Stifel Financial Corp.

NYSE:SF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$11.0b

Stifel Financial Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Stifel Financial's CEO is Ron Kruszewski, appointed in Sep 1997, has a tenure of 27.25 years. total yearly compensation is $13.28M, comprised of 1.5% salary and 98.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.16% of the company’s shares, worth $127.83M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 10.5 years and 8.5 years respectively.

Key information

Ron Kruszewski

Chief executive officer

US$13.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage1.5%
CEO tenure27.3yrs
CEO ownership1.2%
Management average tenure10.5yrs
Board average tenure8.5yrs

Recent management updates

Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing Stifel Financial Corp.'s (NYSE:SF) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

May 30
Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing Stifel Financial Corp.'s (NYSE:SF) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

Recent updates

Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF)

Dec 22
Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF)

Stifel Financial: Good Results, Positive Outlook

Oct 24

Stifel Financial: Good Q2 Performance Keeps Me Bullish

Jul 25

Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Jul 22
Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing Stifel Financial Corp.'s (NYSE:SF) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

May 30
Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing Stifel Financial Corp.'s (NYSE:SF) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

Stifel Financial: Earnings Beat Reinforces My Buy Rating

May 01

Stifel Financial Corp.'s (NYSE:SF) Shares Not Telling The Full Story

Apr 13
Stifel Financial Corp.'s (NYSE:SF) Shares Not Telling The Full Story

Stifel Financial: A Dividend Grower With Expected 40% EPS Growth In 2024

Feb 16

Stifel Financial Stock Still Has Legs To Run

Feb 02

Stifel Financial: Watch Buybacks And Recruitment (Ratings Upgrade)

Nov 20

Stifel Financial: Hold Rating As Wealth Advisory Grows But Investment Banking Struggles

Sep 11

Stifel Financial Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Jan 24

Stifel Financial's Growth Stands Out

Jan 18

Stifel Financial to buy healthcare-focused investment bank Torreya Partners

Dec 22

Stifel Financial declares $0.30 dividend

Nov 10

Stifel Financial Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Oct 25

Stifel Financial and Korea Investment & Securities form JV

Sep 28

Stifel Financial declares $0.30 dividend

Aug 03

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ron Kruszewski's remuneration changed compared to Stifel Financial's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$613m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$522m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$491m

Dec 31 2023US$13mUS$200k

US$485m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$499m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$582m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$609m

Dec 31 2022US$13mUS$200k

US$625m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$710m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$750m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$789m

Dec 31 2021US$14mUS$200k

US$789m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$718m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$646m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$559m

Dec 31 2020US$11mUS$200k

US$476m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$421m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$415m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$416m

Dec 31 2019US$8mUS$200k

US$431m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$417m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$414m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$395m

Dec 31 2018US$5mUS$200k

US$385m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$269m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$231m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$197m

Dec 31 2017US$13mUS$200k

US$173m

Compensation vs Market: Ron's total compensation ($USD13.28M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.84M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ron's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Ron Kruszewski (65 yo)

27.3yrs

Tenure

US$13,282,055

Compensation

Mr. Ronald James Kruszewski, also known as Ron, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Stifel Financial Corp. and its principal subsidiary, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated. He joi...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ronald Kruszewski
Chairman & CEO27.3yrsUS$13.28m1.16%
$ 127.8m
James Zemlyak
Co-President & Head of Global Wealth Management10.5yrsUS$8.49m1.11%
$ 122.3m
Victor Nesi
Co-President & Head of Institutional Group10.5yrsUS$7.38m0.25%
$ 27.0m
James Marischen
Senior VP & CFO6.3yrsUS$3.05m0.055%
$ 6.0m
Thomas Weisel
Senior MD & Director14.3yrsno data0.013%
$ 1.4m
Thomas Michaud
Senior VP18.9yrsUS$4.06m0.073%
$ 8.1m
David Sliney
Senior VP & COO6.3yrsUS$802.72k0.15%
$ 16.9m
Michael O'Keeffe
Chief Investment Officer6.5yrsno datano data
Bradford Raymond
Global Head of Investment Bankingno datano datano data
Rajive Kumar
Vice Presidentno datano datano data
Harvinder Minhas
Vice Presidentno datano datano data
Todd Feldman
Managing Director5.9yrsno datano data

10.5yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SF's management team is seasoned and experienced (10.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ronald Kruszewski
Chairman & CEO27.3yrsUS$13.28m1.16%
$ 127.8m
Thomas Weisel
Senior MD & Director14.3yrsno data0.013%
$ 1.4m
Egizio Bianchini
Vice Chairman3.9yrsno datano data
Christopher Reichert
Chairman & CEO of Stifel Bank & Trustno datano data0.040%
$ 4.4m
Robert Grady
Independent Director14.3yrsno data0.015%
$ 1.7m
James Kavanaugh
Independent Director2.3yrsUS$250.00k0.0050%
$ 546.8k
Michael Zimmerman
Independent Deputy Chairman11.8yrsUS$250.00k0.053%
$ 5.8m
Michael Brown
Independent Director14.3yrsUS$280.00k0.064%
$ 7.0m
Daniel Ludeman
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$250.00k0.012%
$ 1.3m
David Peacock
Independent Director7.5yrsUS$310.00k0.021%
$ 2.3m
Adam Berlew
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$250.00k0.012%
$ 1.3m
Maura Markus
Independent Director8.5yrsUS$280.00k0.025%
$ 2.7m

8.5yrs

Average Tenure

65.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SF's board of directors are considered experienced (8.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 23:12
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/26 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Stifel Financial Corp. is covered by 20 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael DavittBofA Global Research
Caydee BlankenshipCFRA Equity Research
Christopher AllenCitigroup Inc