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Stewart Information Services
(NYSE:STC)
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Rating:69Neutral
Price Target:
$70.00
▲(3.83% Upside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:07/24/26
STC’s score is driven primarily by improving fundamentals (better margins, solid balance sheet, and stronger free cash flow) and a constructive earnings outlook with strong recent operational momentum and upbeat guidance. These positives are tempered by weak current price trend/momentum versus key moving averages, despite supportive valuation (moderate P/E and ~3.3% yield).
Positive Factors
Revenue and Margin Rebound
Stewart shows a durable recovery in top-line and profitability: revenue re-accelerated and net margin materially improved from 2023 troughs. This indicates stronger operational leverage and a trajectory toward management targets, supporting multi-quarter earnings resilience if housing conditions stabilize.
Negative Factors
Housing-Market Cyclicality
Stewart’s core title and settlement revenues remain highly sensitive to transaction volumes. Prolonged low existing-home sales and high rates imply recurring revenue pressure and potential margin headwinds, limiting visibility and making earnings contingent on a broader housing-market recovery.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue and Margin Rebound
Stewart shows a durable recovery in top-line and profitability: revenue re-accelerated and net margin materially improved from 2023 troughs. This indicates stronger operational leverage and a trajectory toward management targets, supporting multi-quarter earnings resilience if housing conditions stabilize.
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Stewart Information Services Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Geography
Allocates revenue across states or regions to show where the company is most exposed and where growth or weakness is concentrated, helping assess sensitivity to local housing markets, regional demand swings, and state-specific regulations.
Allocates revenue across states or regions to show where the company is most exposed and where growth or weakness is concentrated, helping assess sensitivity to local housing markets, regional demand swings, and state-specific regulations.
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The FlyStewart Information Services (STC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$2.06B
Dividend Yield3.11%
Average Volume (3M)146.97K
Price to Earnings (P/E)14.7
Beta (1Y)0.77
Revenue Growth22.49%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUS
Employees8,000
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryInsurance - Property & Casualty
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)4.52
Shares Outstanding30,427,082
10 Day Avg. Volume134,661
30 Day Avg. Volume146,971
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.32
Price to Book (P/B)1.24
Price to Sales (P/S)0.70
P/FCF Ratio15.42
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$79.00Price Target Upside17.18% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)5.65
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.51B
Stewart Information Services Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Stewart Information Services Corporation (STC) operates as a key provider of title insurance and related services essential for real estate transactions, delivered through its various subsidiary entities. The company's operations are divided into ...
How the Company Makes Money
Stewart primarily makes money by facilitating real estate transactions and managing the risk associated with property title through a mix of insurance and fee-based services. A core revenue stream is title insurance: Stewart (as an underwriter and...
Stewart Information Services Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 22, 2026
(Q2-2026)
| % Change Since: |
Next Earnings Date:Oct 28, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented multiple strong operational and financial positives — robust revenue growth (Q2 +25%, YTD +26%), substantial real estate solutions and agency momentum, commercial expansion, improved loss ratio, and a strong balance sheet with ample excess capital. Management acknowledged near-term margin pressure from deliberate investments (approximately $8M this quarter and increased headcount YTD), centralized/bulk volatility, and a soft housing market tied to high interest rates. Management expects investments to produce multi-quarter payback and plans targeted acquisitions. On balance, highlights outweigh the lowlights with confidence in execution and capital deployment driving a constructive outlook.Positive Updates
Top-Line and Earnings Growth
Year-to-date revenues up 26% and adjusted pre-tax income up 45%. Second quarter total revenues were $177 million, up ~25% year-over-year; Q2 net income improved by $5 million or 17%. Diluted EPS was $1.21 vs $1.13 last year; adjusted Q2 net income $43 million (diluted EPS $1.39) vs $38 million ($1.34) prior-year.
Negative Updates
Challenged Housing Market
Existing home sales remain at multi-decade lows with modest growth of ~2% year-to-date (management now forecasts ~2% vs prior 6–8% expectations). Annualized existing home sales hover in the low-4 million range (4.0–4.1M). Interest rates (~6.5%) continue to constrain buyer activity despite modest price appreciation (~1.5% QoQ).
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Top-Line and Earnings Growth
Year-to-date revenues up 26% and adjusted pre-tax income up 45%. Second quarter total revenues were $177 million, up ~25% year-over-year; Q2 net income improved by $5 million or 17%. Diluted EPS was $1.21 vs $1.13 last year; adjusted Q2 net income $43 million (diluted EPS $1.39) vs $38 million ($1.34) prior-year.
