On Monday, StepStone Group Inc (NASDAQ: STEP) opened lower -8.52% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $52.26. Price fluctuations for STEP have ranged from $32.46 to $70.38 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Financial Sector giant was 318.19%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 51.51% at the time writing. With a float of $65.35 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $75.84 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 990 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 83.27%, operating margin of 43.56%, and the pretax margin is -11.89%.
StepStone Group Inc (STEP) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Asset Management industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of StepStone Group Inc is 13.84%, while institutional ownership is 90.17%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Feb 20 ’25, was worth 614,270. In this transaction Chief Executive Officer of this company sold 10,000 shares at a rate of $61.43, taking the stock ownership to the 110,000 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Feb 19 ’25, when Company’s Chief Accounting Officer sold 538 for $63.00, making the entire transaction worth $33,894. This insider now owns 1,386 shares in total.
StepStone Group Inc (STEP) Earnings and Forecasts
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.48 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 51.51% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 25.84% during the next five years compared to -13.21% drop over the previous five years of trading.
StepStone Group Inc (NASDAQ: STEP) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for StepStone Group Inc (STEP). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.78. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 15.93.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -1.67, a number that is poised to hit 0.46 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 2.06 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of StepStone Group Inc (STEP)
Looking closely at StepStone Group Inc (NASDAQ: STEP), its last 5-days average volume was 0.72 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.51 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 12.51%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.86.
During the past 100 days, StepStone Group Inc’s (STEP) raw stochastic average was set at 3.23%, which indicates a significant decrease from 4.59% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 49.56% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 42.10% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $60.36, while its 200-day Moving Average is $55.57. However, in the short run, StepStone Group Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $50.05. Second resistance stands at $52.29. The third major resistance level sits at $53.79. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $46.31, it is likely to go to the next support level at $44.82. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $42.58.
StepStone Group Inc (NASDAQ: STEP) Key Stats
There are currently 115,977K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 5.54 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 711,630 K according to its annual income of 58,090 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 339,020 K and its income totaled -192,020 K.
