NYSE:STC - Stewart Information Services Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Stewart Information Services announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 29th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 12th. View Stewart Information Services' Dividend History.

Stewart Information Services Corp (NYSE:STC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 25th. The insurance provider reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.08. The insurance provider earned $472.08 million during the quarter. Stewart Information Services had a net margin of 4.05% and a return on equity of 9.55%. View Stewart Information Services' Earnings History.

Stewart Information Services is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Stewart Information Services.

1 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Stewart Information Services' shares. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $38.00. On average, they expect Stewart Information Services' stock price to reach $38.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Stewart Information Services.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stewart Information Services in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Sell." View Analyst Ratings for Stewart Information Services.

Media stories about STC stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Stewart Information Services earned a media sentiment score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Stewart Information Services.

Stewart Information Services saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 538,800 shares, a decrease of 15.5% from the January 15th total of 637,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 170,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.2 days. Currently, 2.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Stewart Information Services' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Stewart Information Services include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Allstate (ALL), Travelers Companies (TRV), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Markel (MKL), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cna Financial (CNA), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), First American Financial (FAF), Old Republic International (ORI), Hanover Insurance Group (THG) and Axis Capital (AXS).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Stewart Information Services investors own include CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), NIC (EGOV), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), ALJ Regional (ALJJ), Transocean (RIG) and Express (EXPR).

Stewart Information Services' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Victory Capital Management Inc. (8.41%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (7.64%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (4.63%), State Street Corp (3.09%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.83%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.72%). Company insiders that own Stewart Information Services stock include Frederick H Eppinger, Glenn C Christenson, James M Chadwick, Matthew Morris and Steven Mark Lessack. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Stewart Information Services.

STC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Walthausen & Co. LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., SG Americas Securities LLC, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Marshall Wace LLP, K2 Principal Fund L.P., Pinebridge Investments L.P. and Penn Capital Management Co. Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Stewart Information Services company stock in the last year include Glenn C Christenson, James M Chadwick and Matthew Morris. View Insider Buying and Selling for Stewart Information Services.

STC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Royce & Associates LP, UBS Group AG and AQR Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Stewart Information Services.

Shares of STC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of STC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.13.

Stewart Information Services has a market capitalization of $951.32 million and generates $1.94 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $78.61 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.75 on an earnings per share basis. Stewart Information Services employs 5,400 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Stewart Information Services.

The official website for Stewart Information Services is http://www.stewart.com/.

Stewart Information Services' mailing address is 1360 POST OAK BOULEVARD SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX, 77056. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 713-625-8100 or via email at [email protected]