Analyzing Ratios: StepStone Group Inc (STEP)’s Financial Story Unveiled

Ulysses Smith

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The price of StepStone Group Inc (NASDAQ: STEP) closed at $62.41 in the last session, down -0.19% from day before closing price of $62.53. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.66 million shares were traded. STEP stock price reached its highest trading level at $63.46 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $61.96.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at STEP’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 20.13 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.15 and its Current Ratio is at 0.15.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on October 03, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $74.

On September 18, 2025, Goldman Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $83.

JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on April 11, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $40 to $49.

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 Nov 25 ’25 when Hart Scott W sold 10,000 shares for $61.70 per share. The transaction valued at 617,000 led to the insider holds 20,000 shares of the business.

Fernandez Jose A sold 70,404 shares of STEP for $4,410,772 on Nov 12 ’25. The Co-Chief Operating Officer now owns 70,402 shares after completing the transaction at $62.65 per share. On Nov 13 ’25, another insider, Fernandez Jose A, who serves as the Co-Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 70,402 shares for $62.30 each. As a result, the insider received 4,386,122 and left with 0 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, STEP now has a Market Capitalization of 7760522752 and an Enterprise Value of 6428090368. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.187 whereas that against EBITDA is -5.851.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for STEP is 1.34, which has changed by 0.03853178 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, STEP has reached a high of $68.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.34%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, STEP traded on average about 657.23K shares per day over the past 3-months and 605510 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 79.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 73.34M. Insiders hold about 7.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.74% stake in the company. Shares short for STEP as of 1763078400 were 2435857 with a Short Ratio of 3.71, compared to 1760486400 on 2489154. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2435857 and a Short% of Float of 3.56.

Earnings Estimates

StepStone Group Inc (STEP) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 5.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.52, with high estimates of $0.55 and low estimates of $0.44.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.16 and $1.97 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.05. EPS for the following year is $2.52, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $2.65 and $2.26.

Revenue Estimates

According to 2 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $352.71M. It ranges from a high estimate of $369.42M to a low estimate of $336M. As of. The current estimate, StepStone Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $243.91MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $298.31M. There is a high estimate of $299M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $297.62M.

A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for STEP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.19B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.15B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.17B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $969.72MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.43B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.49B and the low estimate is $1.33B.