Stifel Financial (SF) Competitors $115.37 -1.03 (-0.88%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$114.70 -0.67 (-0.58%) As of 08/29/2025 06:34 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SF vs. EWBC, AMP, EQH, EVR, GS, JEF, MS, PIPR, RJF, and WBSShould you be buying Stifel Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stifel Financial include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Equitable (EQH), Evercore (EVR), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), Morgan Stanley (MS), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), Raymond James Financial (RJF), and Webster Financial (WBS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Stifel Financial vs. Its Competitors East West Bancorp Ameriprise Financial Equitable Evercore The Goldman Sachs Group Jefferies Financial Group Morgan Stanley Piper Sandler Companies Raymond James Financial Webster Financial East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and Stifel Financial (NYSE:SF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, EWBC or SF? East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stifel Financial has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EWBC or SF? East West Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stifel Financial. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stifel Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEast West Bancorp$2.69B5.39$1.17B$8.5612.28Stifel Financial$4.97B2.37$731.38M$5.1622.36 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EWBC or SF? 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate EWBC or SF? East West Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $114.15, indicating a potential upside of 8.57%. Stifel Financial has a consensus price target of $115.78, indicating a potential upside of 0.35%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than Stifel Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score East West Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62Stifel Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is EWBC or SF a better dividend stock? East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. East West Bancorp pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stifel Financial pays out 35.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. East West Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Stifel Financial has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years. East West Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is EWBC or SF more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 26.06% compared to Stifel Financial's net margin of 11.90%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.09% beat Stifel Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets East West Bancorp26.06% 15.09% 1.56% Stifel Financial 11.90%13.93%1.72% Does the media prefer EWBC or SF? In the previous week, Stifel Financial had 6 more articles in the media than East West Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Stifel Financial and 19 mentions for East West Bancorp. Stifel Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat East West Bancorp's score of 1.23 indicating that Stifel Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment East West Bancorp 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stifel Financial 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEast West Bancorp beats Stifel Financial on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Stifel Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStifel FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.78B$102.65B$12.57B$21.36BDividend Yield1.60%1.85%5.42%3.49%P/E Ratio22.3617.12228.4629.34Price / Sales2.375.9231.5152.36Price / Cash11.3223.7622.2523.91Price / Book2.403.522.355.36Net Income$731.38M$6.24B$1.01B$996.52M7 Day Performance1.01%-0.52%0.24%0.34%1 Month Performance1.14%1.79%3.64%5.52%1 Year Performance30.90%53.21%541.65%11.66% Stifel Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFStifel Financial4.5734 of 5 stars$115.37-0.9%$115.78+0.3%+31.0%$11.78B$4.97B22.369,000News CoveragePositive NewsEWBCEast West Bancorp4.0021 of 5 stars$104.40-0.8%$114.15+9.3%+25.1%$14.50B$4.53B12.203,100News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeAMPAmeriprise Financial4.4536 of 5 stars$511.33-1.1%$534.71+4.6%+14.7%$48.73B$17.26B15.9113,600News CoveragePositive NewsEQHEquitable3.7936 of 5 stars$52.88-1.3%$64.90+22.7%+25.3%$16.05B$12.44B42.648,000News CoveragePositive NewsEVREvercore4.7337 of 5 stars$318.66-0.4%$284.29-10.8%+30.9%$12.35B$2.98B28.972,380GSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.699 of 5 stars$738.60-0.4%$660.00-10.6%+46.1%$224.59B$126.85B16.2846,500Trending NewsInsider TradeOptions VolumeJEFJefferies Financial Group4.353 of 5 stars$62.20-0.5%$66.00+6.1%+8.2%$12.90B$7.03B23.477,822Trending NewsMSMorgan Stanley4.3695 of 5 stars$147.66-0.2%$138.25-6.4%+45.2%$236.29B$107.29B16.7280,000Trending NewsPIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$333.98-0.7%$312.50-6.4%N/A$5.95B$1.53B28.181,805Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeRJFRaymond James Financial4.5054 of 5 stars$165.88+0.4%$163.80-1.3%+41.8%$32.95B$14.92B16.2619,000News CoveragePositive NewsWBSWebster Financial4.9353 of 5 stars$61.13-0.6%$66.77+9.2%+31.2%$10.22B$4.18B12.404,407News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies East West Bancorp Competitors Ameriprise Financial Competitors Equitable Competitors Evercore Competitors The Goldman Sachs Group Competitors Jefferies Financial Group Competitors Morgan Stanley Competitors Piper Sandler Companies Competitors Raymond James Financial Competitors Webster Financial Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SF) was last updated on 8/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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