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StepStone Group (STEP): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy8 Buy1 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 9 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 9 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $64.33, the highest $88.00, the lowest $55.00. The average is +54.5% from the last price of $41.64.
Analyst ratings 10
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi Asset ManagementxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $43.00 → $45.00+4.7% | Hold | +8.1% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Asset ManagementDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $42.00 → $44.00+4.8% | Hold | +5.7% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Asset ManagementOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $42.00 → $44.00+4.8% | Hold | +5.7% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Asset ManagementAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $42.00 → $44.00+4.8% | Hold | +5.7% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI Google Asset ManagementGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $43.00 → $44.00+2.3% | Hold | +5.7% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Asset ManagementPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $43.00 → $44.00+2.3% | Hold | +5.7% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| Michael Cyprys★★★★★★★★★★#4374 · hits 51% · avg +1.8% | Morgan Stanley | $63.00 → $61.00−3.2% | Hold | +46.5% | Assigned | 16.10.26on TipRanks 08:30 | −1.4% | ↗ |
| Michael Brown★★★★★★★★★★#1068 · hits 65% · avg +10.8% | UBS | $69.00 → $61.00−11.6% | Buy | +46.5% | Assigned | 12.10.26on TipRanks 17:50 | −3.6%next day −1.1% | ↗ |
| Benjamin Budish★★★★★★★★★★#611 · hits 60% · avg +10.3% | Barclays | $62.00 | Buy | +48.9% | Reiterated | 08.10.26on TipRanks 05:25 | −0.2%next day −0.2% · 5 days −2.5% | ↗ |
| Bart Dziarski★★★★★★★★★★#5432 · hits 54% · avg +2.3% | RBC Capital | $65.00 | Buy | +56.1% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 6 21:45 | +1.1%next day −2.5% · 5 days −5.3% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Wells Fargo | $55.00 | Buy | +32.1% | Initiated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Oct 2 02:05 | +2.8%next day +0.5% · 5 days −3.1% | ↗ |
| Chris Kotowski★★★★★★★★★★#162 · hits 69% · avg +16.0% | Oppenheimer | $90.00 → $88.00−2.2% | Buy | +111.3% | Reiterated | 27.08.26on TipRanks 08:35 | +0.2%next day +0.5% · 5 days +1.8% | ↗ |
| Ken Worthington★★★★★★★★★★#5133 · hits 49% · avg +1.4% | J.P. Morgan | $69.00 → $73.00+5.8% | Buy | +75.3% | Reiterated | 10.08.26on TipRanks Aug 11 08:07 | −0.5%next day +7.6% · 5 days +4.7% | ↗ |
| John Dunn★★★★★★★★★★#2639 · hits 61% · avg +10.8% | Evercore ISI | $50.00 → $56.00+12.0% | Buy | +34.5% | Reiterated | 07.08.26on TipRanks 08:45 | −8.4%next day −0.5% · 5 days +8.2% | ↗ |
| Brennan Hawken★★★★★★★★★★#636 · hits 61% · avg +12.2% | BMO Capital | $50.00 → $58.00+16.0% | Buy | +39.3% | Assigned | 06.08.26on TipRanks Aug 7 08:10 | +1.2%next day −8.4% · 5 days +2.0% | ↗ |
| Alexander Blostein★★★★★★★★★★#146 · hits 71% · avg +17.8% | Goldman Sachs | $84.00 → $92.00+9.5% | Buy | +120.9% | Reiterated | 21.05.26on TipRanks 13:40 | +5.1%next day −2.2% · 5 days −11.8% | ↗ |
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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 StepStone Group
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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 01.10.26: target $66.75 at a price of $43.40 (+53.8%); now: $64.33 at $41.64 (+54.5%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Buy | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Hold | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 05.11.26 (Q2 2027, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.56 (from $0.53 to $0.61). Last quarter: $0.48.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $328M (from $304M to $336M). Last quarter: $415M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Financial
About StepStone Group
- CEO: Scott Hart
- Employees: 1,355
- 277 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10172, US
- www.stepstonegroup.com
StepStone Group Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in primary, direct, fund of funds, secondary direct, and secondary indirect investments. For direct investment, it seeks to invest in private debt, venture debt, incubation, mezzanine, distressed/vulture, seed/startup, early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, later stage, turnaround, growth capital, industry consolidation, recapitalization, buyout investments in mature and middle market companies. It prefers to invest in natural resources, technology, healthcare, services, materials, manufacturing, consumer durables, apparel, hotels, restaurants and leisure, media, retailing, power, utilities consumer staples, financials, telecommunication services, clean energy/renewables, transport, social, natural capital, infrastructure, corporate, real estate, credit and real asset. The firm invests globally with a focus on United States, North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, New Zealand, China, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia region. The firm invests between 5% and 40% in emerging markets. For fund of fund investment, it seeks to invest in private equity funds, venture capital funds, Special situation funds, Real estate funds, Infrastructure funds, mezzanine funds, and turnaround/distressed funds. It considers investments in both domestic and international funds. It also seeks to make co-investments and follow-on investments and considers partial interests in funds. The firm seeks to make minority and majority investments. StepStone Group Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices across North America, South America, South Korea, Europe, Australia and Asia.
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