Raymond James Financial (RJF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Raymond James Financial is a diversified financial services firm headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. Founded in 1962, the company provides a range of services to individual investors, businesses and institutions through a combination of wealth management, capital markets, investment banking, asset management, banking and trust services. Its business model centers on a network of financial advisors and broker-dealer operations that deliver personalized financial planning, investment advisory services and brokerage solutions.

The firm’s core offerings include private client wealth management delivered by independent and employee advisors, equity and fixed-income research, institutional sales and trading, and investment banking services such as mergers and acquisitions advisory and capital raising. Raymond James also provides asset management through mutual funds and separate account strategies, trust and custody services, and private banking products. Its capital markets operations support corporate issuers and institutional investors across underwriting, syndication and secondary market trading.

Raymond James operates primarily in the United States and Canada, with additional offices and client coverage in selected international markets to support its capital markets and institutional businesses. The company serves a broad client base that ranges from retail investors seeking financial planning to corporations and institutional clients requiring complex financial and advisory solutions. Over its history the firm has grown from a regional brokerage into a multi-faceted financial services organization while maintaining a focus on advisor-led client relationships and research-driven investment services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $156.47 to $159.81
• 50-Day Range: $140.80 to $159.68
• 52-Week Range: $138.82 to $177.66
• Volume: 705,017 shs
• Average Volume: 1.47 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $31.32 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.02
• Dividend Yield: 1.36%
• Price Target: $173.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Raymond James Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Raymond James Financial scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 283rd out of 879 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Raymond James Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.31, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.62%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Raymond James Financial are expected to grow by 14.62% in the coming year, from $11.83 to $13.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Raymond James Financial is 15.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Raymond James Financial is 15.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.27.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Raymond James Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Raymond James Financial has a P/B Ratio of 2.55. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.42% of the float of Raymond James Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Raymond James Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.44.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Raymond James Financial has recently decreased by 2.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Raymond James Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.38%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Raymond James Financial has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Raymond James Financial is 20.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Raymond James Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.93% next year. This indicates that Raymond James Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.37

News Sentiment

Raymond James Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.37. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Raymond James Financial this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for RJF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Raymond James Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Raymond James Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,206,289.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.58% of the stock of Raymond James Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.83% of the stock of Raymond James Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

RJF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RJF shares performed this year?

Raymond James Financial's stock was trading at $160.61 at the start of the year. Since then, RJF stock has decreased by 1.1% and is now trading at $158.9080.

How were Raymond James Financial's earnings last quarter?

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE:RJF) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.83 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.76 by $0.07. The business's revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Raymond James Financial's stock split?

Raymond James Financial's stock split on the morning of Tuesday, September 21st 2021.The 3-2 split was announced on Wednesday, August 25th 2021. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, September 20th 2021. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split.

Does Raymond James Financial have any subsidiaries?

Raymond James Financial subsidiaries include SumRidge Partners, TriState Capital, Charles Stanley, Cebile Capital, Northwest Plan Services, Oak Trust Co, Silver Lane Advisors, and more.

Who are Raymond James Financial's major shareholders?

Raymond James Financial's top institutional investors include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.63%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.28%), Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich (0.24%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Paul C Reilly, James E Bunn, Bella Loykhter Allaire, Steven M Raney, Jeffrey A Dowdle, Tashtego S Elwyn, Jonathan N Santelli, Horace Carter and George Catanese.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Raymond James Financial?

Shares of RJF 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 Raymond James Financial own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Raymond James Financial investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Visa (V) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/15 Dividend: 4/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 4/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/22/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 5/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - INVEST BKRS
• Sub-Industry: Investment Banking & Brokerage
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RJF
• CIK: 720005
• Web: www.raymondjames.com
• Phone: 727-567-1000
• Fax: 727-573-8247
• Employees: 19,500
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Raymond James Financial: $173.25
• High Price Target: $196.00
• Low Price Target: $145.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.31
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.43
• P/E Growth: 1.2
• Net Income: $2.14 billion
• Net Margins: 13.04%
• Pretax Margin: 16.74%
• Return on Equity: 18.01%
• Return on Assets: 2.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.42
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.91 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.97
• Cash Flow: $12.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.13
• Book Value: $62.32 per share
• Price / Book: 2.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 197,090,000
• Free Float: 195,948,000
• Market Cap: $31.32 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99