NYSE:SF Stifel Financial (SF) Stock Price, News & Analysis $68.30 +1.42 (+2.13%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$68.38 +0.07 (+0.10%) As of 05:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Stifel Financial Stock (NYSE:SF) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Stifel Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$67.37▼$68.5450-Day Range$66.08▼$82.7352-Week Range$65.40▼$89.83Volume1.64 million shsAverage Volume1.39 million shsMarket Capitalization$10.31 billionP/E Ratio11.86Dividend Yield1.99%Price Target$85.71Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Stifel Financial Corp. is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Through its principal operating subsidiaries, including Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, the company provides wealth management, investment banking, securities brokerage and related financial services to individual investors, corporations, municipalities and institutional clients. Its wealth management business offers investment advice, brokerage services, financial planning, banking and lending solutions, and access to a range of investment products. Stifel’s institutional and capital markets businesses provide equity and fixed-income research, sales and trading, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions advice, public finance and other investment banking services. The company also offers asset management and related investment solutions. Stifel traces its history to 1890 and has expanded through organic growth and acquisitions into a broad network serving clients primarily in the United States, with additional operations and client coverage in international markets, including the United Kingdom and Europe. Ronald J. Kruszewski serves as chairman and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Stifel Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks96th Percentile Overall ScoreSF MarketRank™: 4.77688934743 of 5 starsStifel Financial scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 93rd out of 861 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingStifel Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialStifel Financial has a consensus price target of $85.71, representing about 25.5% upside from its current price of $68.30.Amount of Analyst CoverageStifel Financial has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Stifel Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth12.50% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Stifel Financial are expected to grow by 12.50% in the coming year, from $6.08 to $6.84 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Stifel Financial is 11.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.09.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Stifel Financial is 11.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.34.Price to Book Value per Share RatioStifel Financial has a P/B Ratio of 2.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.95% of the float of Stifel Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverStifel Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.85, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Stifel Financial has recently increased by 0.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldStifel Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthStifel Financial has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Stifel Financial is 23.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Stifel Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.88% next year. This indicates that Stifel Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Stifel Financial's dividend. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.35 News SentimentStifel Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.35. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Stifel Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows3 people have added Stifel Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Stifel Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders3.36% of the stock of Stifel Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions82.01% of the stock of Stifel Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Stifel Financial's insider trading history. Receive SF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Stifel Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Weiss has publicly predicted six major American market crashes over his 55-year career, each warning issued before the crisis hit. Now the founder of Weiss Ratings, the only conflict-free rating agency in America, says he is watching a $3 trillion problem that could trigger a chain reaction across markets and banks.October 29 at 1:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Stifel Financial - preferred stock price target decreased by 10.15% to $26.68October 25, 2026 | msn.comStifel Financial Corporation (NYSE:SF) Stock Has Average Target Price of $85.71October 25, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comStifel Financial - preferred stock price target decreased by 12.97% to $24.76October 23, 2026 | msn.comSF Q3 deep dive: flat revenue, margin gains, and venture banking expansion shape outlookOctober 22, 2026 | msn.comStifel Financial (SF) Stock Slips As Q3 Earnings Reveal Margin StrengthOctober 22, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines SF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SF shares performed this year? Stifel Financial's stock was trading at $83.5667 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, SF shares have decreased by 18.3% and is now trading at $68.3040. How were Stifel Financial's earnings last quarter? Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE:SF) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.02. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. When did Stifel Financial's stock split? Stifel Financial shares split on Friday, February 27th 2026.The 3-2 split was announced on Tuesday, January 27th 2026. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Thursday, February 26th 2026. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split. Who are Stifel Financial's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Stifel Financial include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.38%), Argent Capital Management LLC (0.13%), Verdence Capital Advisors LLC (0.05%) and Brandywine Oak Private Wealth LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include David D Sliney, Thomas B Michaud, Victor Nesi, Michael J Zimmerman, Mark P Fisher, David A Peacock, James M Zemlyak, Maryam S Brown and David Rubulotta. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Stifel Financial? Shares of SF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Stifel Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stifel Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Pfizer (PFE), Ford Motor (F) and NIKE (NKE). Company Calendar Record date for 9/15 Dividend9/01/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend9/01/2026Dividend Payable9/15/2026Last Earnings10/21/2026Today10/29/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (2w+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 For the last 2 weeks, SF's financial health has been in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Capital Markets Sub-IndustryInvestment Banking & Brokerage Current SymbolNYSE:SF CIK720672 Webwww.stifel.com Phone(314) 342-2000Fax314-342-1159Employees9,000Year Founded1890Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Stifel Financial$85.71 High Price Target$103.33 Low Price Target$75.00 Potential Upside/Downside+25.5%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.44 Research Coverage9 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$5.76 Trailing P/E Ratio11.86 Forward P/E Ratio11.23 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$683.78 million Net Margins16.50% Pretax Margin21.01% Return on Equity19.38% Return on Assets2.39% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.33 Current Ratio0.88 Quick Ratio0.83 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.82 billion Price / Sales1.77 Cash Flow$6.82 per share Price / Cash Flow10.01 Book Value$34.19 per share Price / Book2.00Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares151,002,000Free Float145,928,000Market Cap$10.31 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.01 Social Links 7 Energy Stocks to Buy and Hold ForeverOil still powers the global economy, but AI is reshaping the energy opportunity. 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