Rep. Julia Letlow Buys Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE:SF) Stock

Representative Julia Letlow (R-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE:SF). In a filing disclosed on January 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Stifel Financial stock on November 3rd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT ACCOUNT #025” account.

Representative Julia Letlow also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) on 12/16/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Rentals (NYSE:URI) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) on 12/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) on 12/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) on 12/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) on 12/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) on 12/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Waters (NYSE:WAT) on 12/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) on 12/8/2025.

Stifel Financial Stock Performance

NYSE SF opened at $128.79 on Thursday. Stifel Financial Corporation has a 1-year low of $73.27 and a 1-year high of $134.74. The company has a 50 day moving average of $125.14 and a 200-day moving average of $117.04. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The firm has a market cap of $13.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.75 and a beta of 1.13.

Stifel Financial (NYSE:SF) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.89 by $0.06. Stifel Financial had a return on equity of 14.95% and a net margin of 12.44%.The business had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.50 EPS. Stifel Financial’s revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts forecast that Stifel Financial Corporation will post 8.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Stifel Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st were paid a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 1st. Stifel Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.51%.

Institutional Trading of Stifel Financial

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC raised its holdings in shares of Stifel Financial by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 20,192 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,528,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new position in Stifel Financial during the 4th quarter worth about $361,000. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Stifel Financial by 32.1% in the 4th quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,356 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,172,000 after purchasing an additional 2,276 shares during the period. First Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of Stifel Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $217,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Stifel Financial by 1,891.5% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 125,264 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $15,686,000 after buying an additional 118,974 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on SF. Cowen lowered Stifel Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Stifel Financial from $133.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Citizens Jmp raised their price objective on shares of Stifel Financial from $140.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. UBS Group set a $150.00 target price on shares of Stifel Financial and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Stifel Financial in a report on Monday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $135.18.

About Representative Letlow

Julia Letlow (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. She assumed office on April 14, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Letlow (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026.

Julia Letlow earned a doctorate. Letlow’s career experience includes working as a senior administrator with the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

About Stifel Financial

Stifel Financial Corp. is a diversified financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm has grown into a full‐service brokerage and investment banking organization serving individual investors, corporations and institutions. Through its principal subsidiary, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, the company delivers a broad array of financial products and services backed by research‐driven insights.

The firm’s main business activities are organized into two core segments: Private Client Group and Institutional Group.