Now trading at a price of $110.69, Stifel Financial has moved -0.3% so far today.
Stifel Financial returned gains of 30.7% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $120.64 and a low of $73.27. Over the same period, the stock outperformed the S&P 500 index by 15.9%. More recently, the company's 50-day average price was $107.53. Stifel Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated that provides retail and institutional wealth management, and investment banking services to individual investors, corporations, municipalities, and institutions in the United States and internationally. Based in Saint Louis, MO, the Large-Cap Finance company has 8,887 full time employees. Stifel Financial has offered a 1.6% dividend yield over the last 12 months.
Positive Cash Flows:
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (M) | $3,515 | $3,818 | $4,783 | $4,593 | $5,159 | $5,952 |
| Interest Income (M) | $178 | $66 | $46 | $201 | $810 | $981 |
| Operating Margins | 17% | 17% | 22% | 19% | 14% | 16% |
| Net Margins | 13% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| Net Income (M) | $448 | $503 | $825 | $662 | $523 | $731 |
| Depreciation & Amort. (M) | $38 | $41 | $46 | $51 | $61 | $62 |
| Diluted Shares (M) | 117 | 12 | 119 | 118 | 113 | 111 |
| Earnings Per Share | $3.84 | $43.1 | $6.96 | $5.63 | $4.61 | $6.59 |
| EPS Growth | n/a | 1022.4% | -83.85% | -19.11% | -18.12% | 42.95% |
| Avg. Price | $35.23 | $34.84 | $64.19 | $64.96 | $69.15 | $110.99 |
| P/E Ratio | 5.65 | 4.81 | 25.68 | 32.48 | 43.77 | 49.77 |
| Free Cash Flow (M) | $469 | $1,588 | $684 | $1,075 | $447 | $417 |
| CAPEX (M) | $158 | $73 | $188 | $82 | $52 | $74 |
| EV / EBITDA | -1.23 | 0.67 | 16.94 | 21.41 | 27.85 | 34.67 |
| Total Debt (M) | $1,017 | $1,112 | $1,113 | $1,115 | $1,116 | $617 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | -5.2 | -2.83 | -2.09 | -1.6 | -2.05 | -2.05 |
Stifel Financial has low leverage levels, rapidly growing revenues and decreasing reinvestment in the business, and positive EPS growth. However, the firm suffers from weak operating margins with a stable trend and positive cash flows.
Stifel Financial's Valuation Is in Line With Its Sector Averages:
Stifel Financial has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 20.8, compared to an average of 15.92 for the Finance sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $7.63, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 14.1. The 10.3% compound average growth rate of Stifel Financial's historical and projected earnings per share yields a PEG ratio of 2.02. This suggests that these shares are overvalued. Furthermore, Stifel Financial is likely overvalued compared to the book value of its equity, since its P/B ratio of 2.3 is higher than the sector average of 1.78.
Stifel Financial Has No Average Rating:
Stifel Financial has a very low short interest because 1.9% of the company's shares are sold short. Institutions own 89.6% of the company's shares, and the insider ownership rate stands at 3.09%, suggesting a large amount of insider shareholders. The largest shareholder is Vanguard Group Inc, whose 10% stake in the company is worth $1,148,669,450.
