How to buy StepStone Group stock (StepStone Group)

StepStone Group is an asset management business based in the US. StepStone Group shares (STEP) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $57.28 – a decrease of 7.63% over the previous week. StepStone Group employs 1,050 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $800.3 million.

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StepStone Group stock price (NASDAQ: STEP)

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StepStone Group shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$57.28
52-week range	$29.79 - $70.12
50-day moving average more info button	$62.75
200-day moving average more info button	$48.92
Wall St. target price	$70.79
PE ratio more info button	93.9016
Dividend yield more info button	$0.87 (1.68%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.61

Is it a good time to buy StepStone Group stock?

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StepStone Group price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $62.3 from 2024-12-17

1 week (2024-12-12)	0.47%
1 month (2024-11-20)	-4.52%
3 months (2024-09-19)	11.11%
6 months (2024-06-18)	44.58%

1 year (2023-12-19)	107.25%
2 years (2022-12-19)	155.58%
3 years (2021-12-17)	70.79%
5 years (2019-12-16)	N/A

Is StepStone Group stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing StepStone Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of StepStone Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

StepStone Group's P/E ratio

StepStone Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 94x. In other words, StepStone Group shares trade at around 94x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

However, StepStone Group's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the asset management industry or those of similar companies.

• Carlyle Group (CG.US): 163.23
• Pantheon International (PIN.LSE): 53.25
• Goldman Sachs Group (GS.US): 16.12

StepStone Group's EBITDA

StepStone Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $233.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a StepStone Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put StepStone Group's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.

• Carlyle Group (CG.US): USD$1.2 billion

StepStone Group financials

Revenue TTM	$800.3 million
Operating margin TTM	22.74%
Gross profit TTM	$562.8 million
Return on assets TTM	3.07%
Return on equity TTM	8.67%
Profit margin	5.19%
Book value	$5.47
Market Capitalization more info button	$7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

StepStone Group share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 64.42% of net profits

Recently StepStone Group has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), StepStone Group shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In StepStone Group's case, that would currently equate to about $0.87 per share.

StepStone Group's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

StepStone Group's most recent dividend payout was on 12 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 28 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

StepStone Group's dividend payout ratio is perhaps best considered in relation to those of similar companies.

• Carlyle Group (CG.US): 0.00%
• Pantheon International (PIN.LSE): 0.00% (does not pay dividend)
• Goldman Sachs Group (GS.US): 0.00%

StepStone Group share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, StepStone Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as $29.7889 up to $70.1242. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while StepStone Group's is 1.265. This would suggest that StepStone Group's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

To put StepStone Group's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.

• Carlyle Group (CG.US): 1.695
• Pantheon International (PIN.LSE): 0.805
• Goldman Sachs Group (GS.US): 1.342

StepStone Group overview

StepStone Group Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in 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.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of StepStone Group is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 19.069% of StepStone Group shares are held by insiders and 93.883% by institutions. How many people work for StepStone Group?
Latest data suggests 1,050 work at StepStone Group. When does the fiscal year end for StepStone Group?
StepStone Group's fiscal year ends in March. Where is StepStone Group based?
StepStone Group's address is: 277 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10172 What is StepStone Group's ISIN number?
StepStone Group's international securities identification number is: US85914M1071