Stifel Financial (SF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Stifel Financial Corp is a diversified financial services holding company that operates primarily through its broker-dealer subsidiary, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company. The firm provides a broad range of wealth management, institutional brokerage, trading, investment banking, and research services to individual and corporate clients. Its retail channel offers personalized financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement solutions, while its institutional segment delivers fixed‐income sales and trading, equity research, and capital markets execution to institutions worldwide.

The company’s investment banking arm specializes in underwriting equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions advisory, and public finance services for municipal and corporate issuers. Stifel’s public finance team assists state and local governments in structuring debt and managing credit ratings, while its corporate finance group advises middle-market companies on strategic transactions, capital structure optimization, and initial public offerings. The research division covers a wide spectrum of industries, providing market insights, fundamental analysis, and sector forecasts to support informed investment decisions.

Founded in 1890 as Stifel, Nicolaus & Company in St. Louis, Missouri, the firm has grown through a combination of organic expansion and strategic acquisitions, extending its footprint across the United States and into key European markets. Today, Stifel maintains offices in major financial centers, including New York, London, and Frankfurt, serving clients with both on-the-ground advisors and digital platforms. Under the leadership of Chairman, President and CEO Ronald J. Kruszewski, Stifel has focused on integrating complementary businesses and strengthening its capital markets capabilities while maintaining a client-centric approach to service delivery.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $105.05 to $107.59
• 50-Day Range: $85.55 to $107.37
• 52-Week Range: $73.27 to $120.64
• Volume: 773,889 shs
• Average Volume: 684,666 shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.53
• Dividend Yield: 1.71%
• Price Target: $105.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Stifel Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Stifel Financial scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 169th out of 936 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: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Stifel Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Stifel Financial has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.80%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Stifel Financial are expected to grow by 13.80% in the coming year, from $8.26 to $9.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Stifel Financial is 20.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.21.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Stifel Financial is 20.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.97.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Stifel Financial has a P/B Ratio of 2.20. 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

2.49% of the float of Stifel Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Stifel Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stifel Financial has recently increased by 8.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Stifel Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.77%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Stifel Financial has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Stifel Financial is 35.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Stifel Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.57% next year. This indicates that Stifel Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.56

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.49% of the float of Stifel Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Stifel Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stifel Financial has recently increased by 8.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

Stifel Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.01. 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 0.86 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Stifel Financial this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Stifel Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Stifel 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 $966,900.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.57% of the stock of Stifel Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.01% of the stock of Stifel Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SF shares performed this year?

Stifel Financial's stock was trading at $106.08 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SF shares have increased by 1.2% and is now trading at $107.37.
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How were Stifel Financial's earnings last quarter?

Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE:SF) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.64 by $1.15. Stifel Financial's revenue for the quarter was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Stifel Financial's stock split?

Stifel Financial's stock split on Thursday, December 17th 2020.The 3-2 split was announced on Wednesday, November 11th 2020. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, December 16th 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split.

How do I buy shares of Stifel Financial?

Shares of SF 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 Stifel Financial own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stifel Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/23/2025
• Record date for 6/16 Dividend: 6/02/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend: 6/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/16/2025
• Today: 7/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - INVEST BKRS
• Sub-Industry: Investment Banking & Brokerage
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SF
• CIK: 720672
• Web: www.stifel.com
• Phone: (314) 342-2000
• Fax: 314-342-1159
• Employees: 9,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $105.50
• High Stock Price Target: $120.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $84.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.38
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.90
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $731.38 million
• Net Margins: 12.26%
• Pretax Margin: 15.27%
• Return on Equity: 13.88%
• Return on Assets: 1.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.28
• Current Ratio: 0.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.97 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.20
• Cash Flow: $10.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.19
• Book Value: $48.87 per share
• Price / Book: 2.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 102,730,000
• Free Float: 98,032,000
• Market Cap: $10.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.09