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StepStone Group Inc. (STEP)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
54.97 USD +0.62 (1.141%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 55.00 +0.03 (0.061%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 5:48 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:50 p.m. EDT

STEP has shown mixed performance in the short term with recent price fluctuations, but the dividend yield is attractive, indicating a reliable income stream for investors. The recent buyback program and positive analyst recommendations suggest potential for long-term growth. However, the company's negative profit margins and high debt-to-equity ratio indicate financial challenges. While the options activity shows a bearish bias, the dividend yield and recent positive news could attract income-focused investors. Overall, STEP is a cautiously optimistic long-term investment with potential for growth, but short-term traders should be cautious due to the mixed signals from the options market.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.358778
MSTL0.362053
AutoTheta0.381895
AutoARIMA0.403406

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 2.56
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.011
Excess Kurtosis 0.09
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-26
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-26
Debt to Equity Ratio 72.527
Revenue per Share 22.873
Market Cap 6,871,067,136
Forward P/E 21.89
Beta 1.31
Profit Margins -30.66%
Website https://www.stepstonegroup.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:50 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. For calls, there is a significant amount of open interest and volume in out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes, particularly for the 50.0 and 55.0 strike prices, which suggests a bullish bias. However, the ATM strikes have lower open interest and volume, indicating less confidence in immediate price movements. On the puts side, there is substantial open interest and volume in OTM strikes, especially for the 30.0 and 70.0 strike prices, indicating a bearish sentiment. The high IV for puts suggests increased volatility expectations, possibly due to market uncertainty or potential downside risks. The overall options activity implies a cautious approach with a potential for both upward and downward movements, but the higher open interest in puts could signal a more bearish outlook.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.65% 2.76% 3.03% 2.71%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-27 0.28 0.649050
2025-11-28 0.28 0.445977
2025-08-29 0.28 0.455920
2025-06-13 0.64 1.206131
2025-02-28 0.24 0.409583
2024-11-29 0.24 0.375512
2024-08-30 0.24 0.453981
2024-06-14 0.36 0.878295
2024-02-28 0.21 0.622400
2023-11-29 0.21 0.864742
2023-08-30 0.21 0.723621
2023-06-14 0.45 1.990402
2023-02-27 0.20 0.770442
2022-11-29 0.20 0.747923
2022-08-30 0.20 0.811923
2022-06-14 0.20 0.856899
2022-02-25 0.15 0.483001
2021-11-29 0.15 0.396953
2021-08-30 0.07 0.165097
2021-06-29 0.07 0.234125
2021-03-18 0.07 0.259764
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.48
dividendYield 2.69
exDividendDate 2026-02-27
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.04
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.019135235
lastDividendValue 0.28
lastDividendDate 2026-02-27
dividendDate 2026-03-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.22101283
Address1 277 Park Avenue
Address2 45th Floor
All Time High 77.795
All Time Low 19.83
Ask 55.13
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 990,390
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,311,082
Average Volume 1,311,082
Average Volume10Days 990,390
Beta 1.308
Bid 54.82
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 10
Book Value -4.727
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 54.97
Current Ratio 0.666
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 56.535
Day Low 54.7
Debt To Equity 72.527
Display Name StepStone
Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
Dividend Rate 1.48
Dividend Yield 2.69
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,770,328,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,770,328,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,770,325,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,779,393,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,779,393,600
Ebitda -963,206,976
Ebitda Margins -0.54029
Enterprise To Ebitda -5.506
Enterprise To Revenue 2.975
Enterprise Value 5,303,051,776
Eps Current Year 2.09702
Eps Forward 2.51108
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -6.92
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,772,150,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 351 6101
Fifty Day Average 49.456
Fifty Day Average Change 5.514
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.11149304
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 22.101284
Fifty Two Week High 77.795
Fifty Two Week High Change -22.824997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.29339927
Fifty Two Week Low 40.58
Fifty Two Week Low Change 14.389999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.35460815
Fifty Two Week Range 40.58 - 77.795
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,600,263,000,000
Float Shares 71,242,372
Forward Eps 2.51108
Forward P E 21.89098
Free Cashflow 2,396,484,352
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,275
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins -0.46383998
Gross Profits -826,902,976
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.05585
Held Percent Institutions 1.01707
Implied Shares Outstanding 124,996,669
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Ipo Expected Date 2,020-09-16
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,772,150,400
Last Dividend Value 0.28
Last Fiscal Year End 1,743,379,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name StepStone Group Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 6,871,067,136
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_34231914
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -546,524,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,774,915,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,405,513,591
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 55.95
Operating Cashflow 23,158,000
Operating Margins -0.37707
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 1.6721001
Phone 212 351 6100
Post Market Change 0.033798218
Post Market Change Percent 0.06148484
Post Market Price 55.0038
Post Market Time 1,776,462,488
Previous Close 54.35
Price Eps Current Year 26.21339
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -11.62894
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.8541913
Profit Margins -0.30656
Quick Ratio 0.662
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.5
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.620003
Regular Market Change Percent 1.14076
Regular Market Day High 56.535
Regular Market Day Low 54.7
Regular Market Day Range 54.7 - 56.535
Regular Market Open 55.95
Regular Market Previous Close 54.35
Regular Market Price 54.97
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 1,077,321
Return On Assets -0.13149
Return On Equity -0.65119004
Revenue Growth 0.73
Revenue Per Share 22.873
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 80,143,962
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.051599998
Shares Short 4,135,965
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,741,686
Short Name StepStone Group Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.059499998
Short Ratio 3.28
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol STEP
Target High Price 91.0
Target Low Price 54.0
Target Mean Price 71.125
Target Median Price 66.5
Total Cash 377,452,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.71
Total Debt 376,743,008
Total Revenue 1,782,752,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.04
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.019135235
Trailing Eps -6.92
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 60.07555
Two Hundred Day Average Change -5.105549
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.08498547
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,077,321
Website https://www.stepstonegroup.com
Zip 10,172