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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
$293.44
+0.2%
$260.34
$202.91
$351.80
$5.21B1.48128,574 shs91,181 shs
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
$24.98
$24.97
$12.46
$25.90
$1.55B1.44750,422 shs5.53 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
0.00%+3.92%+14.22%+29,343,999,900.00%+29,343,999,900.00%
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
2.00
Hold$286.00-2.54% Downside
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
0.00
N/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest PIPR and WDR Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/5/2025
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform
(Data available from 7/6/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
$1.49B3.50$15.29 per share19.19$79.63 per share3.69
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
$1.07B1.45$3.27 per share7.64$11.50 per share2.17
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
$181.11M$11.4425.65N/A13.20%18.32%12.54%8/1/2025 (Estimated)
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
$114.99M$1.8817.9719.52N/A9.17%14.57%9.54%N/A

Latest PIPR and WDR Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/1/2025Q2 2025
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
$1.99N/AN/AN/A$349.40 millionN/A
5/2/2025Q1 2025
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
$2.85$4.09+$1.24$3.65$366.99 million$357.27 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
$2.600.89%N/A22.73%1 Years
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
$1.004.00%N/A53.19%N/A

Latest PIPR and WDR Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/5/2025
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
quarterly$0.651%5/30/20255/30/20256/13/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
N/A
1.43
0.36
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
N/A
2.75
0.95

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
72.79%
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
N/A

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
2.70%
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
2.74%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Piper Sandler Companies stock logo
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
1,80517.77 million17.29 millionOptionable
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
1,11662.18 millionN/AOptionable

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Piper Sandler Companies stock logo

Piper Sandler Companies NYSE:PIPR

$293.44 +0.47 (+0.16%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$293.00 -0.44 (-0.15%)
As of 07/3/2025 04:20 PM Eastern
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Piper Sandler Companies operates as an investment bank and institutional securities firm that serves corporations, private equity groups, public entities, non-profit entities, and institutional investors in the United States and internationally. It offers investment banking services and institutional sales, trading, and research services for various equity and fixed income products; advisory services, such as mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt private placements, and debt and restructuring advisory; raises capital through equity and debt financings; underwrites municipal issuances; and municipal financial advisory and loan placement services, as well as various over-the-counter derivative products. It also provides public finance investment banking services that focus on state and local governments, and cultural and social service non-profit entities, as well as the education, healthcare, hospitality, senior living, housing, and transportation sectors. In addition, the company offers equity and fixed income advisory and trade execution services for institutional investors, corporations, and government and non-profit entities. Further, it is involved in the alternative asset management funds merchant banking and healthcare to invest firm capital and to manage capital from outside investors. The company was formerly known as Piper Jaffray Companies and changed its name to Piper Sandler Companies in January 2020. Piper Sandler Companies was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Waddell & Reed Financial stock logo

Waddell & Reed Financial NYSE:WDR

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides investment management and advisory, investment product underwriting and distribution, and shareholder services administration to mutual funds, and institutional and separately managed accounts in the United States. The company acts as an investment adviser for institutional and other private investors, and provides sub advisory services to other investment companies; and underwrites and distributes registered open-end mutual fund portfolios. It also offers fee-based asset allocation investment advisory products to advisors channel customers; distributes business partners' variable annuity products, and retirement and life insurance products to advisors channel customers; and sells life insurance and disability products underwritten by various carriers. The company distributes investment products through its wholesale channel comprising other broker/dealers, various retirement platforms, and registered investment advisors, as well as through independent financial advisors; and markets investment advisory services to institutional investors directly or through consultants. Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is based in Overland Park, Kansas.