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Stifel Financial Corp [SF] Investment Appeal on the Rise

In a filing, Stifel Financial Corp revealed its Director WEISEL THOMAS W unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.5 million on Nov 22 ’24. In the deal valued at $115.01 per share,13,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, WEISEL THOMAS W now holds 13,178 shares worth roughly $1.01 million.

Then, WEISEL THOMAS W bought 13,000 shares, generating $1,495,400 in total proceeds.

Before that, Nesi Victor sold 10,500 shares. Stifel Financial Corp shares valued at $1,195,110 were divested by the Co-President at a price of $113.82 per share. As a result of the transaction, Nesi Victor now holds 44,232 shares, worth roughly $3.38 million.

JP Morgan initiated its Stifel Financial Corp [SF] rating to a Neutral in a research note published on December 10, 2024; the price target was $120. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wells Fargo’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid September with a ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating. Wolfe Research also remained covering SF and has decreased its forecast on July 22, 2024 with a “Peer perform” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. TD Cowen revised its rating on July 08, 2024. It rated SF as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.

Price Performance Review of SF

On Tuesday, Stifel Financial Corp [NYSE:SF] saw its stock fall -2.57% to $76.49. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -19.31%. Stifel Financial Corp shares have fallen nearly -27.89% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -0.68% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $120.64 was reached on 01/30/25, a 52-week low of $73.27 was recorded on 04/07/25. SMA at 50 days reached $101.82, while 200 days put it at $98.37.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For SF Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 73.89, which if violated will result in even more drops to 71.29. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 80.69. A further resistance level may holdings at 84.90. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 22.85, which indicates oversold technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -14.55, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 89.09%. Stochastics %K at 11.53% indicates the stock is a buying.

How much short interest is there in Stifel Financial Corp?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Stifel Financial Corp stocks on 2025-03-14, growing by 0.66 million shares to a total of 1.91 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 1.25 million shares. There was a rise of 34.41%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

The most recent change occurred on January 04, 2024 when TD Cowen began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating along with a $83 price target.

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