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Stifel Financial (SF): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Hold1 Buy3 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 4 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 4 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $81.00, the highest $87.00, the lowest $75.00. The average is +19.9% from the last price of $67.56.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Katz★★★★★★★★★★#577 · hits 61% · avg +10.8% | TD Cowen | $84.00 → $78.00−7.1% | Hold | +15.5% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks 08:10 | −0.4%next day −0.5% | ↗ |
| Michael Brown★★★★★★★★★★#1068 · hits 65% · avg +10.8% | UBS | $90.00 → $84.00−6.7% | Buy | +24.3% | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks Oct 7 05:30 | −1.3%next day −0.3% · 5 days −0.5% | ↗ |
| Brennan Hawken★★★★★★★★★★#636 · hits 61% · avg +12.2% | BMO Capital | $71.00 → $75.00+5.6% | Hold | +11.0% | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks 08:00 | −1.3%next day −0.3% · 5 days −0.5% | ↗ |
| Michael Cho★★★★★★★★★★#4876 · hits 71% · avg +5.5% | J.P. Morgan | $86.00 → $82.00−4.7% | Hold | +21.4% | Assigned | 06.10.26on TipRanks 07:40 | −1.3%next day −0.3% · 5 days −0.5% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Investment - Banking and Investment ServicesxAI Grok-4 | TipRanks - xAI | $83.00 → $82.00−1.2% | Buy | +21.4% | Reiterated | 25.09.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Investment - Banking and Investment ServicesDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $82.00 | Buy | +21.4% | Reiterated | 25.09.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Investment - Banking and Investment ServicesOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $80.00 → $79.00−1.2% | Buy | +16.9% | Reiterated | 25.09.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Investment - Banking and Investment ServicesAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $78.00 → $77.00−1.3% | Hold | +14.0% | Reiterated | 25.09.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI Google Investment - Banking and Investment ServicesGemini 3.1Pro | TipRanks - Google | $83.00 → $82.00−1.2% | Buy | +21.4% | Reiterated | 25.09.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Investment - Banking and Investment ServicesPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $84.00 → $81.00−3.6% | Buy | +19.9% | Reiterated | 25.09.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| Alexander Blostein★★★★★★★★★★#146 · hits 71% · avg +17.8% | Goldman Sachs | $87.00 | Hold | +28.8% | Reiterated | 22.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:09 | +2.3%next day +1.6% · 5 days +5.7% | ↗ |
| Devin Ryan★★★★★★★★★★#56 · hits 67% · avg +29.0% | Citizens JMP | $93.32 → $103+10.7% | Buy | +52.9% | Reiterated | 12.01.26on TipRanks 12:40 | +0.9%next day −1.6% · 5 days −1.0% | ↗ |
| Steven Chubak★★★★★★★★★★#546 · hits 63% · avg +14.5% | Wolfe Research | $94.66 → $99.32+4.9% | Buy | +47.0% | Reiterated | 07.01.26on TipRanks 11:15 | −1.6%next day −0.4% · 5 days −1.6% | ↗ |
| Christopher Allen★★★★★★★★★★#277 · hits 73% · avg +21.3% | KBW | $89.99 → $93.32+3.7% | Buy | +38.1% | Reiterated | 23.10.25on TipRanks 07:40 | −0.7%next day +0.3% · 5 days −0.2% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Stifel Financial
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 06.10.26: target $85.60 at a price of $70.63 (+21.2%); now: $81.20 at $67.56 (+20.2%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Hold | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 21.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $1.45 (from $1.34 to $1.54). Last quarter: $1.42.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $1.5B (from $1.4B to $1.5B). Last quarter: $1.6B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Financial
About Stifel Financial
- CEO: Ronald James Kruszewski
- Employees: 8,900
- One Financial Plaza, Saint Louis, MO, 63102-2188, US
- www.stifel.com
Stifel Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated that provides retail and institutional wealth management, and investment banking services to individual, corporations, municipalities, and institutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Global Wealth Management, Institutional Group, and Other. The company provides private client services, including securities transaction and financial planning services; securities brokerage services, such as the sale of equities, mutual funds, fixed income products, and insurance; institutional equity and fixed income sales, trading and research, and municipal finance services; investment banking services, such as mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and private placements; and retail and commercial banking services comprising personal and commercial lending programs, as well as deposit accounts. It participates in and manages underwritings for corporate and public finance; and offers financial advisory and securities brokerage services. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
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