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The price of Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE: SF) closed at $125.43 in the last session, down -1.69% from day before closing price of $127.58. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.24 million shares were traded. SF stock price reached its highest trading level at $128.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $124.67.
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 3.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.68 and its Current Ratio is at 1.68. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.26.
On October 08, 2025, TD Cowen Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $131.
On October 03, 2025, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $121.BMO Capital Markets initiated its Market Perform rating on October 03, 2025, with a $121 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 12815610880 and an Enterprise Value of 10022334464. As of this moment, Stifel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.75. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.893.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SF is 1.13, which has changed by 0.24748218 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15905356 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SF has reached a high of $133.08, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $73.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.96%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SF traded on average about 807.80K shares per day over the past 3-months and 828370 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 101.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 98.55M. Insiders hold about 3.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.15% stake in the company. Shares short for SF as of 1764288000 were 2331109 with a Short Ratio of 2.89, compared to 1761868800 on 2953311. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2331109 and a Short% of Float of 2.3699999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for SF is 1.84, which was 1.8 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014108794. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.56. The current Payout Ratio is 26.86% for SF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-01 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-12-17 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Stifel Financial Corp (SF) is currently being evaluated by a team of 6.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.16, with high estimates of $2.29 and low estimates of $1.94.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.78 and $6.59 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.28. EPS for the following year is $9.62, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $10.0 and $9.28.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.48B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.53B 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 $1.47B 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 $5.5B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.42B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.46B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.97BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.08B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.3B and the low estimate is $5.66B.
