Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) reported quarterly earnings of $2.97 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.71 by 9.59 percent. This is a 39.44 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.