 | Michael O'grady | Chairman and CEO | 20,000 | $65.10 | $1,302,000.00 |
| 10/24/2023 | Susan Cohen Levy | EVP and General Counsel | 5,000 | $64.41 | $322,050.00 |
| 10/25/2023 | Jason J. Tyler | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | 1,750 | $64.12 | $112,218.50 |
The chart below shows the one year performance of NTRS shares, versus its 200 day moving average. Note that NTRS's low point in its 52 week range is $62.435 per share, with $100.25 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $65.02, with shares currently trading up about 2.8% on the day.
The current annualized dividend paid by Northern Trust Corp is $3/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend has an upcoming ex-date of 12/07/2023. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for NTRS, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 4.8% annualized yield is likely to continue.
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