$737.66K in average volume shows that Stifel Financial Corp (SF) is heading in the right direction

On Monday, Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE: SF) opened higher 3.98% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $98.27. Price fluctuations for SF have ranged from $73.51 to $120.64 over the past 52 weeks.

Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Financial sector was 47.26%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 20.75% at the time writing. With a float of $100.32 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $102.17 million.

Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 9000 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 85.84%, operating margin of 18.35%, and the pretax margin is 16.26%.

Stifel Financial Corp (SF) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Capital Markets industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Stifel Financial Corp is 3.31%, while institutional ownership is 85.07%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 22 ’24, was worth 1,495,130. In this transaction Director of this company sold 13,000 shares at a rate of $115.01, taking the stock ownership to the 13,178 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 22 ’24, when Company’s Director proposed sale 13,000 for $115.03, making the entire transaction worth $1,495,400.

Stifel Financial Corp (SF) Earnings and Forecasts

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.9 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 20.75% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 17.45% during the next five years compared to 42.35% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE: SF) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Stifel Financial Corp (SF). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.78. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 15.20.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 6.25, a number that is poised to hit 1.78 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 9.52 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Stifel Financial Corp (SF)

Compared to the last year’s volume of 0.77 million, its volume of 0.68 million showed lagged in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 90.36%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 3.31.

During the past 100 days, Stifel Financial Corp’s (SF) raw stochastic average was set at 38.87%, which indicates a significant decrease from 96.23% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 38.66% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 34.27% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $106.38, while its 200-day Moving Average is $97.74. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $103.47 in the near term. At $104.76, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $106.88. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $100.06, it is likely to go to the next support level at $97.94. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $96.65.

Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE: SF) Key Stats

There are currently 103,755K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 10.60 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 4,970 M according to its annual income of 731,380 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,365 M and its income totaled 244,010 K.