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Raymond James Financial, Inc (NYSE: RJF) closed the day trading at $165.64 up 0.58% from the previous closing price of $164.68. In other words, the price has increased by $0.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded. RJF stock price reached its highest trading level at $165.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $163.58.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of RJF, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.30.
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 January 07, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $166 from $151 previously.
On January 06, 2025, Goldman Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $161 to $185.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on December 12, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $152 to $169.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 31 ’25 when Santelli Jonathan N sold 4,160 shares for $168.25 per share. The transaction valued at 699,932 led to the insider holds 22,879 shares of the business.
Santelli Jonathan N bought 4,160 shares of RJF for $699,887 on Jan 31 ’25. On Dec 13 ’24, another insider, Elwyn Tashtego S, who serves as the President, PCG of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $159.47 each. As a result, the insider received 1,594,650 and left with 32,688 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, RJF now has a Market Capitalization of 33889943552 and an Enterprise Value of 25331666944. As of this moment, Raymond’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.93. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.983.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RJF is 1.04, which has changed by 0.46904552 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.208081 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, RJF has reached a high of $174.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $104.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.99%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, RJF traded about 1.21M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, RJF traded about 1601890 shares per day. A total of 204.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 184.26M. Insiders hold about 10.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.86% stake in the company. Shares short for RJF as of 1736899200 were 5022146 with a Short Ratio of 4.15, compared to 1734048000 on 5871438. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5022146 and a Short% of Float of 2.77.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.44. The current Payout Ratio is 18.56% for RJF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1735776000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-09-22 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
