Stifel Financial (SF) Competitors

Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Wintrust Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Stifel Financial pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wintrust Financial pays out 18.4% 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. Stifel Financial has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Wintrust Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Wintrust Financial has a net margin of 20.11% compared to Stifel Financial's net margin of 15.34%. Stifel Financial's return on equity of 18.76% beat Wintrust Financial's return on equity.

82.0% of Stifel Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Wintrust Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Stifel Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Wintrust Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Stifel Financial has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wintrust Financial has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Wintrust Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stifel Financial. Wintrust 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.

In the previous week, Wintrust Financial had 8 more articles in the media than Stifel Financial. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Wintrust Financial and 4 mentions for Stifel Financial. Wintrust Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Stifel Financial's score of 0.73 indicating that Wintrust Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Stifel Financial presently has a consensus price target of $91.75, indicating a potential upside of 21.98%. Wintrust Financial has a consensus price target of $174.92, indicating a potential upside of 8.29%. Given Stifel Financial's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Stifel Financial is more favorable than Wintrust Financial.

82.0% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Stifel Financial currently has a consensus target price of $91.75, indicating a potential upside of 21.98%. Ameriprise Financial has a consensus target price of $548.44, indicating a potential upside of 8.03%. Given Stifel Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Stifel Financial is more favorable than Ameriprise Financial.

Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 20.57% compared to Stifel Financial's net margin of 15.34%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 62.88% beat Stifel Financial's return on equity.

Stifel Financial has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Stifel Financial pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameriprise Financial pays out 16.9% 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. Stifel Financial has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Ameriprise Financial has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 10 more articles in the media than Stifel Financial. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 4 mentions for Stifel Financial. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Stifel Financial's score of 0.73 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Ameriprise Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Stifel Financial. Ameriprise 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.

Stifel Financial currently has a consensus target price of $91.75, suggesting a potential upside of 21.98%. Equitable has a consensus target price of $59.92, suggesting a potential upside of 27.55%. Given Equitable's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Equitable is more favorable than Stifel Financial.

Stifel Financial has a net margin of 15.34% compared to Equitable's net margin of -7.26%. Equitable's return on equity of 232.29% beat Stifel Financial's return on equity.

82.0% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Equitable shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Equitable shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Equitable pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Stifel Financial pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equitable pays out -42.3% 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. Stifel Financial has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Equitable has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Equitable is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Stifel Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Equitable. Equitable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stifel Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Stifel Financial has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Equitable has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Equitable had 12 more articles in the media than Stifel Financial. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Equitable and 4 mentions for Stifel Financial. Stifel Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Equitable's score of 0.60 indicating that Stifel Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Evercore has a net margin of 16.33% compared to Stifel Financial's net margin of 15.34%. Evercore's return on equity of 39.29% beat Stifel Financial's return on equity.

In the previous week, Evercore had 1 more articles in the media than Stifel Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Evercore and 4 mentions for Stifel Financial. Stifel Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Evercore's score of 0.36 indicating that Stifel Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Evercore has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Stifel Financial has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

Stifel Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Evercore. Stifel Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evercore, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Evercore pays an annual dividend of $3.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Evercore pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stifel Financial pays out 26.5% 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. Evercore has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Stifel Financial has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years.

86.2% of Evercore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Stifel Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Evercore shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Stifel Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Evercore presently has a consensus target price of $373.90, suggesting a potential upside of 11.68%. Stifel Financial has a consensus target price of $91.75, suggesting a potential upside of 21.98%. Given Stifel Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Stifel Financial is more favorable than Evercore.