SF vs. RJF, LPLA, EVR, LAZ, PIPR, BGC, OPY, FBRC, MS, and GS
Should you be buying Stifel Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stifel Financial include Raymond James Financial (RJF), LPL Financial (LPLA), Evercore (EVR), Lazard (LAZ), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), BGC Group (BGC), Oppenheimer (OPY), FBR & Co. (FBRC), Morgan Stanley (MS), and The Goldman Sachs Group (GS). These companies are all part of the "investment banking & brokerage" industry.
Stifel Financial vs. Its Competitors
Raymond James Financial (NYSE:RJF) 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 media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.
Raymond James Financial currently has a consensus price target of $153.82, indicating a potential upside of 0.31%. Stifel Financial has a consensus price target of $105.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.46%. Given Stifel Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stifel Financial is more favorable than Raymond James Financial.
Raymond James Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Stifel Financial. Raymond James Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stifel Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Raymond James Financial has a net margin of 13.99% compared to Stifel Financial's net margin of 12.26%. Raymond James Financial's return on equity of 19.31% beat Stifel Financial's return on equity.
83.8% of Raymond James Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Raymond James Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Raymond James Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Raymond James Financial pays out 19.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stifel Financial pays out 35.2% 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. Raymond James Financial has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Stifel Financial has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Stifel Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Raymond James Financial had 8 more articles in the media than Stifel Financial. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Raymond James Financial and 12 mentions for Stifel Financial. Raymond James Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Stifel Financial's score of 1.06 indicating that Raymond James Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Raymond James Financial has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stifel Financial has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Raymond James Financial beats Stifel Financial on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:SF) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
