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S&P 500   5,011.12
DOW   37,775.38
QQQ   423.41
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How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 4/18/2024
3 Steel Stocks Could Soar on New China Tariffs
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CSX Co.: The Railroad Powering Ahead with an Earnings Beat
'There is no time to waste': EU leaders want to boost competitiveness to close gap with US and China
S&P 500   5,011.12
DOW   37,775.38
QQQ   423.41
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish as yields tick higher
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 4/18/2024
3 Steel Stocks Could Soar on New China Tariffs
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CSX Co.: The Railroad Powering Ahead with an Earnings Beat
'There is no time to waste': EU leaders want to boost competitiveness to close gap with US and China

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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Essential Energy Services Ltd. stock logo
ESN
Essential Energy Services
C$0.40
C$0.30
C$0.43
C$50.20M1.47127,955 shs87,000 shs
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
$90.02
-1.2%
$92.84
$54.59
$101.04
$3.58B1.73355,541 shs269,466 shs
Smithfield Foods, Inc stock logo
SFD
Smithfield Foods
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
N/AN/AN/AN/A
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
$35.82
+1.3%
$34.86
$19.83
$38.25
$3.95B1.25355,802 shs474,575 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Essential Energy Services Ltd. stock logo
ESN
Essential Energy Services
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%+21.21%
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
-1.70%-5.98%-3.17%+11.82%+59.20%
Smithfield Foods, Inc stock logo
SFD
Smithfield Foods
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
+0.14%+1.11%+5.55%+10.57%+60.19%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Essential Energy Services Ltd. stock logo
ESN
Essential Energy Services
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
2.6001 of 5 stars
2.35.00.00.01.82.51.9
Smithfield Foods, Inc stock logo
SFD
Smithfield Foods
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
3.9095 of 5 stars
2.15.01.70.03.12.53.1

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Essential Energy Services Ltd. stock logo
ESN
Essential Energy Services
N/AN/AN/AN/A
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
2.50
Moderate Buy$89.63-0.44% Downside
Smithfield Foods, Inc stock logo
SFD
Smithfield Foods
N/AN/AN/AN/A
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
2.29
Hold$35.21-1.69% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest STEP, SFD, GMS, ESN, and VMX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/12/2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$37.00 ➝ $38.00
4/11/2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Overweight$40.00 ➝ $49.00
4/8/2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$37.00 ➝ $38.00
3/20/2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
Oppenheimer
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$48.00
3/5/2024
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$75.00 ➝ $93.00
3/1/2024
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
Robert W. Baird
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$92.00 ➝ $105.00
3/1/2024
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$84.00 ➝ $92.00
3/1/2024
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$72.00 ➝ $88.00
2/12/2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$34.00 ➝ $37.00
1/26/2024
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
Stephens
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$87.00 ➝ $98.00
1/24/2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$28.00 ➝ $35.00
(Data available from 4/18/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Essential Energy Services Ltd. stock logo
ESN
Essential Energy Services
C$158.15M0.00N/A95.00C$0.89 per share0.00
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
$5.33B0.67$12.33 per share7.30$30.86 per share2.92
Smithfield Foods, Inc stock logo
SFD
Smithfield Foods
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
$1.37B2.90$1.77 per share20.25$14.91 per share2.40

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Essential Energy Services Ltd. stock logo
ESN
Essential Energy Services
C$4.20MC$0.0140.00N/AN/A0.60%0.83%-0.17%N/A
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
$332.99M$7.1412.6110.24N/A5.48%25.65%10.58%6/27/2024 (Estimated)
Smithfield Foods, Inc stock logo
SFD
Smithfield Foods
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
-$18.40M$0.9039.8022.25N/AN/A7.94%3.65%5/22/2024 (Estimated)

Latest STEP, SFD, GMS, ESN, and VMX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
2/29/2024Q3 2024
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
$1.61$1.60-$0.01$1.92$1.27 billion$1.26 billion    
2/8/2024Q3 2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
$0.25$0.37+$0.12$1.06$142.29 million($14.61) million

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Essential Energy Services Ltd. stock logo
ESN
Essential Energy Services
C$0.01N/AN/A100.00%N/A
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Smithfield Foods, Inc stock logo
SFD
Smithfield Foods
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
$0.842.35%N/A93.33%2 Years

Latest STEP, SFD, GMS, ESN, and VMX Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/5/2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
Quarterly$0.212.31%2/28/20242/29/20243/15/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Essential Energy Services Ltd. stock logo
ESN
Essential Energy Services
12.37
3.42
1.54
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
0.69
2.40
1.47
Smithfield Foods, Inc stock logo
SFD
Smithfield Foods
N/AN/AN/A
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
N/A
0.18
0.18

