William Blair Estimates StoneX Group Q1 Earnings

Key Points

• William Blair projects StoneX Group's Q1 2027 earnings per share (EPS) at $2.12, with a full-year EPS consensus estimate of $8.70.
• The company's recent earnings report showed an EPS of $1.22, falling short of the consensus estimate of $1.39, despite revenue surpassing expectations at $1.02 billion.
• StoneX Group has received a “strong-buy” rating from Zacks Research with significant recent increases in institutional holdings, as firms like Vanguard and American Century have boosted their stakes substantially.

StoneX Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SNEX - Free Report) - Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for StoneX Group in a report released on Monday, September 15th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt expects that the company will post earnings of $2.12 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for StoneX Group's current full-year earnings is $8.70 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for StoneX Group's Q2 2027 earnings at $1.96 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS.

StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.39 by ($0.17). The company had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $923.10 million. StoneX Group had a return on equity of 16.20% and a net margin of 0.23%.

Separately, Zacks Research raised shares of StoneX Group to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has issued a Buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Strong Buy".

StoneX Group Stock Performance

SNEX stock traded down $3.18 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $92.75. The company had a trading volume of 1,473,418 shares, compared to its average volume of 463,421. The firm has a market cap of $4.84 billion, a PE ratio of 16.31 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 2.08. StoneX Group has a 12 month low of $53.21 and a 12 month high of $106.98. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $95.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $87.68.

Institutional Trading of StoneX Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ridgewood Investments LLC increased its holdings in StoneX Group by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 450 shares of the company's stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in StoneX Group by 1,272.7% during the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 453 shares of the company's stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 420 shares during the period. Simplex Trading LLC purchased a new position in StoneX Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $47,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its stake in StoneX Group by 37.8% in the 2nd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 722 shares of the company's stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in StoneX Group by 92.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 742 shares of the company's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 357 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 75.93% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director John Moore Fowler sold 1,125 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $108,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 115,749 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,111,904. This represents a 0.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 11.70% of the company's stock.

About StoneX Group

StoneX Group Inc operates as a global financial services network that connects companies, organizations, traders, and investors to market ecosystem worldwide. The company operates through Commercial, Institutional, Retail, and Global Payments segments. The Commercial segment provides risk management and hedging, exchange-traded and OTC products execution and clearing, voice brokerage, market intelligence, physical trading, and commodity financing and logistics services.