Raymond James Financial, Inc (NYSE: RJF) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 15.71x compared to its average ratio. RJF has 36-month beta value of 1.03. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for RJF is 183.56M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.25% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of RJF on December 19, 2024 was 1.22M shares.
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RJF) stock’s latest price update
Raymond James Financial, Inc (NYSE: RJF)’s stock price has dropped by -3.47 in relation to previous closing price of 157.90. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -5.63% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-12-18 that Investors interested in stocks from the Financial – Investment Bank sector have probably already heard of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (RJF) and The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
RJF’s Market Performance
Raymond James Financial, Inc (RJF) has experienced a -5.63% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -6.73% drop in the past month, and a 22.81% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.93%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.66% for RJF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.75% for RJF’s stock, with a simple moving average of 18.35% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RJF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RJF stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for RJF by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for RJF in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $169 based on the research report published on December 12, 2024 of the current year 2024.
JMP Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see RJF reach a price target of $146. The rating they have provided for RJF stocks is “Mkt Outperform” according to the report published on October 09th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to RJF, setting the target price at $138 in the report published on September 12th of the current year.
RJF Trading at -0.67% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RJF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.06% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.66%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.93%, as shares sank -6.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +22.03% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RJF fell by -5.63%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +25.46% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $163.46. In addition, Raymond James Financial, Inc saw 36.70% 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 RJF starting from Elwyn Tashtego S, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $159.47 back on Dec 13 ’24. After this action, Elwyn Tashtego S now owns 32,688 shares of Raymond James Financial, Inc, valued at $1,594,650 using the latest closing price.
Elwyn Tashtego S, the Officer of Raymond James Financial, Inc, proposed sale 10,000 shares at $159.46 during a trade that took place back on Dec 13 ’24, which means that Elwyn Tashtego S is holding shares at $1,594,600 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RJF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.32 for the present operating margin
- 0.91 for the gross margin
The net margin for Raymond James Financial, Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 18.86, with 2.56 for asset returns.
Based on Raymond James Financial, Inc (RJF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.21 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.62. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.21.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.75 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -2.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.62. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Raymond James Financial, Inc (RJF) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