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Essential Energy Services Ltd. stock logo
ESN
Essential Energy Services
14.42%
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
95.28%
Smithfield Foods, Inc stock logo
SFD
Smithfield Foods
N/A
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
55.54%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Essential Energy Services Ltd. stock logo
ESN
Essential Energy Services
2.38%
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
1.90%
Smithfield Foods, Inc stock logo
SFD
Smithfield Foods
N/A
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
19.89%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Essential Energy Services Ltd. stock logo
ESN
Essential Energy Services
332125.50 millionN/ANot Optionable
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
7,00739.80 million39.04 millionOptionable
Smithfield Foods, Inc stock logo
SFD
Smithfield Foods
N/AN/AN/ANot Optionable
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
980110.39 million88.44 millionNot Optionable

STEP, SFD, GMS, ESN, and VMX Headlines

SourceHeadline
Multi-Data Platform SIEM Anvilogic Raises $45 MillionMulti-Data Platform SIEM Anvilogic Raises $45 Million
securityweek.com - April 18 at 3:28 PM
MLC Private Equity launches insto fundMLC Private Equity launches insto fund
financialstandard.com.au - April 17 at 9:59 AM
StepStone leads on $762m Australian secondary dealStepStone leads on $762m Australian secondary deal
secondariesinvestor.com - April 17 at 12:17 AM
Best Income Stocks to Buy for April 15thBest Income Stocks to Buy for April 15th
zacks.com - April 15 at 9:36 AM
New Strong Buy Stocks for April 15thNew Strong Buy Stocks for April 15th
zacks.com - April 15 at 7:01 AM
StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by BrokeragesStepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages
americanbankingnews.com - April 14 at 4:08 AM
StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from AnalystsStepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts
marketbeat.com - April 14 at 4:07 AM
StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) PT Raised to $38.00StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) PT Raised to $38.00
americanbankingnews.com - April 14 at 1:58 AM
StepStones stock rises after J.P. Morgan upgrades asset manger to overweightStepStone's stock rises after J.P. Morgan upgrades asset manger to overweight
morningstar.com - April 13 at 7:32 PM
StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Hits New 12-Month High at $38.25StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Hits New 12-Month High at $38.25
americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 5:04 AM
StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Rating Increased to Overweight at JPMorgan Chase & Co.StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Rating Increased to Overweight at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 3:40 AM
HSCM Bermuda announces closure of HS Mohawk FundHSCM Bermuda announces closure of HS Mohawk Fund
royalgazette.com - April 12 at 3:30 PM
StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Price Target Increased to $38.00 by Analysts at UBS GroupStepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Price Target Increased to $38.00 by Analysts at UBS Group
marketbeat.com - April 12 at 1:26 PM
StepStone Group (STEP) Surges 5.8%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?StepStone Group (STEP) Surges 5.8%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?
zacks.com - April 12 at 1:11 PM
Web3 and Bitcoin Mining Focused Firm Auradine Reportedly Secures Financing via Series BWeb3 and Bitcoin Mining Focused Firm Auradine Reportedly Secures Financing via Series B
crowdfundinsider.com - April 11 at 11:42 PM
HSCM raises over $175m for new life insurance-focused continuation fundHSCM raises over $175m for new life insurance-focused continuation fund
artemis.bm - April 11 at 1:41 PM
StepStone leads on $175m insurance-focused continuation fundStepStone leads on $175m insurance-focused continuation fund
secondariesinvestor.com - April 11 at 1:41 PM
Hamilton Lane downgraded, StepStone upgraded at J.P. MorganHamilton Lane downgraded, StepStone upgraded at J.P. Morgan
msn.com - April 11 at 1:41 PM
StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Sets New 52-Week High at $38.25StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Sets New 52-Week High at $38.25
marketbeat.com - April 11 at 10:45 AM
Auradine Raises $80 Million Series B Funding Round Ahead of Bitcoin HalvingAuradine Raises $80 Million Series B Funding Round Ahead of Bitcoin Halving
cryptocurrencynews.com - April 10 at 8:08 PM
Submittable Teams with Microsoft to Advance AI for the Greater Good, Shaping the Future of Responsible AI in Social ImpactSubmittable Teams with Microsoft to Advance 'AI for the Greater Good', Shaping the Future of Responsible AI in Social Impact
finance.yahoo.com - April 10 at 8:08 PM
Firm behind world’s fastest Bitcoin miner raises another $80MFirm behind world’s fastest Bitcoin miner raises another $80M
cointelegraph.com - April 10 at 8:08 PM
Auradine Raises $80 Million in Oversubscribed Series B Financing and Achieves $80 Million in BookingsAuradine Raises $80 Million in Oversubscribed Series B Financing and Achieves $80 Million in Bookings
markets.businessinsider.com - April 10 at 3:07 PM
New Strong Buy Stocks for April 10thNew Strong Buy Stocks for April 10th
zacks.com - April 10 at 7:46 AM

