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StepStone Group (STEP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$48.69 -1.71 (-3.39%)
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$48.59
$50.25
50-Day Range
$39.54
$51.96
52-Week Range
$38.85
$77.79
Volume
97,233 shs
Average Volume
1.28 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.81 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
2.30%
Price Target
$70.88
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

StepStone Group is a global private markets investment firm that provides specialized investment solutions across private equity, private credit and real assets. The firm offers customized portfolios, secondary interests, direct co-investments and tailored advisory services to institutional investors worldwide. StepStone’s integrated research and data analytics platform supports its investment teams in sourcing opportunities and monitoring portfolio companies.

Founded in 2007 as an independent private markets specialist, the company has grown its presence through both organic expansion and strategic partnerships. StepStone completed its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Stock Market in June 2018 under the ticker symbol STEP, reinforcing its commitment to transparency and disciplined governance.

StepStone serves a broad range of global clients, including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and family offices. The firm’s solutions are designed to address varying risk-return objectives, with dedicated strategies for primary fund investments, secondary market transactions and direct co-investment opportunities.

Headquartered in New York, StepStone operates offices across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Under the leadership of co-founders and senior executives with deep private markets experience, the firm emphasizes rigorous due diligence, environmental and social governance (ESG) integration and a long-term partnership approach with its clients.

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StepStone Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

STEP MarketRank™: 

StepStone Group scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 111th out of 858 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    StepStone Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    StepStone Group has a consensus price target of $70.88, representing about 45.7% upside from its current price of $48.65.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    StepStone Group has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

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

    Earnings for StepStone Group are expected to grow by 40.71% in the coming year, from $2.53 to $3.56 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of StepStone Group is -6.31, 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 -6.31, 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 8.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    6.86% 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 6.18.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in StepStone Group has recently decreased by 2.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    StepStone Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.22%, 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 31.46% next year. This indicates that StepStone Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about StepStone Group's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    StepStone Group has a news sentiment score of 0.56. 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 0.84 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for StepStone Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added StepStone Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $64,354.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0011% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, StepStone Group insiders have bought 1.30% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $5,022,000.00 in company stock and sold $4,957,646.00 in 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.

  • Read more about StepStone Group's insider trading history.
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STEP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

StepStone Group's stock was trading at $64.17 at the beginning of the year. Since then, STEP shares have decreased by 24.2% and is now trading at $48.65.

StepStone Group Inc. (NASDAQ:STEP) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $300.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $309.32 million. StepStone Group had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 43.38% and a negative net margin of 30.53%.
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StepStone Group's board initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, March 9th 2026, which allows the company to repurchase $100,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 1.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

StepStone Group (STEP) raised $280 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, September 16th 2020. The company issued 17,500,000 shares at $15.00-$17.00 per share. JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and UBS Investment Bank acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

StepStone Group's top institutional investors include Wasatch Advisors LP (0.76%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.44%), Tema ETFs LLC and GAMMA Investing LLC. Insiders that own company stock include James Lim, Michael I Mccabe, Thomas Keck, David F Hoffmeister, Jason P Ment, David Y Park, Steven R Mitchell, Anthony Keathley, Scott W Hart and Jose A Fernandez.
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Shares of STEP 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 StepStone Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO), Tesla (TSLA) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/15/2026
Dividend Payable
6/30/2026
Last Earnings
8/06/2026
Today
8/17/2026
Record date for 9/15 Dividend
8/31/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend
8/31/2026
Dividend Payable
9/15/2026
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
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,310
Year Founded
2004

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$91.00
Low Price Target
$56.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+45.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($7.72)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
19.25
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
$1.99 billion
Price / Sales
2.91
Cash Flow
$2.52 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.30
Book Value
$5.79 per share
Price / Book
8.41

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
119,340,000
Free Float
100,607,000
Market Cap
$5.81 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.27

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This page (NASDAQ:STEP) was last updated on 8/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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