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The price of Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE: SF) closed at $117.55 in the last session, down -1.27% from day before closing price of $119.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. SF stock price reached its highest trading level at $118.8865 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $117.235.
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 6.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.08. 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 October 03, 2025, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $121.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on July 31, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $135.
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 11983987712 and an Enterprise Value of 10693097472. As of this moment, Stifel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.014.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SF is 1.19, which has changed by 0.14315891 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18258524 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SF has reached a high of $120.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $73.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.59%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.74%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SF traded on average about 777.61K shares per day over the past 3-months and 816390 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 101.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 98.92M. Insiders hold about 3.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.78% stake in the company. Shares short for SF as of 1760486400 were 3074385 with a Short Ratio of 3.95, compared to 1757894400 on 3144165. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3074385 and a Short% of Float of 3.1199999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for SF is 1.80, which was 1.8 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015118428. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.55. 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
. The current assessment of Stifel Financial Corp (SF) involves the perspectives of 7.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.17, with high estimates of $2.3 and low estimates of $1.94.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.81 and $6.55 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.25. EPS for the following year is $9.58, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $9.8 and $9.28.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.47B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.5B to a low estimate of $1.45B. As of. The current estimate, Stifel Financial Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.36BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.45B. There is a high estimate of $1.48B 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 $5.47B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.42B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.44B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.97BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.04B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.19B and the low estimate is $5.66B.
