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

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stewart Information Services in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" STC shares.
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4 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Stewart Information Services' stock. Their STC share price forecasts range from $15.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $44.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.0%.
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Stewart Information Services' stock was trading at $42.73 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, STC stock has increased by 5.1% and is now trading at $44.92.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 26th 2023.
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Stewart Information Services Co. (NYSE:STC) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 26th. The insurance provider reported ($0.25) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.20. The insurance provider had revenue of $524.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $528.90 million. Stewart Information Services had a net margin of 3.51% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.61%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 38.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.03 earnings per share.

Stewart Information Services declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share on Friday, June 30th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 14th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Stewart Information Services (NYSE:STC) stock in their portfolio include Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF (DEEP), 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), 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 4.03%. 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 50.99%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, STC will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.50% 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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.71%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (6.46%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.38%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (6.14%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (4.63%) and Macquarie Group Ltd. (4.61%). 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 $44.92.

Stewart Information Services (NYSE:STC) has a market capitalization of $1.22 billion and generates $3.07 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $162.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.53 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.