Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for State Street (STT)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for State Street (NYSE: STT):

• 1/21/2026 – State Street had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 1/20/2026 – State Street was given a new $136.00 price target on by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation.
• 1/20/2026 – State Street had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $168.00 to $164.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/17/2026 – State Street was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/7/2026 – State Street had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at TD Cowen.
• 1/7/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $135.00 to $155.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/7/2026 – State Street had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation. They now have a $138.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $131.00.
• 1/6/2026 – State Street was given a new $144.00 price target on by analysts at Loop Capital.
• 1/6/2026 – State Street had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 1/3/2026 – State Street was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 12/30/2025 – State Street had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $136.00 to $150.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/16/2025 – State Street had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $168.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/1/2025 – State Street was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

State Street Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 12th. Investors of record on Friday, January 2nd were given a dividend of $0.84 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. State Street’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.71%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Michael L. Richards sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.24, for a total transaction of $175,860.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 38,626 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,528,512.24. The trade was a 3.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.29% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.