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: $68.11 to $70.92
• 50-Day Range: $67.35 to $77.18
• 52-Week Range: $56.16 to $78.44
• Volume: 449,639 shs
• Average Volume: 182,429 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.02
• Dividend Yield: 2.86%
• Price Target: $81.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Stewart Information Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Stewart Information Services scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 422nd out of 935 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 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 89.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Stewart Information Services are expected to grow by 89.46% in the coming year, from $3.32 to $6.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Stewart Information Services is 33.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.36.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Stewart Information Services is 33.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 26.74.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Stewart Information Services has a P/B Ratio of 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.28% of the outstanding shares of Stewart Information Services have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Stewart Information Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stewart Information Services has recently decreased by 1.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Stewart Information Services pays a meaningful dividend of 2.91%, 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 94.34%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Stewart Information Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.80% next year. This indicates that Stewart Information Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.28% of the outstanding shares of Stewart Information Services have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Stewart Information Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stewart Information Services has recently decreased by 1.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Stewart Information Services has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Stewart Information Services this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for STC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Stewart Information Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Stewart Information Services insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $956,074.00 in 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 $58.75 at the start of the year. Since then, STC stock has increased by 19.1% and is now trading at $70.00.
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How were Stewart Information Services' earnings last quarter?

Stewart Information Services Co. (NYSE:STC) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The insurance provider reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.21. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Stewart Information Services' major shareholders?

Stewart Information Services' top institutional investors include FMR LLC (8.99%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (5.95%), State Street Corp (4.51%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.56%). 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.
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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

• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/16/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/30 Dividend: 12/16/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/30/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Title insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:STC
• CUSIP: 86037210
• CIK: 94344
• Web: www.stewart.com
• Phone: (800) 625-8100
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 6,800
• Year Founded: 1893

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $81.00
• High Stock Price Target: $84.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $79.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.08
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $30.44 million
• Net Margins: 2.47%
• Pretax Margin: 4.06%
• Return on Equity: 5.77%
• Return on Assets: 2.97%

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.41 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.81
• Cash Flow: $4.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.76
• Book Value: $50.37 per share
• Price / Book: 1.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 27,722,000
• Free Float: 27,306,000
• Market Cap: $1.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.21