Stewart Information Services (STC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Stewart Information Services Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides title insurance and real estate transaction related services in the United States and internationally. The company involves in searching, examining, closing, and insuring the condition of the title to real property. It also offers home and personal insurance services; services for tax-deferred exchanges; and digital customer engagement platform services. It also provides appraisal management, online notarization and closing, credit and real estate information, and search and valuation services. The company serves homebuyers and sellers, residential and commercial real estate professionals, mortgage lenders and servicers, title agencies and real estate attorneys, and home builders through direct operations, network of independent agencies, and other businesses. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $63.24 to $66.50
• 50-Day Range: $64.03 to $72.71
• 52-Week Range: $58.28 to $78.44
• Volume: 229,922 shs
• Average Volume: 172,563 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.63
• Dividend Yield: 3.12%
• Price Target: $79.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Stewart Information Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Stewart Information Services scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 853rd out of 931 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Stewart Information Services has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Stewart Information Services has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Stewart Information Services is 24.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 20.20.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Stewart Information Services is 24.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.82.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Stewart Information Services has a P/B Ratio of 1.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.54% of the float of Stewart Information Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Stewart Information Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stewart Information Services has recently increased by 50.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Stewart Information Services pays a meaningful dividend of 2.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Stewart Information Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Stewart Information Services is 76.92%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.54% of the float of Stewart Information Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Stewart Information Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stewart Information Services has recently increased by 50.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

Stewart Information Services has a news sentiment score of 0.74. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Stewart Information Services this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Stewart Information Services insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.50% of the stock of Stewart Information Services is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.90% of the stock of Stewart Information Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

STC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have STC shares performed this year?

Stewart Information Services' stock was trading at $67.49 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, STC stock has decreased by 5.1% and is now trading at $64.0310.
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How were Stewart Information Services' earnings last quarter?

Stewart Information Services Co. (NYSE:STC) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 5th. The insurance provider reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.01. Stewart Information Services had a net margin of 2.94% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.81%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Stewart Information Services' major shareholders?

Stewart Information Services' top institutional shareholders include Rhumbline Advisers (0.29%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.19%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.10%). Insiders that own company stock include Frederick H Eppinger, Matthew Morris, David C Hisey, C Allen Bradley Jr, Steven Mark Lessack and Iain Martyn Bryant.
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How do I buy shares of Stewart Information Services?

Shares of STC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Stewart Information Services own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stewart Information Services investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/05/2025
• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2025
• Today: 4/08/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Title insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:STC
• CIK: 94344
• Web: www.stewart.com
• Phone: (800) 625-8100
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 7,100
• Year Founded: 1893

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $79.00
• High Stock Price Target: $82.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $75.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.18
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $73.31 million
• Net Margins: 2.94%
• Pretax Margin: 4.59%
• Return on Equity: 6.81%
• Return on Assets: 3.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.32
• Current Ratio: 1.86
• Quick Ratio: 1.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.49 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.72
• Cash Flow: $5.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.16
• Book Value: $50.90 per share
• Price / Book: 1.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 27,811,000
• Free Float: 27,306,000
• Market Cap: $1.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05