Stifel Financial (SF) Competitors $107.54 -1.66 (-1.52%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$104.25 -3.29 (-3.06%) As of 06:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SF vs. EWBC, AMP, EQH, EVR, GS, MS, PFG, PRU, RJF, and SNVShould you be buying Stifel Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stifel Financial include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Equitable (EQH), Evercore (EVR), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Prudential Financial (PRU), Raymond James Financial (RJF), and Synovus Financial (SNV). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Stifel Financial vs. Its Competitors East West Bancorp Ameriprise Financial Equitable Evercore The Goldman Sachs Group Morgan Stanley Principal Financial Group Prudential Financial Raymond James Financial Synovus Financial East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and Stifel Financial (NYSE:SF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends. Does the media refer more to EWBC or SF? In the previous week, Stifel Financial had 2 more articles in the media than East West Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Stifel Financial and 15 mentions for East West Bancorp. Stifel Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat East West Bancorp's score of 1.16 indicating that Stifel Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment East West Bancorp 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stifel Financial 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, EWBC or SF? East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stifel Financial has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EWBC or SF a better dividend stock? East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. East West Bancorp pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stifel Financial pays out 35.2% 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. East West Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Stifel Financial has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years. East West Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher earnings and valuation, EWBC or SF? East West Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stifel Financial. East West Bancorp 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 RatioEast West Bancorp$4.53B3.28$1.17B$8.3812.87Stifel Financial$4.97B2.22$731.38M$5.2320.56 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EWBC or SF? 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Stifel Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Stifel Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend EWBC or SF? East West Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $108.38, indicating a potential upside of 0.53%. Stifel Financial has a consensus target price of $106.75, indicating a potential downside of 0.73%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than Stifel Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score East West Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62Stifel Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Is EWBC or SF more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 25.73% compared to Stifel Financial's net margin of 12.26%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.23% beat Stifel Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets East West Bancorp25.73% 15.23% 1.55% Stifel Financial 12.26%13.88%1.72% SummaryEast West Bancorp beats Stifel Financial on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Stifel Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SF 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 FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.22B$96.83B$12.05B$20.71BDividend Yield1.68%1.88%5.53%3.72%P/E Ratio20.5617.8519.9527.80Price / Sales2.225.9025.7838.58Price / Cash10.7323.4518.7218.22Price / Book2.203.722.254.59Net Income$731.38M$6.24B$990.08M$982.91M7 Day Performance3.42%1.70%1.38%1.73%1 Month Performance11.33%6.60%3.40%4.26%1 Year Performance30.49%45.88%542.06%14.35% Stifel Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFStifel Financial4.4521 of 5 stars$107.54-1.5%$106.75-0.7%+32.5%$11.22B$4.97B20.569,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeEWBCEast West Bancorp3.7173 of 5 stars$100.98-0.1%$107.85+6.8%+54.6%$13.92B$4.53B12.053,100Positive NewsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.6381 of 5 stars$534.26+1.2%$519.00-2.9%+25.7%$50.87B$17.26B18.1513,500Positive NewsEQHEquitable4.431 of 5 stars$56.11+0.3%$62.64+11.6%+37.7%$17.05B$12.44B15.258,000Positive NewsEVREvercore4.5103 of 5 stars$270.85+0.7%$250.57-7.5%+35.0%$10.60B$3.09B25.922,380Analyst ForecastGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.8369 of 5 stars$708.51+2.6%$595.67-15.9%+56.0%$217.40B$126.85B16.4446,500Trending NewsMSMorgan Stanley4.6932 of 5 stars$141.08+0.3%$133.62-5.3%+45.1%$226.34B$107.29B16.5680,000Trending NewsBuyback AnnouncementPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.8873 of 5 stars$79.43+0.3%$83.85+5.6%+3.2%$17.81B$15.77B11.8919,300Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPRUPrudential Financial4.966 of 5 stars$107.43+0.3%$120.15+11.8%-6.2%$38.03B$68.05B17.0339,900Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeRJFRaymond James Financial4.5864 of 5 stars$153.35+0.1%$153.82+0.3%+33.8%$30.94B$14.92B14.7622,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSNVSynovus Financial4.7027 of 5 stars$51.80+0.2%$56.56+9.2%+39.5%$7.20B$3.43B14.514,775Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies East West Bancorp Competitors Ameriprise Financial Competitors Equitable Competitors Evercore Competitors The Goldman Sachs Group Competitors Morgan Stanley Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Prudential Financial Competitors Raymond James Financial Competitors Synovus Financial Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SF) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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