T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. trimmed its stake in shares of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF – Free Report) by 14.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 917,264 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 155,212 shares during the quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. owned about 0.90% of Stifel Financial worth $97,304,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Stifel Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in Stifel Financial by 52.1% in the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 321 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of Stifel Financial by 46.5% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 457 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in Stifel Financial by 26.6% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 528 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its holdings in Stifel Financial by 84.3% in the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 553 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.01% of the company’s stock.
NYSE SF traded up $0.16 on Tuesday, hitting $86.15. The stock had a trading volume of 564,717 shares, compared to its average volume of 681,579. Stifel Financial Corp. has a 52-week low of $73.27 and a 52-week high of $120.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.82. The company has a market capitalization of $8.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.81 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $92.70 and a 200-day moving average of $103.90.
Stifel Financial (NYSE:SF – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by ($1.15). Stifel Financial had a return on equity of 16.59% and a net margin of 14.00%. The company had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.49 EPS. Stifel Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Stifel Financial Corp. will post 8.26 EPS for the current year.
Several analysts recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research upgraded Stifel Financial from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $108.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Stifel Financial from $123.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Stifel Financial from $124.00 to $84.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Stifel Financial from $125.00 to $105.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Stifel Financial from $121.00 to $105.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $105.50.
Read Our Latest Report on Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial Corp., a financial services and bank holding company, provides retail and institutional wealth management, and investment banking services to individual investors, corporations, municipalities, and institutions in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Global Wealth Management, Institutional Group, and Other.
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