Raymond James Financial (RJF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Raymond James Financial, Inc. is a diversified financial services company headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. Founded in 1962, the company provides investment, wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, institutions and municipalities.

Through its principal businesses, Raymond James offers securities brokerage, investment advisory, retirement planning, trust services and banking products. Its operations also include equity and debt capital markets, investment banking, institutional sales and trading, research, and asset management. Raymond James Bank provides lending and deposit services, primarily supporting the company’s wealth management and investment businesses.

The company serves clients through a network of financial advisors and offices in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Its major businesses include Raymond James & Associates, Raymond James Financial Services, Raymond James Ltd. in Canada and Raymond James Europe. Raymond James Financial is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RJF.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $172.00 to $176.95
• 50-Day Range: $162.57 to $181.09
• 52-Week Range: $138.82 to $182.73
• Volume: 140,043 shs
• Average Volume: 1.35 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $33.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.05
• Dividend Yield: 1.25%
• Price Target: $181.46
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Raymond James Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Raymond James Financial scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 358th out of 854 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Raymond James Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.36, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Raymond James Financial is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Raymond James Financial has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.87%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Raymond James Financial are expected to grow by 6.87% in the coming year, from $12.08 to $12.91 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Raymond James Financial is 15.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Raymond James Financial is 15.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.63.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Raymond James Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Raymond James Financial has a P/B Ratio of 2.82. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.09% of the float of Raymond James Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Raymond James Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Raymond James Financial has recently decreased by 4.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Raymond James Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Raymond James Financial has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Raymond James Financial is 18.83%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Raymond James Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.73% next year. This indicates that Raymond James Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.30

News Sentiment

Raymond James Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.30. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.87 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Raymond James Financial this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for RJF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Raymond James Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Raymond James Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,090,637.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.58% of the stock of Raymond James Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.83% of the stock of Raymond James Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Today: 9/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Investment Banking & Brokerage
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RJF
• CIK: 720005
• Web: www.raymondjames.com
• Phone: 727-567-1000
• Fax: 727-573-8247
• Employees: 19,500
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Raymond James Financial: $181.46
• High Price Target: $205.00
• Low Price Target: $145.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.36
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.29
• P/E Growth: 1.07
• Net Income: $2.14 billion
• Net Margins: 13.57%
• Pretax Margin: 17.33%
• Return on Equity: 19.07%
• Return on Assets: 2.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 1.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.91 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.09
• Cash Flow: $11.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.69
• Book Value: $62.32 per share
• Price / Book: 2.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 192,360,000
• Free Float: 191,246,000
• Market Cap: $33.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.91