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NYSE:STEL

Stellarone (STEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$37.42 +0.01 (+0.03%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$37.44 +0.02 (+0.06%)
As of 05/22/2026 05:36 PM Eastern
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About Stellarone Stock (NYSE:STEL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$37.26
$37.50
50-Day Range
$35.36
$37.96
52-Week Range
$26.08
$40.21
Volume
171,702 shs
Average Volume
234,812 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.91 billion
P/E Ratio
18.25
Dividend Yield
1.60%
Price Target
$37.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Stellarone Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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64th Percentile Overall Score

STEL MarketRank™: 

Stellarone scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 509th out of 881 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Stellarone has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

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

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Stellarone has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Stellarone's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Stellarone are expected to grow by 15.20% in the coming year, from $2.04 to $2.35 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Stellarone is 18.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.12.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Stellarone is 18.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.83.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Stellarone has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Stellarone's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.96% of the float of Stellarone has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Stellarone has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Stellarone has recently increased by 6.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Stellarone pays a meaningful dividend of 1.60%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Stellarone has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Stellarone is 29.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Stellarone will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.53% next year. This indicates that Stellarone will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Stellarone's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Stellarone 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Stellarone this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for STEL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    9.33% of the stock of Stellarone is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    54.15% of the stock of Stellarone is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Stellarone's insider trading history.
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STEL Stock News Headlines

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STEL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Stellarone's stock was trading at $31.0430 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, STEL shares have increased by 20.5% and is now trading at $37.4210.

Stellarone Corp (NYSE:STEL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.08. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Stellarone's board approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, April 23rd 2025, which permits the company to buy back $65,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 4.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Stellarone (STEL) raised $60 million in an initial public offering on the week of June 12th 2023. The company issued 2,400,000 shares at $24.00-$26.00 per share.

Top institutional investors of Stellarone include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.91%), Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. (1.04%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.64%) and Royal Bank of Canada (0.62%). Insiders that own company stock include Ramon A Vitulli III, Okan I Akin, William E Wilson Jr, Paul P Egge and Justin M Long.
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Shares of STEL 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stellarone investors own include Garmin (GRMN), Pan American Silver (PAAS), WPP (WPP), Arista Networks (ANET), Illumina (ILMN), Intuit (INTU) and Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/31 Dividend
3/16/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend
3/16/2026
Dividend Payable
3/31/2026
Last Earnings
4/28/2026
Today
5/24/2026
Record date for 6/26 Dividend
6/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend
6/15/2026
Dividend Payable
6/26/2026
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
6/30/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
N/A
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NYSE:STEL
CIK
1036070
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,053
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$44.00
Low Price Target
$30.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-1.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.05
Trailing P/E Ratio
18.25
Forward P/E Ratio
18.34
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$102.87 million
Net Margins
17.56%
Pretax Margin
21.75%
Return on Equity
6.54%
Return on Assets
1.01%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.02
Current Ratio
0.89
Quick Ratio
0.89

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$596.26 million
Price / Sales
3.20
Cash Flow
$2.53 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.82
Book Value
$32.75 per share
Price / Book
1.14

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
50,920,000
Free Float
46,170,000
Market Cap
$1.91 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.72
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This page (NYSE:STEL) was last updated on 5/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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