William Blair Weighs in on StoneX Group Q1 Earnings

StoneX Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SNEX - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for StoneX Group in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 14th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.51 for the quarter. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for StoneX Group's current full-year earnings is $8.70 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for StoneX Group's Q3 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS.

StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.26. StoneX Group had a net margin of 0.26% and a return on equity of 16.83%.

StoneX Group Stock Performance

Shares of SNEX stock traded down $1.71 on Wednesday, hitting $78.58. 88,335 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 266,434. StoneX Group has a one year low of $44.40 and a one year high of $85.49. The firm's 50 day moving average is $77.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.78 billion, a PE ratio of 9.39 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Philip Andrew Smith sold 9,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.56, for a total transaction of $626,040.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 342,711 shares in the company, valued at $23,838,977.16. This represents a 2.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Glenn Henry Stevens sold 22,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.55, for a total transaction of $1,767,300.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 116,946 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,185,718.48. This represents a 16.14 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 35,947 shares of company stock valued at $2,749,411 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 11.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of StoneX Group during the 4th quarter worth $16,557,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of StoneX Group by 104.3% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 329,287 shares of the company's stock worth $32,260,000 after acquiring an additional 168,098 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in StoneX Group by 17.7% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,014,231 shares of the company's stock worth $99,364,000 after purchasing an additional 152,847 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in StoneX Group in the fourth quarter worth $10,551,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of StoneX Group during the fourth quarter valued at about $10,276,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.93% of the company's stock.

StoneX Group Company Profile

StoneX Group Inc operates as a global financial services network that connects companies, organizations, traders, and investors to market ecosystem worldwide. The company operates through Commercial, Institutional, Retail, and Global Payments segments. The Commercial segment provides risk management and hedging, exchange-traded and OTC products execution and clearing, voice brokerage, market intelligence, physical trading, and commodity financing and logistics services.