StepStone Group (STEP) News Today

Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Free Report) by 991.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 291,530 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 264,811 sh

Maryland State Retirement & Pension System bought a new stake in StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 18,137 shares of the

Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Free Report) by 25.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,115,384 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 225,201 shares d

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new position in StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 26,200 shares of the company's sto

StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Reaches New 1-Year High at $55.75

UBS Group increased their price target on StepStone Group from $44.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday.

Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of StepStone Group from $43.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday.

StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Reaches New 12-Month High at $51.16

The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of StepStone Group from $46.00 to $51.50 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday.

StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $186.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $181.15 million. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.26 EPS.

StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.24 per share on Friday, September 13th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 30th. This is an increase from StepStone Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21.

Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. reduced its stake in StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Free Report) by 45.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,674 shares of the company's stock after selling

Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Free Report) by 150.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 850,463 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 510,28

StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) will be releasing earnings after the market closes on Thursday, August 8, Zacks reports. (Register for Conference Call at http://mmm.wallstreethorizon.com/u.asp?u=613341)

StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Reaches New 12-Month High at $51.06

StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the eight analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy re

StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Reaches New 1-Year High at $48.86

Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of StepStone Group from $41.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday.

StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 3,520,000 shares, an increase of 83.3% from the June 15th total of 1,920,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 705,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.0 days.

StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Hits New 12-Month High on Analyst Upgrade

Barclays increased their price target on StepStone Group from $42.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday.

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Free Report) by 1.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,270,144 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 90,974 shares during

StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) Sets New 1-Year High on Analyst Upgrade

Wasatch Advisors LP increased its stake in StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Free Report) by 1.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,948,665 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 46,860 shares during the quarter. Wasatch A

The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of StepStone Group from $41.25 to $46.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday.

Shares of StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the seven brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to

UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of StepStone Group from $38.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday.

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Free Report) by 74.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 50,099 shares of the company's stock a

Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Free Report) by 9.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,994,497 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 6

StepStone Group LP (NASDAQ:STEP - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,920,000 shares, an increase of 39.1% from the May 15th total of 1,380,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 422,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.5 days.