Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) reported quarterly earnings of $4.23 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.58 by 7.64 percent. This is a 98.59 percent increase over earnings of $2.13 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.698 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.417 billion by 11.63 percent. This is a 35.04 percent increase over sales of $1.998 billion the same period last year.