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The price of Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE: SF) closed at $109.2 in the last session, up 1.72% from day before closing price of $107.35. In other words, the price has increased by $1.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.47 million shares were traded. SF stock price reached its highest trading level at $109.31 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $107.1675.
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 4.07 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.73. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.69 and its Current Ratio is at 1.69. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.26.
On December 10, 2024, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $120.
On September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $101.Wells Fargo initiated its Overweight rating on September 12, 2024, with a $101 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 Jun 06 ’25 when ZIMMERMAN MICHAEL J sold 10,000 shares for $96.69 per share. The transaction valued at 966,950 led to the insider holds 45,833 shares of the business.
ZIMMERMAN MICHAEL J bought 10,000 shares of SF for $966,950 on Jun 06 ’25. On May 13 ’25, another insider, PEACOCK DAVID A, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 12,922 shares for $99.83 each. As a result, the insider received 1,290,003 and left with 8,228 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 11217787904 and an Enterprise Value of 8483654656. As of this moment, Stifel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.686.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SF is 1.10, which has changed by 0.32508194 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 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 14.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.89%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SF traded on average about 845.88K shares per day over the past 3-months and 740100 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 103.08M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 99.30M. Insiders hold about 3.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.78% stake in the company. Shares short for SF as of 1749772800 were 2470580 with a Short Ratio of 2.92, compared to 1747267200 on 2687715. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2470580 and a Short% of Float of 2.4899999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for SF is 1.76, which was 1.72 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016022358The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.53. The current Payout Ratio is 26.86% for SF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1748822400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-12-17 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