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Company Guidance
Stewart guided that, assuming the housing market stays flat, it expects full-year revenue growth of roughly 20% and earnings growth of about 30% (i.e., earnings outpacing revenue), with an expected year‑over‑year margin improvement of roughly 0.5 percentage points and a long‑term target of 12% adjusted margins when existing home sales return to ~5 million units; near‑term outlook includes title losses averaging in the mid‑3%–4% range (Q2 title loss ratio was 3.2%), other operating expenses running ~27%–28% going forward (Q2 was 27%), and employee‑cost pressure (employee costs up ~17% YTD while the employee cost ratio improved to 27% from 30%). Management noted Q2 results of $177M revenue (+25%) with Q2 real estate solutions revenue $85M (+75%) and adjusted pre‑tax income $27M (14% margin), YTD revenue +26% and adjusted pre‑tax income +45%, average domestic commercial fee per file ≈ $16,900 and average residential fee ≈ $3,200 (+10%), ~$8M of incremental hiring spend in the quarter (about $3–4M commercial, ~$2M direct, $2–3M agency), roughly $400M of cash/investments in excess of statutory reserves, and plans to deploy most of the capital raised on acquisitions expected to close in the next 60–120 days.Stewart Information Services Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
67
Positive
Balance Sheet
72
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.09B | 2.92B | 2.49B | 2.26B | 3.07B | 3.31B |
| Gross Profit | 2.46B | 2.56B | 2.41B | 2.18B | 2.97B | 3.18B |
| EBITDA | 263.36M | 241.43M | 195.84M | 143.04M | 308.23M | 475.39M |
| Net Income | 129.44M | 115.56M | 73.31M | 30.44M | 162.31M | 323.22M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 3.24B | 3.25B | 2.73B | 2.70B | 2.74B | 2.81B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 271.24M | 369.67M | 257.50M | 272.39M | 272.69M | 503.57M |
| Total Debt | 770.61M | 768.76M | 564.68M | 580.94M | 595.01M | 632.91M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.59B | 1.60B | 1.32B | 1.32B | 1.37B | 1.52B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.64B | 1.64B | 1.40B | 1.37B | 1.36B | 1.28B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 153.59M | 132.28M | 95.14M | 45.25M | 143.91M | 350.49M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 231.13M | 205.69M | 135.61M | 83.04M | 191.86M | 390.29M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -370.43M | -368.58M | -87.26M | -29.97M | -300.67M | -645.28M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 260.99M | 265.21M | -60.96M | -69.10M | -123.22M | 310.37M |
Stewart Information Services Technical Analysis
Negative
67.42
Price Trends
67.02
Positive
65.88
Positive
67.57
Positive
Market Momentum
0.44
Positive
48.49
Neutral
29.24
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For STC, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 67.42 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 68.71, above the 50-day MA of 67.02, and below the 200-day MA of 67.57, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.44 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 48.49 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 29.24 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for STC.
Stewart Information Services Risk Analysis
Stewart Information Services disclosed 25 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Stewart Information Services reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Stewart Information Services Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
84 Outperform | $2.23B | 6.81 | 32.64% | 0.89% | 22.11% | 90.84% | |
80 Outperform | $2.43B | 14.01 | 17.35% | ― | 28.95% | 37.60% | |
79 Outperform | $1.52B | 24.33 | 7.16% | 3.57% | 10.67% | -13.23% | |
76 Outperform | $856.99M | 15.34 | 14.75% | ― | 22.83% | 2.00% | |
69 Neutral | $2.06B | 14.73 | 8.40% | 3.11% | 22.49% | ― | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
57 Neutral | $1.67B | 45.69 | 1.52% | 4.44% | 0.51% | -88.36% |
* Financial Sector Average
STC
Stewart Information Services
67.59
2.26
3.47%
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Stewart Information Services Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Stewart Information Services Unveils Strategic Growth Plan
Positive
Jul 17, 2026
On July 16, 2026, Stewart Information Services began using a new investor presentation, made available via its website, to outline its strategic and financial trajectory to analysts and shareholders. The deck highlights strong recent performance, ...
Dividends
Stewart Information Services Declares Second-Quarter Cash Dividend
Positive
Jun 1, 2026
On June 1, 2026, Stewart Information Services Corporation announced that its board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.525 per share for the second quarter of 2026. The dividend will be paid on June 30, 2026, to common stockholders of reco...
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Stewart Information Shareholders Back Directors and Executive Pay
Positive
May 11, 2026
On May 7, 2026, Stewart Information Services Corporation held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, with 26,970,271 of 30,502,735 eligible shares represented, satisfying quorum requirements. Stockholders elected ten directors, including Thomas ...
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