Stewart Information Services - STC Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stewart Information Services in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" STC shares.
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3 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Stewart Information Services' shares. Their STC share price forecasts range from $53.00 to $75.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $62.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 57.5% 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 decreased by 7.9% and is now trading at $39.36.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 26th 2023.
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Stewart Information Services Co. (NYSE:STC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 9th. The insurance provider reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.04. The insurance provider earned $655.91 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $622.10 million. Stewart Information Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.30% and a net margin of 5.29%. The business's revenue was down 31.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.94 EPS.

Stewart Information Services declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share on Friday, March 31st. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.57%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 14th.
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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), Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF (DEEP), First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FYT), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (PSCF), ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM) and Royce Quant Small-Cap Quality Value ETF (SQLV).

Stewart Information Services (NYSE:STC) pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.95%. 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 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 30.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, STC will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.03% 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."

Stewart Information Services' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (6.12%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.75%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.61%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.61%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.61%) and Macquarie Group Ltd. (4.62%). Insiders that own company stock include C Allen Bradley Jr, Frederick H Eppinger, Matthew Morris and Steven Mark Lessack.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of STC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $39.36.

Stewart Information Services (NYSE:STC) has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion and generates $3.07 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $162.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.94 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.