Short Interest in StepStone Group Inc. (NASDAQ:STEP) Increases By 40.4%
Short Interest in StepStone Group Inc. (NASDAQ:STEP) Increases By 40.4%
StepStone Group Inc. (NASDAQ:STEP – Get Rating) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 1,050,000 shares, an increase of 40.4% from the February 13th total of 747,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 267,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.9 days.
StepStone Group Price Performance
Shares of STEP stock traded down $3.53 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $23.60. The stock had a trading volume of 1,324,342 shares, compared to its average volume of 278,347. StepStone Group has a fifty-two week low of $22.39 and a fifty-two week high of $35.16. The firm has a market cap of $2.58 billion, a PE ratio of -295.00 and a beta of 1.44. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $28.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $28.01.
Get StepStone Group alerts:StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 9th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.27. The firm had revenue of $148.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $142.15 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that StepStone Group will post 1.28 EPS for the current year.
StepStone Group Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 28th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 27th. StepStone Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -1,000.00%.
Insider Buying and Selling at StepStone Group
In other StepStone Group news, major shareholder James Lim sold 1,740 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.02, for a total value of $53,974.80. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 6,895,339 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $213,893,415.78. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, major shareholder James Lim sold 1,740 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.02, for a total value of $53,974.80. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 6,895,339 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $213,893,415.78. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO David Y. Park sold 2,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.52, for a total transaction of $68,448.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 31,864 shares in the company, valued at $908,761.28. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 121,075 shares of company stock valued at $3,687,457. Insiders own 20.01% of the company's stock.
Institutional Trading of StepStone Group
Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in shares of StepStone Group by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,437,768 shares of the company's stock valued at $141,545,000 after purchasing an additional 460,189 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of StepStone Group by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,793,131 shares of the company's stock valued at $158,461,000 after purchasing an additional 61,820 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of StepStone Group by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,081,525 shares of the company's stock valued at $102,772,000 after purchasing an additional 55,342 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in shares of StepStone Group by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,034,387 shares of the company's stock valued at $76,406,000 after purchasing an additional 28,059 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BlackRock Inc. increased its holdings in shares of StepStone Group by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 2,921,135 shares of the company's stock valued at $96,573,000 after purchasing an additional 189,267 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.82% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts recently commented on STEP shares. