--- title: "Princeton Capital Management LLC Takes $228,000 Position in Stifel Financial Corporation $SF" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/264981706.md" description: "Princeton Capital Management LLC has acquired a new position in Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE:SF), purchasing 2,200 shares valued at approximately $228,000. Other institutional investors, including Vanguard Group and AQR Capital Management, have also increased their stakes in Stifel. The stock has received several upgrades from analysts, with a consensus rating of \"Moderate Buy\" and a target price of $125.90. Stifel Financial reported earnings of $1.95 per share, exceeding estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share." datetime: "2025-11-08T13:35:56.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/264981706.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/264981706.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/264981706.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Princeton Capital Management LLC Takes $228,000 Position in Stifel Financial Corporation $SF Princeton Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE:SF - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 2,200 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $228,000. - Kratos Defense Is Changing Warfare—Here’s What’s Driving It A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SF. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Stifel Financial by 2.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,620,407 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,001,080,000 after purchasing an additional 217,415 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Stifel Financial by 314.1% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,383,836 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $126,925,000 after acquiring an additional 1,049,665 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Stifel Financial by 0.3% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,211,580 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $114,204,000 after purchasing an additional 4,115 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in Stifel Financial by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,136,207 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $107,099,000 after buying an additional 7,229 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of Stifel Financial by 529.0% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 398,633 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $37,576,000 after acquiring an additional 335,257 shares in the last quarter. 82.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Get **Stifel Financial** alerts: ## Analyst Ratings Changes SF has been the subject of several research reports. TD Cowen raised Stifel Financial from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $118.00 to $131.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research raised Stifel Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Stifel Financial from $125.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Cowen raised Stifel Financial from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Stifel Financial from $102.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $125.90. - Analysts Upgrade GXO Logistics, Its First Quarter Says It All **Check Out Our Latest Report on Stifel Financial** ## Stifel Financial Trading Up 0.5% NYSE:SF opened at $120.02 on Friday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $114.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $106.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market cap of $12.26 billion, a PE ratio of 21.20 and a beta of 1.19. Stifel Financial Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $73.27 and a fifty-two week high of $120.97. Stifel Financial (NYSE:SF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.89 by $0.06. Stifel Financial had a net margin of 12.44% and a return on equity of 15.06%. The business had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.50 EPS. Stifel Financial's revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Stifel Financial Corporation will post 8.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. ## Stifel Financial Dividend Announcement The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. Stifel Financial's dividend payout ratio is 32.51%. ## Stifel Financial Profile (Free Report) Stifel Financial Corp., a financial services and bank holding company, provides retail and institutional wealth management, and investment banking services to individual investors, corporations, municipalities, and institutions in the United States and internationally. 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