NYSE:STCStewart Information Services Stock Price, Forecast & News

Stewart Information Services' stock was trading at $32.71 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, STC stock has decreased by 5.8% and is now trading at $30.82. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stewart Information Services in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Stewart Information Services.

Stewart Information Services is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Stewart Information Services.

Stewart Information Services Corp (NYSE:STC) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The insurance provider reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.12) by $0.34. The insurance provider had revenue of $439.90 million for the quarter. Stewart Information Services had a net margin of 4.57% and a return on equity of 11.32%. View Stewart Information Services' earnings history.

Stewart Information Services announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.89%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. View Stewart Information Services' dividend history.

2 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Stewart Information Services' stock. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $32.00. On average, they anticipate Stewart Information Services' stock price to reach $30.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.7%. View analysts' price targets for Stewart Information Services.

Media headlines about STC stock have trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Stewart Information Services earned a news impact score of -3.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutStewart Information Services.

Stewart Information Services saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 398,300 shares, a decrease of 40.4% from the April 15th total of 668,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 169,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days. Approximately 1.7% of the company's shares are short sold. View Stewart Information Services' Current Options Chain.

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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 BlackRock Inc. (14.55%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (9.90%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (9.90%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (5.52%), State Street Corp (3.42%) and Invesco Ltd. (2.47%). 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 Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund, Two Sigma Investments LP, Invesco Ltd., Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Mackay Shields LLC, UBS Group AG, BlackRock Inc., and Wells Fargo & Company MN. 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 activity for Stewart Information Services.

STC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Penn Capital Management Co. Inc., State Street Corp, RBF Capital LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $30.82.

Stewart Information Services has a market capitalization of $729.82 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 5,300 workers across the globe.

The official website for Stewart Information Services is 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]