Rise in STEP’s short interest indicates Bearish sentiment

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. StepStone Group Inc shares valued at $63,260 were sold by Park David Y on Sep 11 ’25. At $63.26 per share, Park David Y sold 1,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 22,020 shares worth approximately $1.44 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, DAVID Y PARK purchased 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 63,260 in proceeds.

Before that, Hart Scott W had sold 10,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $614,400, the Chief Executive Officer traded StepStone Group Inc shares for $61.44 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $3.26 million.

As published in a research note from Goldman on September 18, 2025, StepStone Group Inc [STEP] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $83. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of March 20, 2024, Oppenheimer has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for STEP. Earlier on September 07, 2022, BofA Securities initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for STEP stock.

Analyzing STEP Stock Performance

On last trading session, StepStone Group Inc [NASDAQ: STEP] plunged -3.15% to $65.23. The stock’s lowest price that day was $65.19, but it reached a high of $68.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 8.48%. Over the course of the year, StepStone Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 16.88%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $68.40 on 09/23/25 and a 52-week low of $40.07 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for StepStone Group Inc (STEP)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 64.27, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 63.32. In the upper region, resistance lies at 67.09. The next price resistance is at 68.96. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.21 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is StepStone Group Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of StepStone Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.54 million shares to 2.5 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 1.95 million shares. A jump of 21.72% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.87.

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In terms of StepStone Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 67 in the next 12 months, down nearly -0.52% from the previous closing price of $67.35. Analysts anticipate StepStone Group Inc stock to reach 83 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 62. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked StepStone Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 31, 2022, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $33.

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