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The price of Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE: SF) closed at $86.34 in the last session, up 12.88% from day before closing price of $76.49. In other words, the price has increased by $12.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.31 million shares were traded. SF stock price reached its highest trading level at $87.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $74.7.
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 3.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.25.
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 this company, JP Morgan on December 10, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $120.
On September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $101.
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 22 ’24 when WEISEL THOMAS W sold 13,000 shares for $115.01 per share. The transaction valued at 1,495,130 led to the insider holds 13,178 shares of the business.
WEISEL THOMAS W bought 13,000 shares of SF for $1,495,400 on Nov 22 ’24. On Nov 18 ’24, another insider, Nesi Victor, who serves as the Co-President of the company, sold 10,500 shares for $113.82 each. As a result, the insider received 1,195,110 and left with 44,232 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 8958205952 and an Enterprise Value of 6373339648. As of this moment, Stifel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.85. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.289.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SF is 1.13, which has changed by 0.14829099 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.049593568 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 -14.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.25%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SF traded on average about 850.85K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1228750 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 102.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 100.32M. Insiders hold about 3.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.08% stake in the company. Shares short for SF as of 1741910400 were 1911475 with a Short Ratio of 2.25, compared to 1739491200 on 1253783. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1911475 and a Short% of Float of 1.91.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for SF is 1.72, which was 1.68 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.021963656The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.51. The current Payout Ratio is 26.86% for SF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1740960000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-12-17 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
