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STEP Stock Chart & Stats
$54.97
$1.16(1.97%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$54.97
$1.16(1.97%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$38.85 - $77.80
Previous CloseN/A
Volume65.61K
Average Volume (3M)1.26M
Market Cap
$4.85B
Enterprise Value$5.97B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$1.12B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$1.31B
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta1.55
Next Earnings
Aug 06, 2026EPS Estimate
0.53Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield2.17%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-6.80
Shares Outstanding80,706,665
10 Day Avg. Volume1,406,713
30 Day Avg. Volume1,262,394
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.04
Price to Book (P/B)-9.27
Price to Sales (P/S)1.92
P/FCF Ratio60.00
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.23
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.99
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.87
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-7.22
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$73.33Price Target Upside33.41% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering6
EPS Forecast (FY)2.5
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.46B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Fee-related Earnings & MarginsSustained growth in fee-related earnings and a 40% FRE margin signal durable, recurring profitability from management fees. Fee margin expansion reflects operating leverage and improves cash earnings resilience independent of volatile realized/performance fees, supporting long-term margins.
Record Fundraising And AUM GrowthMaterial and consistent capital-raising (record quarter and $38B year) builds a larger base of fee-earning assets. Scale and 21% organic CAGR since 2021 increase pricing power, diversify product flows and underpin multi-year fee revenue growth and cross-sell opportunities.
Strong Cash Generation / Free Cash FlowPositive and rising free cash flow provides funding for dividends, opportunistic buybacks and platform investments. Robust cash conversion relative to net income cushions operational volatility and reduces near-term external financing dependence despite balance-sheet strain.
Bears Say
Weakened Balance Sheet And LeverageMaterial increase in debt and negative equity materially reduce financial flexibility and raise refinancing/covenant risk. This structural degradation limits room to absorb shocks, constrains capital deployment choices, and elevates the cost of funding as the firm scales.
GAAP Losses From Fair-value AdjustmentsRecurring GAAP volatility from fair-value accounting for buy-ins and equity-linked transactions makes underlying profitability harder to interpret. These non-cash swings can impair retained earnings, affect reported equity and complicate covenant or investor assessments over multiple quarters.
Deployment And Performance-fee Timing RiskA record ~$40B of undeployed fee-earning capital creates execution risk: slow deployment or muted exit markets can delay fee conversion and performance fees. Dependence on realization timing and market exits increases earnings volatility and challenges predictable revenue scaling.
StepStone Group News
STEP FAQ
What was Stepstone Group, Inc.’s price range in the past 12 months?
Stepstone Group, Inc. lowest stock price was $38.85 and its highest was $77.80 in the past 12 months.
What is Stepstone Group, Inc.’s market cap?
Stepstone Group, Inc.’s market cap is $4.85B.
When is Stepstone Group, Inc.’s upcoming earnings report date?
Stepstone Group, Inc.’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 06, 2026 which is in 34 days.
How were Stepstone Group, Inc.’s earnings last quarter?
Stepstone Group, Inc. released its earnings results on May 20, 2026. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.522 by $0.048.
Is Stepstone Group, Inc. overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Stepstone Group, Inc.’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Stepstone Group, Inc. pay dividends?
Stepstone Group, Inc. pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.83 which represents an annual dividend yield of 2.17%. See more information on Stepstone Group, Inc. dividends here
What is Stepstone Group, Inc.’s EPS estimate?
Stepstone Group, Inc.’s EPS estimate is 0.53.
How many shares outstanding does Stepstone Group, Inc. have?
Stepstone Group, Inc. has 80,706,665 shares outstanding.
What happened to Stepstone Group, Inc.’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Stepstone Group, Inc. reported an EPS of $0.57 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.522. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 5.27%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Stepstone Group, Inc.?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in STEP
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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StepStone Group Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$73.33 (33.41% Upside)
$73.33 (33.41% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
STEP Sentiment 70%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 172.6K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Bought Shares
Worth $5.0M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 6.1%
Last 30 Days ▲ 32.2%
Last 30 Days ▲ 32.2%
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-22.91%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
245.82%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
47.44%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Stepstone Group, Inc.
StepStone Group Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in primary, direct, fund of funds, secondary direct, and secondary indirect investments. For direct investment, it seeks to invest in private debt, venture debt, incubation, mezzanine, distressed/vulture, seed/startup, early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, later stage, turnaround, growth capital, industry consolidation, recapitalization, buyout investments in mature and middle market companies. It prefers to invest in natural resources, technology, healthcare, services, materials, manufacturing, consumer durables, apparel, hotels, restaurants and leisure, media, retailing, power, utilities consumer staples, financials, telecommunication services, clean energy/renewables, transport, social, natural capital, infrastructure, corporate, real estate, credit and real asset. The firm invests globally with a focus on United States, North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, New Zealand, China, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia region. The firm invests between 5% and 40% in emerging markets. For fund of fund investment, it seeks to invest in private equity funds, venture capital funds, Special situation funds, Real estate funds, Infrastructure funds, mezzanine funds, and turnaround/distressed funds. It considers investments in both domestic and international funds. It also seeks to make co-investments and follow-on investments and considers partial interests in funds. The firm seeks to make minority and majority investments. StepStone Group Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices across North America, South America, South Korea, Europe, Australia and Asia.
STEP Company Deck
STEP Earnings Call
Q4 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call emphasized multiple record operating achievements — highest-ever quarterly fee-related earnings, record fundraising ($14B quarter and $38B year), strong private wealth and credit flows, margin expansion and a sizable pipeline of undeployed capital — demonstrating robust demand and operating leverage. Offsetting items include a GAAP net loss driven by an accounting fair-value adjustment, lower performance-related earnings and softer realized performance fees due to subdued exit markets, some revenue volatility from retroactive fees, and deployment/timing risk associated with a record $40B of undeployed capital. On balance, the highlights (scaleable fee growth, margin expansion, record fundraising and product momentum) materially outweigh the lowlights, which are mostly timing, accounting-driven or execution/market-cycle risks.View all STEP earnings summariesSTEP Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$73.33
▲(33.41% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Affiliated Managers
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AllianceBernstein
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Invesco
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Hamilton Lane
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Janus Henderson Group
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Ownership Overview
20.87% Insiders
33.26% Mutual Funds
17.34% Other Institutional Investors
4.68% Public Companies and
Individual Investors