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

3 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stewart Information Services in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" STC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in STC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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3 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Stewart Information Services' shares. Their STC share price forecasts range from $45.00 to $58.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $51.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.6% from the stock's current price.
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Stewart Information Services' stock was trading at $42.73 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, STC stock has increased by 2.5% and is now trading at $43.80.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 25th 2023.
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Stewart Information Services Co. (NYSE:STC) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 26th. The insurance provider reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.05. The insurance provider earned $549.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $585.83 million. Stewart Information Services had a net margin of 2.06% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.83%. Stewart Information Services's revenue was down 34.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.58 EPS.

Stewart Information Services announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.475 per share on Friday, September 29th. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.34%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 14th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Stewart Information Services (NYSE:STC) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF (RZV), ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF (SIXS), First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FYT), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS) and Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF (SSLY).First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FYX).

Stewart Information Services (NYSE:STC) pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.27%. STC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 3 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 102.70%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, STC will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.04% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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21 employees have rated Stewart Information Services Chief Executive Officer Fred Eppinger on Glassdoor.com. Fred Eppinger has an approval rating of 99% among the company's employees. This puts Fred Eppinger in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Stewart Information Services trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "STC."

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One share of STC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $43.80.

Stewart Information Services (NYSE:STC) has a market capitalization of $1.20 billion and generates $3.07 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $162.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.85 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 7,100 workers across the globe.

Stewart Information Services' mailing address is 1360 POST OAK BOULEVARD SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX, 77056. The official website for the company is www.stewart.com. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at (800) 625-8100, via email at nat.otis@stewart.com, or via fax at 302-655-5049.