Stifel Financial (SF) Competitors $113.42 +0.26 (+0.23%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SF vs. RJF, LPLA, EVR, LAZ, PIPR, BGC, OPY, FBRC, MS, and GSShould you be buying Stifel Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stifel Financial include Raymond James (RJF), LPL Financial (LPLA), Evercore (EVR), Lazard (LAZ), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), BGC Group (BGC), Oppenheimer (OPY), FBR & Co. (FBRC), Morgan Stanley (MS), and The Goldman Sachs Group (GS). These companies are all part of the "investment banking & brokerage" industry. Stifel Financial vs. Raymond James LPL Financial Evercore Lazard Piper Sandler Companies BGC Group Oppenheimer FBR & Co. Morgan Stanley The Goldman Sachs Group Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) and Stifel Financial (NYSE:SF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Is RJF or SF more profitable? Raymond James has a net margin of 13.86% compared to Stifel Financial's net margin of 12.98%. Raymond James' return on equity of 19.61% beat Stifel Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Raymond James13.86% 19.61% 2.65% Stifel Financial 12.98%14.92%1.84% Do insiders & institutionals believe in RJF or SF? 83.8% of Raymond James shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Raymond James shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, RJF or SF? Raymond James has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stifel Financial has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer RJF or SF? Raymond James currently has a consensus target price of $140.91, suggesting a potential downside of 13.12%. Stifel Financial has a consensus target price of $103.17, suggesting a potential downside of 9.04%. Given Stifel Financial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Stifel Financial is more favorable than Raymond James.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Raymond James 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Stifel Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RJF or SF? Raymond James has higher revenue and earnings than Stifel Financial. Raymond James is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stifel Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRaymond James$14.92B2.24$2.07B$9.7116.70Stifel Financial$4.69B2.47$522.54M$5.5320.51 Is RJF or SF a better dividend stock? Raymond James pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Raymond James pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stifel Financial pays out 30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the media favor RJF or SF? In the previous week, Raymond James had 20 more articles in the media than Stifel Financial. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Raymond James and 9 mentions for Stifel Financial. Raymond James' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Stifel Financial's score of 0.55 indicating that Raymond James is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Raymond James 14 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stifel Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RJF or SF? Raymond James received 407 more outperform votes than Stifel Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.25% of users gave Raymond James an outperform vote while only 55.05% of users gave Stifel Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRaymond JamesOutperform Votes68558.25% Underperform Votes49141.75% Stifel FinancialOutperform Votes27855.05% Underperform Votes22744.95% SummaryRaymond James beats Stifel Financial on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStifel FinancialSecurity brokers & dealers IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.61B$31.72B$10.51B$19.96BDividend Yield1.47%2.14%10.13%3.49%P/E Ratio20.5117.3746.1836.42Price / Sales2.476.253,478.9217.94Price / Cash14.3322.0830.6021.28Price / Book2.382.764.064.59Net Income$522.54M$932.00M$1.02B$985.93M7 Day Performance-1.86%0.88%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance11.76%6.53%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance84.25%51.77%24.11%24.67% Stifel Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFStifel Financial4.7544 of 5 stars$113.42+0.2%$103.17-9.0%+84.3%$11.61B$4.69B20.519,000RJFRaymond James4.7205 of 5 stars$162.18-0.3%$140.91-13.1%+56.1%$33.49B$14.92B16.7018,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsLPLALPL Financial4.7604 of 5 stars$317.05+0.8%$286.92-9.5%+40.8%$23.55B$10.05B23.848,400Positive NewsEVREvercore4.4699 of 5 stars$301.43+0.2%$270.40-10.3%+107.3%$11.45B$2.43B38.692,195Insider TradeNegative NewsLAZLazard4.638 of 5 stars$54.95-0.1%$53.00-3.5%+105.0%$6.20B$2.52B21.893,291PIPRPiper Sandler Companies3.4678 of 5 stars$334.13-0.4%$193.00-42.2%+118.0%$5.94B$1.35B35.701,725Positive NewsBGCBGC Group3.2955 of 5 stars$10.13-2.2%N/A+128.7%$4.97B$2.03B40.523,895News CoverageOPYOppenheimer2.9497 of 5 stars$60.12+0.1%N/A+51.7%$620.50M$1.25B9.352,942FBRCFBR & Co.N/A$17.55flatN/AN/A$124.61MN/A0.00259News CoveragePositive NewsMSMorgan Stanley4.8923 of 5 stars$131.69-0.4%$112.94-14.2%+65.2%$213.04B$96.19B20.0480,000Analyst RevisionGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.9827 of 5 stars$581.93+0.1%$535.75-7.9%+71.4%$182.50B$108.42B17.0845,300Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Raymond James Competitors LPL Financial Competitors Evercore Competitors Lazard Competitors Piper Sandler Companies Competitors BGC Group Competitors Oppenheimer Competitors FBR & Co. 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