NYSE:SF - Stifel Financial Stock Price, Forecast & News

Stifel Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SF."

Stifel Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This is an increase from Stifel Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. View Stifel Financial's Dividend History.

Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE:SF) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.27. The financial services provider earned $944.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $857.35 million. Stifel Financial had a net margin of 13.44% and a return on equity of 15.02%. The firm's revenue was up 19.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.57 EPS. View Stifel Financial's Earnings History.

Stifel Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Stifel Financial.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Stifel Financial's stock. Their forecasts range from $65.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Stifel Financial's stock price to reach $67.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Stifel Financial.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stifel Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Stifel Financial.

News coverage about SF stock has been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Stifel Financial earned a news sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Stifel Financial.

Stifel Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 1,510,000 shares, an increase of 11.0% from the January 30th total of 1,360,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 388,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.9 days. Currently, 2.3% of the company's shares are sold short. View Stifel Financial's Current Options Chain.

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Stifel Financial's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (3.11%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (3.03%), Earnest Partners LLC (2.80%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (2.20%), Stifel Financial Corp (2.18%) and Prudential Financial Inc. (1.63%). Company insiders that own Stifel Financial stock include Allen Brautigam, Ben A Plotkin, David A Peacock, Frederick O Hanser, James M Oates, James M Zemlyak, John P Dubinsky, Mark P Fisher, Michael J Zimmerman, Richard J Himelfarb, Robert Edward Grady and Victor Nesi. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Stifel Financial.

SF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, State Street Corp, Victory Capital Management Inc., Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Company insiders that have sold Stifel Financial company stock in the last year include Allen Brautigam, Ben A Plotkin, James M Oates, James M Zemlyak, John P Dubinsky, Mark P Fisher, Richard J Himelfarb, Robert Edward Grady and Victor Nesi. View Insider Buying and Selling for Stifel Financial.

SF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Earnest Partners LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, UBS Group AG, Marshall Wace LLP, Castleark Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Bank of Montreal Can and Citigroup Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Stifel Financial stock in the last two years include David A Peacock, James M Zemlyak and Michael J Zimmerman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Stifel Financial.

Shares of SF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $59.33.

Stifel Financial has a market capitalization of $4.13 billion and generates $3.34 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $448.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.10 on an earnings per share basis. Stifel Financial employs 8,300 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Stifel Financial.

The official website for Stifel Financial is http://www.stifel.com/.

Stifel Financial's mailing address is 501 N. BROADWAY, ST. LOUIS MO, 63102. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 314-342-2000 or via email at [email protected]