Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Stifel Financial (SF)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Stifel Financial (NYSE: SF) in the last few weeks:

• 10/22/2026 – Stifel Financial was given a new $83.00 price target by UBS Group. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Stifel Financial had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup.
• 10/22/2026 – Stifel Financial was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 10/22/2026 – Stifel Financial had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $82.00 to $80.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Stifel Financial had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $84.00 to $78.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/7/2026 – Stifel Financial had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group. They now have a $84.00 price target on the stock, down from $90.00.
• 10/6/2026 – Stifel Financial was given a new $75.00 price target by Capital One Financial.
• 10/6/2026 – Stifel Financial had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $86.00 to $82.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – Stifel Financial had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $85.00 to $75.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.

Stifel Financial Stock Performance

Shares of SF stock opened at $68.51 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $73.07 and a 200 day moving average of $76.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.89 and a beta of 1.01. Stifel Financial Corporation has a 1 year low of $65.40 and a 1 year high of $89.83.

Stifel Financial (NYSE:SF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.02. Stifel Financial had a net margin of 16.50% and a return on equity of 19.38%. The business had revenue of $1.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.45 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.95 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Stifel Financial Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Stifel Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Stifel Financial’s payout ratio is currently 23.61%.

Stifel Financial Corp. is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Through its principal operating subsidiaries, including Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, the company provides wealth management, investment banking, securities brokerage and related financial services to individual investors, corporations, municipalities and institutional clients.

Its wealth management business offers investment advice, brokerage services, financial planning, banking and lending solutions, and access to a range of investment products.