In the past week, SF stock has gone up by 4.85%, with a monthly gain of 3.53% and a quarterly surge of 5.99%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.64%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.93% for Stifel Financial Corp. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.86% for SF stock, with a simple moving average of 16.79% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) is above average at 17.87x. The 36-month beta value for SF is also noteworthy at 1.15. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for SF is 99.21M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.30% of that float. The average trading volume of SF on April 26, 2024 was 542.54K shares.
SF) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) has surged by 0.29 when compared to previous closing price of 78.28, but the company has seen a 4.85% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-24 that Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Analysts’ Opinion of SF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SF stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for SF by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for SF in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $83 based on the research report published on January 04, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SF reach a price target of $66. The rating they have provided for SF stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 22nd, 2022.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to SF, setting the target price at $60 in the report published on October 12th of the previous year.
SF Trading at 3.57% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.91% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.64%, as shares surge +2.40% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.45% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SF rose by +4.85%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +28.39% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $76.42. In addition, Stifel Financial Corp. saw 13.54% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SF starting from SLINEY DAVID D, who sale 3,795 shares at the price of $74.01 back on Mar 15 ’24. After this action, SLINEY DAVID D now owns 184,619 shares of Stifel Financial Corp., valued at $280,868 using the latest closing price.
SLINEY DAVID D, the Chief Operating Officer of Stifel Financial Corp., sale 17,000 shares at $74.83 during a trade that took place back on Mar 13 ’24, which means that SLINEY DAVID D is holding 189,714 shares at $1,272,110 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.83 for the gross margin
The net margin for Stifel Financial Corp. stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 9.84, with 1.38 for asset returns.
Based on Stifel Financial Corp. (SF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.24 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.36. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.32. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.3.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 961.84 million with net debt to EBITDA at -2.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.14. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.11for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.14.
Conclusion
In summary, Stifel Financial Corp. (SF) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
