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After finishing at $112.16 in the prior trading day, Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE: SF) closed at $113.21, up 0.94%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded. SF stock price reached its highest trading level at $113.34 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $110.795.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SF by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.96 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.27.
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:
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 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 11566778368 and an Enterprise Value of 10470098944. As of this moment, Stifel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.88. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.38. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.211.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SF is 1.07, which has changed by 0.4796834 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, SF has reached a high of $120.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $72.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.15%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 643.59K shares per day over the past 3-months and 733760 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 102.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 99.03M. Insiders hold about 3.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.46% stake in the company. Shares short for SF as of 1736899200 were 1214343 with a Short Ratio of 1.89, compared to 1734048000 on 959012. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1214343 and a Short% of Float of 1.23000005.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.49. The current Payout Ratio is 26.88% for SF, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1733097600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-12-17 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
