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Stewart Information Services (STC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$75.66 -0.71 (-0.93%)
(As of 12:57 PM ET)

About Stewart Information Services Stock (NYSE:STC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$74.62
$76.49
50-Day Range
$67.23
$76.37
52-Week Range
$49.40
$76.88
Volume
20,605 shs
Average Volume
181,303 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.10 billion
P/E Ratio
35.69
Dividend Yield
2.64%
Price Target
$78.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Stewart Information Services Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides title insurance and real estate transaction related services in the United States and internationally. The company involves in searching, examining, closing, and insuring the condition of the title to real property. It also offers home and personal insurance services; services for tax-deferred exchanges; and digital customer engagement platform services. It also provides appraisal management, online notarization and closing, credit and real estate information, and search and valuation services. The company serves homebuyers and sellers, residential and commercial real estate professionals, mortgage lenders and servicers, title agencies and real estate attorneys, and home builders through direct operations, network of independent agencies, and other businesses. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Stewart Information Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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63rd Percentile Overall Score

STC MarketRank™: 

Stewart Information Services scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 541st out of 945 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Stewart Information Services has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Stewart Information Services has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Stewart Information Services' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Stewart Information Services are expected to grow by 89.46% in the coming year, from $3.32 to $6.29 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Stewart Information Services is 35.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.07.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Stewart Information Services is 35.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 45.13.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Stewart Information Services has a P/B Ratio of 1.51. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Stewart Information Services' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.31% of the outstanding shares of Stewart Information Services have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Stewart Information Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Stewart Information Services has recently increased by 0.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Stewart Information Services pays a meaningful dividend of 2.66%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Stewart Information Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Stewart Information Services is 94.34%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Stewart Information Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.80% next year. This indicates that Stewart Information Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Stewart Information Services' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.31% of the outstanding shares of Stewart Information Services have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Stewart Information Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Stewart Information Services has recently increased by 0.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Stewart Information Services has a news sentiment score of 1.39. 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 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Stewart Information Services this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for STC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Stewart Information Services insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $956,074.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.99% of the stock of Stewart Information Services is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.90% of the stock of Stewart Information Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Stewart Information Services' insider trading history.
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STC Stock News Headlines

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STC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Stewart Information Services' stock was trading at $58.75 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, STC stock has increased by 29.7% and is now trading at $76.21.
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Stewart Information Services Co. (NYSE:STC) released its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The insurance provider reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.21. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Stewart Information Services' top institutional investors include FMR LLC (8.99%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (5.95%), State Street Corp (4.51%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.56%). Insiders that own company stock include Frederick H Eppinger, Matthew Morris, David C Hisey, C Allen Bradley Jr, Steven Mark Lessack and Iain Martyn Bryant.
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Shares of STC 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.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stewart Information Services investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/16/2024
Dividend Payable
9/30/2024
Last Earnings
10/23/2024
Today
12/03/2024
Dividend Payable
12/30/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
2/05/2025
Ex-Dividend for 12/30 Dividend
1/01/2100

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Title insurance
Sub-Industry
Property & Casualty Insurance
CUSIP
86037210
Employees
6,800
Year Founded
1893

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$78.00
High Stock Price Target
$80.00
Low Stock Price Target
$75.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$30.44 million
Pretax Margin
4.06%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.26 billion
Cash Flow
$4.77 per share
Book Value
$50.37 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
26,893,000
Market Cap
$2.10 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.22

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This page (NYSE:STC) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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