StepStone Group (STEP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

StepStone Group, Inc. is a global investment firm focused on private markets. The company provides investment solutions and advisory services designed to help institutional and private wealth clients build diversified portfolios of alternative investments.

Its platform spans private equity, venture capital, private debt, infrastructure and real estate. StepStone invests through primary commitments to funds, secondary-market transactions and direct or co-investments, and also offers customized portfolios and separately managed investment solutions.

StepStone serves pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, insurance companies, family offices and private wealth investors across North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets. The firm was founded in 2013 and became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq in 2020. It is led by co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Scott W. Malpass.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.12 to $43.67
• 50-Day Range: $41.33 to $52.26
• 52-Week Range: $38.85 to $77.79
• Volume: 572,590 shs
• Average Volume: 1.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.97 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.17%
• Price Target: $67.22
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

StepStone Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

StepStone Group scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 342nd out of 855 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

StepStone Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

StepStone Group has a consensus price target of $67.22, representing about 61.4% upside from its current price of $41.64.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

StepStone Group has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 40.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for StepStone Group are expected to grow by 40.00% in the coming year, from $2.50 to $3.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of StepStone Group is -5.39, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of StepStone Group is -5.39, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

StepStone Group has a P/B Ratio of 7.19. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.07% of the float of StepStone Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

StepStone Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.66.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in StepStone Group has recently increased by 14.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

StepStone Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

StepStone Group has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, StepStone Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.71% next year. This indicates that StepStone Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

StepStone Group has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for StepStone Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, StepStone Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

15.70% of the stock of StepStone Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

55.54% of the stock of StepStone Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 10/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:STEP
• CIK: 1796022
• Web: www.stepstonegroup.com
• Phone: 212-351-6100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,310
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for StepStone Group: $67.22
• High Price Target: $91.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +61.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($7.72)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.66
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$535.81 million
• Net Margins: -30.53%
• Pretax Margin: -53.33%
• Return on Equity: 43.38%
• Return on Assets: 4.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.22
• Current Ratio: 0.19
• Quick Ratio: 0.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.47
• Cash Flow: $2.61 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.95
• Book Value: $5.79 per share
• Price / Book: 7.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,344,000
• Free Float: 100,607,000
• Market Cap: $4.97 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.29