Stifel Fin Corp Stock Price, News & Analysis

Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) has achieved the top ranking in the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Study for the third consecutive year. The company scored 819 out of 1,000, surpassing the employee segment average by 214 points and improving 52 points from the previous year.

Stifel dominated the rankings by securing first place in five individual categories: compensation, leadership and culture, operational support, products and marketing, and technology. The firm currently manages approximately $517 billion in client assets and employs about 2,340 advisors as of June 30, 2025.

Stifel Financial (NYSE:SF) has released its May 2025 operating data, showing mixed results across key metrics. Total client assets increased 3% month-over-month to $501.4 billion, driven by recruiting and market appreciation. Fee-based assets grew 4% to $199.1 billion.

The company expects Q2 2025 investment banking revenue to decline approximately 10% compared to Q2 2024, though management notes improved momentum and growing pipelines as markets stabilize. Client money market and insured product levels saw a marginal decrease of less than 1%, while bank loans decreased 2% month-over-month but remained up 7% year-over-year.

Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE: SF) has announced Olympic gold medalist Kristen Faulkner as its newest brand ambassador. Faulkner, who made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning gold in both women's individual road race and track cycling team pursuit, brings a unique background combining finance and athletics. Before her Olympic success, she worked in venture capital at Bessemer Venture Partners and Threshold Ventures. As a brand ambassador, Faulkner will promote financial wellness initiatives, participate in community outreach programs, engage with clients, and appear in creative campaigns. She joins Stifel's existing roster of athletic ambassadors, including Mikaela Shiffrin, Jessie Diggins, and Alex Ferreira. Stifel maintains partnerships with various sports organizations, including the U.S. Ski Team, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues, and the Stifel Charity Classic of the PGA Tour Champions.

Stifel Financial Corp announced that Victor Nesi, Co-President and Head of the Institutional Group, will retire from his operational roles effective July 1, 2025, while joining the company's Board of Directors. During his 16-year tenure, Nesi significantly transformed Stifel's Institutional Group, growing its revenue from $391 million in 2008 to $1.6 billion in 2024, with investment banking revenue alone increasing 20-fold from $84 million to a peak of $1.6 billion in 2021. Under his leadership, the group expanded across geographies, products, and capabilities. Nesi, who previously held leadership positions at Merrill Lynch and worked at Salomon Brothers and Goldman Sachs, joined Stifel in 2009 and played a crucial role in establishing the firm as a major investment banking player.

Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE: SF) has completed the acquisition of Bryan Garnier, a leading European investment bank focused on technology and healthcare sectors. The acquisition strengthens Stifel's European presence and advances its goal of becoming the premier global middle-market investment bank. Bryan Garnier, founded in 1996, offers M&A advisory, equity capital markets, and private placement services. The combined entities have led over 500 European technology and healthcare transactions since 2020. Bryan Garnier will be rebranded as Stifel, with co-founder Olivier Garnier assuming the role of Chairman of Stifel Europe. Stifel, with approximately 10,000 professionals across 400 offices globally, maintains a leading position in North American M&A transactions under $1 billion since 2012.

Stifel Financial (NYSE: SF) has reported its April 2025 operating data, showing strong year-over-year growth in key metrics. Total client assets reached $485.6 billion, up 7% from April 2024, while fee-based assets grew 11% to $190.5 billion. Bank loans increased 8% year-over-year to $21.5 billion.

However, client money market and insured product balances decreased 5% month-over-month to $26.1 billion due to seasonal factors affecting Smart Rate and Sweep deposits. Total client assets remained relatively stable compared to March 2025, despite significant market volatility.

Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE: SF) has extended its title partnership with U.S. Ski & Snowboard through April 2034 in a landmark 8-year renewal agreement. The partnership, which begins May 2026, will span three Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, including the Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 Games. As title partner, Stifel will support multiple ski teams and remain the exclusive financial services partner of U.S. Ski & Snowboard.

Since the partnership's inception in 2022, significant achievements include expanding World Cup events in North America from 4 to 11 in 2024-25, doubling streaming audience, and reaching 30 billion media impressions. Stifel's 2024 performance showed record net revenues of $4.97 billion, with non-GAAP net earnings of $756 million ($6.81 per share), a 46% increase year-over-year. The company's share price rose 56.4% over the year.

Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) has announced quarterly dividend declarations for both common and preferred stockholders. The company declared a common stock cash dividend of $0.46 per share, payable on June 16, 2025, to shareholders of record as of June 2, 2025.

Additionally, the Board declared quarterly cash dividends for three series of preferred stock:

• Series B Preferred Stock: $0.390625 per depositary share ($390.625 per share)
• Series C Preferred Stock: $0.3828125 per depositary share ($382.8125 per share)
• Series D Preferred Stock: $0.281250 per depositary share ($281.250 per share)

All preferred stock dividends cover the period from March 17, 2025, to June 16, 2025, with payment scheduled for June 16, 2025, to shareholders of record on June 2, 2025.

Tobin Scientific, a leading provider of cGMP storage and biorepository services, has secured a $65M minority growth equity investment led by Denali Growth Partners and Truck 9 Partners, along with financing from Eastern Bank. The company, which operates over 365,000 square feet of cold chain and ambient warehouse space, will use the funding to expand its cGMP-compliant storage and logistics capacity, broaden its geographic presence in key pharmaceutical hubs, and pursue M&A opportunities. The executive management team remains unchanged, with no change in control.

The company specializes in cold chain transport, compliant storage solutions, and end-to-end project execution for laboratories, manufacturing sites, and biorepositories across the U.S. Stifel Financial Corp. acted as the exclusive financial advisor for the transaction.