Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Stifel Financial Corp shares valued at $966,950 were sold by ZIMMERMAN MICHAEL J on Jun 06 ’25. At $96.69 per share, ZIMMERMAN MICHAEL J sold 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 45,833 shares worth approximately $5.09 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, ZIMMERMAN MICHAEL J purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 966,950 in proceeds.
Before that, PEACOCK DAVID A had sold 12,922 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,290,003, the Director traded Stifel Financial Corp shares for $99.83 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,922 shares, worth approximately $0.91 million.
As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on April 24, 2025, Stifel Financial Corp [SF] has been rated up from a Peer perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $108. Analysts at JP Morgan started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for SF. Earlier on July 22, 2024, Wolfe Research downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Peer perform” for SF stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing SF Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Stifel Financial Corp [NYSE: SF] rose 0.37% to $111.02. The stock’s lowest price that day was $110.2049, but it reached a high of $111.94 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.29%. Over the course of the year, Stifel Financial Corp shares have jumped approximately 35.37%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $120.64 on 01/30/25 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 110.17, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 109.32. In the upper region, resistance lies at 111.91. The next price resistance is at 112.79. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 67.03 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 rise in short interest on 2025-06-30 jumping by 0.18 million shares to 2.46 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 2.27 million shares. A jump of 7.37% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.77 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.77.
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In terms of Stifel Financial Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 102 in the next 12 months, down nearly -7.78% from the previous closing price of $110.61. Analysts anticipate Stifel Financial Corp stock to reach 113 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 89. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Stifel Financial Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 08, 2024, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $89.