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Company Descriptions

Essential Energy Services logo

Essential Energy Services

TSE:ESN
Essential Energy Services Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides oilfield services to oil and gas exploration and production companies. The company operates in two segments, Essential Coil Well Service (ECWS) and Tryton. The ECWS segment offers completion, production, and workover services with its fleet of coil tubing rigs, and fluid and nitrogen pumpers, as well as ancillary equipment. As of December 31, 2022, its fleet included 19 coil tubing rigs, 11 fluid pumpers, and five nitrogen pumpers. The Tryton segment provides a range of downhole tool and rental services for completion, production, and wellsite restoration of oil and natural gas wells, including conventional tools, ball and seat, and composite/dissolvable bridge plugs. Essential Energy Services Ltd. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. As of November 10, 2023, Essential Energy Services Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Element Technical Services Inc.
GMS logo

GMS

NYSE:GMS
GMS Inc. distributes wallboard, ceilings, steel framing and complementary construction products in the United States and Canada. The company offers ceilings products, including suspended mineral fibers, soft fibers, and metal ceiling systems primarily used in offices, hotels, hospitals, retail facilities, schools, and various other commercial and institutional buildings. It also provides steel framing products, such as steel tracks, studs, and various other steel products used to frame the interior walls of a commercial or institutional building; and insulation, lumber and other wood products, ready-mix joint compound, and various other interior construction products, as well as ancillary products comprising tools, fasteners, and safety products. In addition, the company distributes acoustical ceilings, steel framing, insulation, and related building products, as well as commercial and residential building materials. It serves professional contractors and homebuilders. As of April 30, 2022, the company operated 300 branches across 44 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 6 provinces in Canada. It also operates a network of approximately 300 distribution centers. GMS Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Tucker, Georgia.
Smithfield Foods logo

Smithfield Foods

NYSE:SFD
Smithfield Foods, Inc. produces and markets a variety of fresh meat and packaged meats products both domestically and internationally. The Company operates in four segments: Pork, Hog Production, International and Corporate, each of which consists of a number of subsidiaries, joint ventures and other investments. The Pork segment consists mainly of its three wholly owned United States fresh pork and packaged meats subsidiaries: The Smithfield Packing Company, Inc. (Smithfield Packing), Farmland Foods, Inc. (Farmland Foods) and John Morrell Food Group (John Morrell). The Hog Production segment consists of the Company's hog production operations located in the United States. On September 2012 (fiscal 2013), the Company acquired a 70% controlling interest in American Skin Food Group, LLC. Effective September 26, 2013, Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd merged with Smithfield Foods Inc, a producer and wholesaler of pork meat products.
StepStone Group logo

StepStone Group

NASDAQ:STEP
StepStone Group LP. is an investment firm specializing in direct, fund of funds, secondary direct, and secondary indirect investments. For direct investment, it seeks to invest in venture debt, incubation, mezzanine, distressed/vulture, seed/startup, early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, later stage, turnaround, growth capital, industry consolidation, recapitalization, private equity and buyout investments in mature and middle market companies. It prefers to invest in natural resources, technology, healthcare, services, materials, manufacturing, consumer durables, apparel, hotels, restaurants and leisure, media, retailing, consumer staples, financials, telecommunication services, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and real asset. The firm invests globally with a focus on United States, North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, New Zealand, China, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia region. It typically invests between $15 million and $200 million in firms with enterprise value between $150 million and $25000 million. The firm invests between 5% and 40% in emerging markets. For fund of fund investment, it seeks to invest in private equity funds, venture capital funds, Special situation funds, Real estate funds, Infrastructure funds, mezzanine funds, and turnaround/distressed funds. It considers investments in both domestic and international funds. It also seeks to make co-investments and follow-on investments and considers partial interests in funds. StepStone Group LP. was founded in 2007 and is based in LA Jolla, California with additional offices across North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Asia, New York, New York.