Stewart Information Services - STC Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stewart Information Services in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" STC shares.
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1 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Stewart Information Services' stock. Their STC share price forecasts range from $75.00 to $75.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $75.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 75.7% from the stock's current price.
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Stewart Information Services' stock was trading at $79.73 at the beginning of the year. Since then, STC shares have decreased by 46.5% and is now trading at $42.69.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 8th 2023.
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Stewart Information Services Co. (NYSE:STC) released its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 26th. The insurance provider reported $3.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.42 by $0.75. The insurance provider earned $836.73 million during the quarter. Stewart Information Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.30% and a net margin of 6.95%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.21 EPS.

Stewart Information Services announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share on Friday, September 30th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 14th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38.
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Stewart Information Services (NYSE:STC) pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.13%. 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 21.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, STC will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.77% 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 a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.74%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.61%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (6.19%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.44%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (4.41%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.09%). 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 $42.69.

Stewart Information Services (NYSE:STC) has a market capitalization of $1.16 billion and generates $3.31 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $323.22 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.57 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 7,300 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.