Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for SF in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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NYSE: SF
Stifel Financial (SF) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$70.41+0.06 (+0.1%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryStifel reported its August 2026 operating data, giving investors updated monthly performance metrics without a broader strategic announcement attached. Separately, a filing showed Tidal Investments LLC trimming its stake in the company during the second quarter, though this reflects background portfolio activity rather than a company-specific development.
SF closed at $70.41, little changed on the day, with the stock sitting below both its 50-day average of $80.08 and its 200-day average of $88.85, and the 50-day below the 200-day. Shorter-term returns show a 1-month decline of 12.9% against a 3-month gain of 3.6%, while the 1-year return stands at -37.1%. The GekkoIndex reads 75, placing the stock in the Buying zone, and the current price sits 15.9% below the Gekko Fair Value estimate of $83.73.
Stifel's next earnings report is scheduled for 28 October 2026, 29 days out, which falls outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Over the last 90 days, Congressional activity shows 2 buys and 0 sales. Seasonality data covering 5 years shows the next 20 trading days from this point averaging a 3.6% gain, with positive results in 3 of those years. Analyst coverage includes 4 firms, with 1 buy and 3 hold ratings, and a consensus target of $89.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Stifel Financial price vs fair value
Close $70.41200-day averageGekko Fair Value $83.73
Stifel Financial quick facts
- Market cap
- $10.67B
- P/E ratio
- 12.9
- Forward P/E
- 12
- EPS, TTM
- $5.44
- Revenue, TTM
- $5.83B
- Profit margin
- 16.3%
- Dividend yield
- 1.79%
- Beta
- 0.98
- Volume
- 2.16M avg 1.25M
- 1-year return
- −37.1%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6%
- 50-day average
- $80.08
- 200-day average
- $88.85
- Next earnings
- Oct 28
- Shares outstanding
- 151.0M
Stifel Financial swing-trade checklist
Stifel Financial scores 5 supportive, 0 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
5 supportive0 mixed1 headwind
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $70.41 is below the 50-day ($80.08) and 200-day ($88.85) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
75, Buying
Reading 75 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
15.9% below
Price is 15.9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 2 buys / 0 sales.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 29 days
Next report Oct 28, 2026, 29 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+3.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.6% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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Stifel Financial stock chart and price history
Stifel Financial closed at $70.41 on Sep 28, 2026, −37.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $67.81 to $134.74.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −12.9%
- 3 months
- +3.6%
- 6 months
- −0.7%
- 1 year
- −37.1%
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About Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial sits atop Stifel, Nicolaus & Company as its holding entity, delivering wealth management and investment banking work to everyday investors, businesses, municipalities and other institutions spread across the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and further abroad. It is widely recognized for pairing retail brokerage with advisory services that guide clients through financial planning, trading equities, mutual funds, fixed income holdings and insurance products.
The business is divided into three areas: Global Wealth Management, Institutional Group, and Other. On the institutional side, it handles equity and fixed income trading, market research and municipal finance work, while its banking arm structures mergers, acquisitions, public share offerings and private placements. It further takes part in underwriting corporate and public finance deals and rounds out its services with personal and commercial lending plus deposit account offerings for banking customers.
Stifel Financial dates back to 1890 and runs its main office out of Saint Louis, Missouri. Investors can find its stock listed on the NYSE under the ticker SF.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment managers
- Website
- stifel.com
Stifel Financial GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Stifel Financial’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 75, in the Buying zone, up 4.9 points over five sessions.
75Buying
Up 4.9 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 41 | +1.0% | +3.4% | ||
| Accumulation | 173 | −0.5% | −0.5% | ||
| Neutral | 384 | +0.3% | +0.5% | ||
| Distribution | 68 | +0.8% | +4.2% | ||
| Selling | 6 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average SF share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →
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Is Stifel Financial stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Stifel Financial trades 15.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $83.73, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Stifel Financial shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$83.73
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
15.9% Undervalued
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Stifel Financial insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Stifel Financial, and members of Congress disclosed 2 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
2trades disclosed: 2 purchases and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 7 traded Jul 10 |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 7 traded Jul 9 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Stifel Financial has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $172.1M
- As a share of market cap
- 1.61%
- Trailing four quarters
- $337.3M
From company filings.
Stifel Financial earnings: next date and track record
Stifel Financial reports on Oct 28, 2026 (29 days away).
Next earnings report
Oct 28, 2026
29 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.55
- Revenue estimate
- $1.53B
Stifel Financial stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Stifel Financial is $89.00, +26.4% from the last close, from 4 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$89.00consensus 12-month target, +26.4% from the last close
Now $70.41Avg $89.00
Low $84High $90
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 4 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | TD Cowen | $84 | +19.3% |
| Aug 28 | TD Cowen | $84 | +19.3% |
| Jul 23 | UBS | $90 | +27.8% |
| Jul 23 | J.P. Morgan | $86 | +22.1% |
| Jul 22 | Goldman Sachs | $87 | +23.6% |
+3.4%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
+3.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Stifel Financial seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Stifel Financial averaged +3.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +2.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +3.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +12.0% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, SF’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6%.
Stifel Financial market cap and key statistics
Stifel Financial’s market cap is $10.67B, with a P/E ratio of 12.9 and revenue of $5.83B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $10.67B
- P/E ratio
- 12.9
- Forward P/E
- 12
- EPS, TTM
- $5.44
- Gekko Fair Value
- $83.73
Trading
- Volume
- 2.16M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.25M
- 52-week high
- $134.74
- 52-week low
- $67.81
- Shares outstanding
- 151.0M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $5.83B
- Profit margin
- 16.3%
- Return on equity
- 16.4%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +50.6%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.98
- Typical daily move
- ±2.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6%
- Dividend yield
- 1.79%
Stifel Financial stock news this week
2 headlines about Stifel Financial from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Stifel Reports August 2026 Operating DataGlobeNewsWire, Sep 24
- Stifel Financial Corporation $SF Stake Cut by Tidal Investments LLCMarketBeat, Sep 22
Stifel Financial peers
Stifel Financial’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MSMorgan Stanley | Accumulation | 12.7% below |
| BLKBlackRock | Accumulation | 10.3% below |
| UBSUBS | Accumulation | 9.5% below |
| BXBlackstone | Buying | 16.8% below |
| KKRKKR | Accumulation | 18.1% below |
| BNBrookfield | Buying | 21.8% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Stifel Financial stock FAQ
What is Stifel Financial’s market cap?
Stifel Financial’s market cap is $10.67B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $70.41, with 151.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 12.9.
What is the Stifel Financial stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Stifel Financial is $89.00, +26.4% from the last close. Of the 4 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Stifel Financial stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Stifel Financial is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $70.41 is 15.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $83.73. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Stifel Financial report earnings next?
Stifel Financial is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026 (29 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.55 per share on revenue of $1.53B.
What is Stifel Financial’s 52-week high and low?
Stifel Financial’s 52-week high is $134.74 and its 52-week low is $67.81; it closed at $70.41 on Sep 28, 2026, −37.1% over the past year.
Is Stifel Financial stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 5 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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