The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Stifel Financial Corp shares valued at $441 were purchased by ZEMLYAK JAMES M on Aug 07 ’25. At $110.17 per share, ZEMLYAK JAMES M acquired 4 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 7,032 shares worth approximately $0.84 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, ZEMLYAK JAMES M purchased 2 shares, netting a total of over 232 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $116.00 each, the insider now holds 7,037 shares.
Before that, ZEMLYAK JAMES M had added 2 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $228, the Co-President bought Stifel Financial Corp shares for $114.16 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 2 shares, worth approximately $0.84 million.
As published in a research note from TD Cowen on October 08, 2025, Stifel Financial Corp [SF] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $131. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets started covering the stock with ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of July 31, 2025, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for SF. Earlier on April 24, 2025, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for SF stock which previously was a “a Peer perform”.
Analyzing SF Stock Performance
On last trading session, Stifel Financial Corp [NYSE: SF] rose 0.50% to $120.07. The stock’s lowest price that day was $118.06, but it reached a high of $120.725 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.95%. Over the course of the year, Stifel Financial Corp shares have jumped approximately 18.60%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $120.97 on 10/27/25 and a 52-week low of $73.27 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Stifel Financial Corp (SF)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 118.51, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 116.95. In the upper region, resistance lies at 121.18. The next price resistance is at 122.29. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 65.42 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Stifel Financial Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Stifel Financial Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by 69780.0 shares to 3.07 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 3.14 million shares. A decline of -2.27% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.88 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.88.
Which companies own the most shares of Stifel Financial Corp (SF)?
In terms of Stifel Financial Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 133 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.33% from the previous closing price of $119.47. Analysts anticipate Stifel Financial Corp stock to reach 135 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 131. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Stifel Financial Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 10, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $120.
