StepStone Group (STEP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $52.68 to $54.27
• 50-Day Range: $43.14 to $56.31
• 52-Week Range: $40.58 to $77.79
• Volume: 805,579 shs
• Average Volume: 940,864 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.63
• Dividend Yield: 2.07%
• Price Target: $71.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

StepStone Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

StepStone Group scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 240th out of 878 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

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 $71.75, representing about 32.5% upside from its current price of $54.13.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

StepStone Group has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for StepStone Group are expected to grow by 23.81% in the coming year, from $2.10 to $2.60 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of StepStone Group is 23.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of StepStone Group is 23.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.06.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

StepStone Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.27% 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 4.39.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in StepStone Group has recently increased by 2.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

StepStone Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.09%, 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 43.08% next year. This indicates that StepStone Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

StepStone Group 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for StepStone Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for STEP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.47% 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.

STEP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have STEP shares performed this year?

StepStone Group's stock was trading at $64.17 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, STEP stock has decreased by 15.6% and is now trading at $54.1320.

How were StepStone Group's earnings last quarter?

StepStone Group Inc. (NASDAQ:STEP) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 5th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.05. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 102.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is StepStone Group buying back stock?

StepStone Group's board authorized a stock buyback program on Monday, March 9th 2026, which authorizes the company to repurchase $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 1.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

When did StepStone Group IPO?

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

Who are StepStone Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of StepStone Group include Wasatch Advisors LP (0.77%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.41%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.34%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.30%). 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.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of StepStone Group?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of StepStone Group own?

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

• Last Earnings: 2/05/2026
• Record date for 3/13 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/13 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/13/2026
• Today: 5/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - MISC SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:STEP
• CIK: 1796022
• Web: www.stepstoneglobal.com
• Phone: 212-351-6100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,130
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for StepStone Group: $71.75
• High Price Target: $91.00
• Low Price Target: $58.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($6.94)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.78
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$179.56 million
• Net Margins: -30.66%
• Pretax Margin: -49.41%
• Return on Equity: 31.44%
• Return on Assets: 5.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.17
• Quick Ratio: 0.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.49
• Cash Flow: $2.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.06
• Book Value: $11.94 per share
• Price / Book: 4.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,160,000
• Free Float: 99,536,000
• Market Cap: $6.45 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.34