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The closing price of StepStone Group Inc (NASDAQ: STEP) was $61.46 for the day, down -1.24% from the previous closing price of $62.23. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. STEP stock price reached its highest trading level at $62.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $60.45.
Ratios:
Our analysis of STEP’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 29.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.16 and its Current Ratio is at 0.16. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.48 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.40.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, JP Morgan on April 11, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $49 from $40 previously.
On March 20, 2024, Oppenheimer started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $48.
On September 07, 2022, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $42.BofA Securities initiated its Buy rating on September 07, 2022, with a $42 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 25 ’25 when Hart Scott W sold 10,000 shares for $61.28 per share. The transaction valued at 612,800 led to the insider holds 60,000 shares of the business.
HART FAMILY TRUST U/T/A DTD 10 bought 30,000 shares of STEP for $1,833,300 on Jul 25 ’25. On Jul 10 ’25, another insider, Hart Scott W, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $60.29 each. As a result, the insider received 602,900 and left with 70,000 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 7607644672 and an Enterprise Value of 6509288960. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 31.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.812 whereas that against EBITDA is -20.724.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STEP is 1.37, which has changed by 0.1440804 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, STEP has reached a high of $69.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.17%.
Shares Statistics:
STEP traded an average of 645.17K shares per day over the past three months and 715460 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 78.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 69.29M. Insiders hold about 11.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.89% stake in the company. Shares short for STEP as of 1753920000 were 1954318 with a Short Ratio of 3.03, compared to 1751241600 on 2465384. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1954318 and a Short% of Float of 2.8800000999999997.
