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The price of Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE: SF) closed at $111.92 in the last session, down -0.36% from day before closing price of $112.32. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. SF stock price reached its highest trading level at $112.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $110.775.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at SF’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.65. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.36 and its Current Ratio is at 1.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.27.
On April 24, 2025, Wolfe Research Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Peer Perform but kept the price unchanged to $108.
On December 10, 2024, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $120.JP Morgan initiated its Neutral rating on December 10, 2024, with a $120 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 07 ’25 when ZEMLYAK JAMES M bought 4 shares for $110.17 per share. The transaction valued at 441 led to the insider holds 7,032 shares of the business.
ZEMLYAK JAMES M bought 2 shares of SF for $232 on Aug 13 ’25. The Co-President now owns 7,037 shares after completing the transaction at $116.00 per share. On Aug 12 ’25, another insider, ZEMLYAK JAMES M, who serves as the Co-President of the company, bought 2 shares for $114.16 each. As a result, the insider paid 228 and bolstered with 7,035 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SF now has a Market Capitalization of 11435247616 and an Enterprise Value of 10144357376. As of this moment, Stifel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.992.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SF is 1.13, which has changed by 0.19496047 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15101504 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SF has reached a high of $120.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $73.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.95%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SF traded on average about 745.98K shares per day over the past 3-months and 845420 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 102.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 98.92M. Insiders hold about 3.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.45% stake in the company. Shares short for SF as of 1757894400 were 3144165 with a Short Ratio of 4.21, compared to 1755216000 on 2955006. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3144165 and a Short% of Float of 3.18.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for SF is 1.80, which was 1.76 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015669515. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.54. The current Payout Ratio is 26.86% for SF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-12-17 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 6.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Stifel Financial Corp (SF) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.43, with high estimates of $2.59 and low estimates of $2.29.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.84 and $6.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.24. EPS for the following year is $9.36, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $9.56 and $8.82.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.33B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.37B to a low estimate of $1.31B. As of the current estimate, Stifel Financial Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.22BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.44B. There is a high estimate of $1.46B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.43B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.37B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.28B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.31B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.97BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.96B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.08B and the low estimate is $5.91B.
