With 0.72 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained lighter than its average volume of 0.77 million shares. During the session, the Asset Management company that operates in wider Financial sector, reached to the highest price of $49.22 whereas the lowest price it dropped to was $47.56. The 52-week range on STEP shows that it touched its highest point at $50.26 and its lowest point at $24.97 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $48.00. With its current market cap of 3.29 billion, STEP has annualized dividend of $0.84 while the current yield stands at 1.74%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.27.
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Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of STEP was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -0.72%, but this was up by 6.89% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 35.64% while six-month performance rose 45.95%. The stock gained 75.17% in the past year, while it has gained 52.55% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for STEP yields 0.92 with Next year EPS estimates of 2.14. For the next quarter, that number is 0.35. This implies an EPS growth rate of 40.19% for this year and 26.35% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 16.30% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -13.21%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 65.61 million STEP shares are outstanding with a float of 57.57 million shares on hand for trading. On 2024-07-15, short shares totaled 3.06 million, which was 450.0 higher than short shares on 1718323200. In addition to Mr. Monte M. Brem J.D. as the firm’s Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Mr. Scott Hart serves as its CEO, Head of Private Equity, Director & Partner.
Institutional Ownership:
Through their ownership of 0.87432 of STEP’s outstanding shares, institutional investors have minority control over the company.
An Overview of Recent Financials:
Understanding a company as a customer does not mean you will understand it as an investor. The wise investor uses quantitative research to analyze metrics such as revenue, net income, and earnings. In its fiscal quarter reported on 2024-03-31, STEP reported revenue of $356810000.0 and operating income of $87624000.0. The EBITDA in the recently reported quarter was $99195000.0 and diluted EPS was $0.48.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for STEP since 0 analysts follow the stock currently. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
Dividends & Yield:
In terms of dividends, STEP has a current ratio of $0.99, which is $0.99 over the trailing 12-months, while a dividend of $– is likely to be paid on average over the next five years. Dividend yield is another indicator that appeals to many investors, and STEP currently yields $2.07. In the past year, STEP’s dividend yield has been $2.07, but when looking at the stock over the past five years, its yield has been $–. Accordingly, STEP has a current buyback yield of $–. This was $– for the TTM, and it was $– for the past five years.
