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Blackstone Group vs Northern Trust: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Blackstone Group (BX) and Northern Trust (NTRS) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Northern Trust as the less overvalued of the two: Blackstone Group trades at $138 versus a fair value of $52.88 (-62%), while Northern Trust trades at $187 versus $122 (-35%).
Blackstone Group
BX · USD · Financials
-62%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$138
Fair Value$52.88
Quality61/100
Northern Trust
NTRS · USD · Financials
-35%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$187
Fair Value$122
Quality79/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Blackstone GroupNorthern Trust
Valuation
31.6×P/E (TTM)19.2×
10.45×P/S (TTM)4.06×
17.36×P/B2.62×
22.2×EV/EBITDA
1.45×PEG1.41×
−61.6%Fair value upside−34.9%
3.6%Dividend yield1.7%
$4.97Dividend per share$3.15
Profitability
38%Operating margin32%
1.07×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.63×
30%Return on equity14%
13%Return on assets1%
Growth
6%Revenue growth (YoY)14%
22.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)22.6%
20.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)17.8%
+14.7%Value creation/yr+7.6%
Balance & size
14.1×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)0.4×
1.44×Debt / equity1.08×
$150BMarket cap$34B
mixedGrowth qualitymixed

Blackstone Group leads: 8 to 6 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Blackstone Groupof which business quality 51 · market factors 40 Northern Trustof which business quality 76 · market factors 75
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
59
28
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
41
48
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
54
100
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
18
100
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
87
84
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
35
60
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
49
74
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
30
93
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
63
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyBlackstone GroupPrice $138Northern TrustPrice $187
DCF Models-44%below the price$77.58+166%above the price$499
Earnings-Based+6%close to the price$146-24%below the price$142
Dividend Discount+4%close to the price$143-68%below the price$59.59
Multiples-75%below the price$34.62-41%below the price$110
Asset-Based-94%below the price$7.82-75%below the price$46.92
Growth DCF-61%below the price$53.11+247%above the price$650
Economic Profit-79%below the price$28.37-56%below the price$83.06
Minimum-94%below the price$7.82-75%below the price$46.92
Maximum+6%close to the price$146+247%above the price$650
Median-61%below the price$53.11-41%below the price$110
Geometric mean-65%below the price$48.79-24%below the price$142

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Blackstone Group: 11 of 13 models see the stock below the current price.

Northern Trust: 7 of 13 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Blackstone Group
Bear $23.34Fair Value $52.88Bull $77.73
$138 = current price (white tick)
Northern Trust
Bear $91.52Fair Value $122Bull $157
$187 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Blackstone Group · Financials

Quality score61 · above median
Fair value upside-62% · bottom 25%

Northern Trust · Financials

Quality score79 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-35% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Northern Trust as the less overvalued of the two: Blackstone Group trades at $138 versus a fair value of $52.88 (-62%), while Northern Trust trades at $187 versus $122 (-35%).

Northern Trust has the higher quality score (79/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.