Currently, Stifel Financial Corp [SF] is trading at $83.06, down -2.43%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The SF shares have gain 1.16% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -15.43%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Stifel Financial Corp [NYSE: SF] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 10, 2024, when JP Morgan initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $120. Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on September 12, 2024, and set its price target to $101. On July 22, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Peer Perform. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $89 on July 08, 2024. TD Cowen initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $83 as its price target on January 04, 2024. UBS started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on November 22, 2022, and assigned it a price target of $66. In a note dated October 12, 2022, Citigroup initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $60 on this stock.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $73.27 and a high of $120.64 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $113 within the next 12 months. Stifel Financial Corp [NYSE: SF] shares were valued at $83.06 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 36.05% based on the average SF price forecast.
Analyzing the SF fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Stifel Financial Corp [NYSE:SF] were 5.95B which represents 14.35% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.84% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.02. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.27.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 81.98 points at the first support level, and at 80.90 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 84.16, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 85.26.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.45, the price to book ratio is 1.70 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.28.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved WEISEL THOMAS W, Director, that happened on Nov 22 ’24 when 13000.0 shares were sold. Director, WEISEL THOMAS W completed a deal on Nov 22 ’24 to buy 13000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Co-President Nesi Victor sold 10500.0 shares on Nov 18 ’24.
