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

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of State Street (NYSE: STT) in the last few weeks:

• 7/7/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $160.00 to $190.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – State Street was given a new $186.00 price target by Evercore Inc. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $158.50 to $176.50. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $168.00 to $194.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $166.00 to $183.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/26/2026 – State Street was given a new $176.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 6/26/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $150.00 to $176.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 6/24/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $171.00 to $196.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/23/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $172.00 to $193.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/22/2026 – State Street was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 5/28/2026 – State Street was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b+)”.
• 5/26/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $162.00 to $171.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/11/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $137.50 to $158.50. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – State Street had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $150.00 to $172.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – State Street was upgraded by Citigroup Inc. to “strong-buy”.

State Street Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.84 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. State Street’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.08%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP W. Bradford Hu sold 9,212 shares of State Street stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.35, for a total value of $1,431,084.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 59,552 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,251,403.20. The trade was a 13.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Hanley Ronald P. O sold 14,553 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.35, for a total value of $2,260,808.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 255,512 shares in the company, valued at $39,693,789.20. The trade was a 5.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 37,876 shares of company stock valued at $5,866,583. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

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.