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of StepStone Group from $29.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, February 10th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of StepStone Group from $29.00 to $28.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of StepStone Group from $37.00 to $36.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of StepStone Group from $31.00 to $30.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, StepStone Group has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $33.80.
StepStone Group Company Profile
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StepStone Group Inc is an investment firm specializing in direct, fund of funds, secondary direct, and secondary indirect investments. For direct investment, it seeks to invest in venture debt, incubation, mezzanine, distressed/vulture, seed/startup, early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, later stage, turnaround, growth capital, industry consolidation, recapitalization, and buyout investments in mature and middle market companies.
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納斯達克集團(StepStone Group Inc.,代碼:Step-Get Rating)看到空頭股數在2月份大幅增長。截至2月28日,空頭股數共有1050,000股,比2月13日的747,600股增加了40.4%。以日均成交量26.79萬股計算,目前短息比率為3.9天。
StepStone集團性價比
在週五的午盤交易中,Step股票的股價下跌了3.53美元,達到23.60美元。該股成交量為1,324,342股,而其平均成交量為278,347股。StepStone Group的股價為52周低點22.39美元,52周高位為35.16美元。該公司市值為25.8億美元,本益比為-295.00,貝塔係數為1.44%。該公司50日簡單移動均線切入位為28.38美元,200日簡單移動均線切入位為28.01美元。
到達StepStone集團警報:步石集團(納斯達克:Step-Get Rating)最近一次公佈財報是在2月9日(星期四)。該公司公佈本季度每股收益為0.27美元,超過了普遍預期的0.27美元。該公司本季度營收為1.481億美元,而分析師預期為1.4215億美元。去年同一季度,該業務公佈的每股收益為0.42美元。該公司的收入同比下降了14.4%。分析師平均預計,StepStone Group本年度每股收益將達到1.28歐元。
StepStone集團宣佈分紅
該公司最近還宣佈了季度股息,將於3月15日(星期三)支付。2月28日(星期二)登記在冊的股東將獲得0.20美元的股息。這意味著年化股息為0.80美元,股息收益率為3.39%。本次股息除息日為2月27日(星期一)。StepStone Group的股息支付率(DPR)目前為-1,000.00%。
StepStone Group的內幕買賣
在StepStone Group的其他消息中,大股東James Lim在2月7日星期二的一筆交易中出售了1,740股該股。這些股票的平均價格為31.02美元,總價值為53,974.80美元。出售後,這位內部人士現在直接持有該公司6895,339股股票,價值約213,893,415.78美元。這筆交易是在提交給美國證券交易委員會的一份法律檔案中披露的,該檔案可在以下網址獲得美國證券交易委員會網站。在相關新聞中,大股東James Lim在2月7日星期二的交易中出售了1,740股該股。這些股票的平均價格為31.02美元,總價值為53,974.80美元。交易完成後,這位內部人士現在直接持有該公司6895,339股股票,價值約213,893,415.78美元。這筆交易是在提交給美國證券交易委員會的一份法律檔案中披露的,該檔案可在這個環節。此外,首席財務官David Y.樸智星在3月1日星期三的一次交易中出售了2,400股該股。這些股票以28.52美元的平均價格出售,總成交金額為68448.00美元。交易完成後,首席會計官現在直接擁有該公司31,864股,價值908,761.28美元。關於這次銷售的披露可以找到這裡。在過去的三個月裡,內部人士出售了121,075股公司股票,價值3,687,457美元。內部人士持有該公司20.01%的股份。
斯泰普斯通集團的機構交易
幾家對沖基金最近對他們在該公司的頭寸進行了調整。Price T Rowe Associates Inc.MD在第二季度增持了StepStone Group的股票9.2%。Price T Rowe Associates Inc.MD現在擁有5,437,768股該公司股票,價值141,545,000美元,此前該公司在上個季度又購買了460,189股。先鋒集團(Vanguard Group Inc.)第一季度增持StepStone Group股票1.3%。先鋒集團目前持有該公司4,793,131股股票,價值158,461,000美元,上一季度又購買了61,820股。摩根大通(JPMorgan Chase&Co.)第四季度增持StepStone Group股票1.4%。摩根大通目前持有該公司4,081,525股股票,價值102,772,000美元,上個季度又購買了55,342股。聯合伯恩斯坦公司在第四季度增持了StepStone Group的股票0.9%。聯合伯恩斯坦公司目前持有該公司3,034,387股股票,價值76,406,000美元,在上個季度又購買了28,059股。最後,貝萊德股份有限公司在第一季度增持了StepStone集團的股票6.9%。貝萊德股份有限公司在上個季度增持了189,267股後,目前持有該公司2,921,135股股票,價值96,573,000美元。機構投資者和對沖基金持有該公司93.82%的股票。
分析師設定新的價格目標
一些研究分析師最近對Step股票發表了評論。在2月10日星期五的一份研究報告中,高盛夫婦將StepStone Group的目標價從29.00美元上調至33.00美元,並給予該公司“中性”評級。巴克萊將StepStone Group股票的目標價從29.00美元下調至28.00美元,並在12月19日星期一的一份研究報告中為該公司設定了“同等權重”評級。摩根大通在2月13日星期一的一份研究報告中將StepStone Group的股票目標價從37.00美元下調至36.00美元,並將該公司的評級定為“中性”。最後,摩根士丹利在2月13日(星期一)的一份研究報告中將StepStone Group的股票目標價從31.00美元下調至30.00美元,並為該公司設定了“同等權重”的評級。四名投資分析師對該股的評級為持有,一名分析師對該公司的評級為買入。根據MarketBeat.com的數據,StepStone Group的共識評級為持有,共識目標價為33.80美元。
StepStone集團公司簡介
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StepStone Group Inc.是一家專門從事直接投資、基金的基金、次級直接投資和次級間接投資的投資公司。對於直接投資,它尋求投資於風險債務、孵化、夾層、困境/禿鷲、種子/創業、早期風險、中期風險、晚期風險、新興增長、後期、扭虧為盈、增長資本、行業整合、資本重組,以及對成熟和中端市場公司的收購投資。
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