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STEP Stock Forecast: StepStone Group, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 8 Oct 2026
$44
−0.61% on the day

The 10 Wall Street analysts covering StepStone Group, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $64 — +45.8% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 17 of 100 as at 8 Oct 2026 — in the weakest quartile. The Street sees upside; the factor read is a caution. That gap is the story on this page.

Market cap
$5.8B
Ticker Nerd rank
17 / 100
Median analyst target
$64
Analysts covering
10
Revenue$378.9M+4.0% y/y
Operating income−$204.8M
Net income−$170.4M
Free cash flow−$458.1M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−1.8%
1M
−13.5%
YTD
−29.6%
1Y
−28.0%
From 52W high
−40.8%
From 52W low
+11.8%
$39
$74
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

STEP stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores StepStone Group, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 8 Oct 2026
17 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Volatility
69
Revisions
57
Value
52
Growth
37
Quality
36
Momentum
32
Size
22
Issuance
13
Accruals
11

Volatility (69): The share price has been relatively steady.

Accruals (11): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

STEP stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on STEP, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$40$50$60$70$80$90Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26STEPHigh $88Median $64Low $55

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says10 analysts
9 Buy1 Hold0 Sell
Low $55Median $64High $88

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +45.8% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 3 moved their price target up and 5 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
2 Oct 2026Wells FargoInitiatesOverweight$55
10 Sept 2026RBC CapitalInitiatesOutperform—
10 Sept 2026RBC CapitalInitiatesOutperform$65
27 Aug 2026OppenheimerMaintainsOutperform$90 → $88
27 Aug 2026OppenheimerMaintainsOutperform—
7 Aug 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$60 → $62
7 Aug 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
7 Aug 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform$50 → $56
7 Aug 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform—
7 Aug 2026UBSMaintainsBuy$63 → $69
7 Aug 2026UBSMaintainsBuy—
21 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsEqual-Weight$72 → $63
21 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsEqual-Weight—
13 July 2026BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform$62 → $50
13 July 2026BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
13 July 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform$60 → $50
13 July 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform—
9 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
9 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$62 → $60
21 May 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. STEP appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

STEP vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 8 Oct 2026, StepStone Group, Inc. returned −28.0% against +16.2% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

STEP vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
60708090100110120Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26STEPS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

STEP analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
−0.2%
Analysts raising
4
Analysts cutting
2
Fundamentals

StepStone Group, Inc. (STEP) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
106.6×

Cheaper than 7% of US stocks

Price / sales
2.9×

Cheaper than 41% of US stocks

Price / book
2.9×

Cheaper than 32% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
−5.7×

Cheaper than 80% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
4.0%

Higher than 36% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
4.0%

Higher than 41% of US stocks

Gross margin
43.8%

Higher than 54% of US stocks

Operating margin
−54.1%

Higher than 16% of US stocks

Net margin
−30.5%

Higher than 13% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
−61.4%

Higher than 19% of US stocks

Return on assets
−11.6%

Higher than 25% of US stocks

Dividend yield
3.0%

Higher than 86% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

StepStone Group, Inc. (STEP) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • StepStone Group, Inc. has a market value of $5.8B and an enterprise value of $6.4B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $2.0B. The latest quarter grew 4.0% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: −$901.6M, a −44.9% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $−7.72.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: −$439.4M.

  • StepStone Group, Inc. spent $136.1M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 82.3M.

  • Trailing P/E: 106.6×; forward P/E: 13.3× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 3.02%, paying out 165% of earnings.

  • StepStone Group, Inc. employs 1,355 people — $1.5M of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 7 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

STEP vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelAsset Management
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
STEPStepStone Group, Inc.$5.8B
17
HLNEHamilton Lane, Inc.$4.8B
81
HASIHA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.$4.6B
63
OTFBlue Owl Technology Finance Corp$4.3B
52
FHIFederated Hermes, Inc.$4.3B
97
VCTRVictory Capital Holdings, Inc.$6.9B
100
CNSCohen & Steers, Inc. (New York)$3.6B
67

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own StepStone Group, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest STEP news & analysis

StepStone Group Appoints Yoshitaka Todoroki as Vice Chairman, Japan

GlobeNewsWire · 1 Oct 2026positive

StepStone Group has appointed Yoshitaka Todoroki as Vice Chairman, Japan, according to a GlobeNewsWire announcement. Todoroki joins the firm after spending a decade at Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund as an experienced private markets investor.

Why it matters — Adding a senior investor with deep experience at Japan's largest public pension fund could bolster StepStone's private markets presence and relationships in Japan.

Stepstone Private Venture and Growth Fund Announces September Distribution

GlobeNewsWire · 17 Sept 2026neutral

StepStone Private Venture and Growth Fund announced that its Board of Trustees approved a shareholder distribution with a record date of September 29, 2026, expected to be paid in mid-October 2026 after the fund's net asset value is determined on September 30, 2026.

Why it matters — A STEP watcher would care because this reflects ongoing distribution activity from StepStone's private venture and growth fund, part of the company's broader asset-management operations.

StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) Presents at Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference Transcript

Seeking Alpha · 14 Sept 2026neutral

StepStone Group Inc. presented at the Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference, and Seeking Alpha published the transcript of the presentation. The event covered the company's remarks at the financial services industry conference.

Why it matters — A STEP watcher would care because the conference transcript provides direct insight into the company's public remarks and positioning within the financial services sector.

Amulet Capital Partners Closes Continuation Vehicle to Support Continued Growth of US Fertility Led by StepStone

Business Wire · 14 Sept 2026positive

Amulet Capital Partners announced the closing of a recapitalization of US Fertility through a new continuation vehicle, with StepStone Group acting as the sole lead investor, supported by other existing and new investors. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Why it matters — As sole lead investor, StepStone is taking a central role in a significant healthcare recapitalization, highlighting its continued activity and prominence in private-market transactions.

StepStone Group to Present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference

GlobeNewsWire · 31 Aug 2026neutral

StepStone Group announced that Mike McCabe, Head of Strategy, and Jason Ment, President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, will present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on September 14, 2026, at 9:00 am ET. A live webcast and replay will be available on the company's website.

Why it matters — A scheduled presentation at a major financial services conference gives StepStone watchers an opportunity to hear from senior leadership about the company's strategy and operations.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about STEP stock

What is the STEP stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 10 Wall Street analysts covering StepStone Group, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $64, with estimates ranging from $55 to $88. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is STEP stock a buy right now?

Of the 10 analysts covering StepStone Group, Inc., 9 rate it a Buy, 1 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks StepStone Group, Inc. 17 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 8 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank STEP?

As at 8 Oct 2026, StepStone Group, Inc. ranks 17 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Volatility (69 of 100).

Will STEP stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 10 analysts implies +45.8% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks StepStone Group, Inc. 17 out of 100 as at 8 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the STEP stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering StepStone Group, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for STEP are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $55 to $88 over the next 12 months.

How has STEP stock performed over the past year?

StepStone Group, Inc. returned -28.0% over the 12 months to 8 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does StepStone Group, Inc. do?

StepStone Group Inc. Class A Common Stock represents ownership in StepStone Group Inc., a global private markets investment firm focused on customized investment solutions, advisory services, and data services.

What is the latest news on STEP?

The most recent item we track (GlobeNewsWire, 1 Oct 2026): "StepStone Group Appoints Yoshitaka Todoroki as Vice Chairman, Japan". StepStone Group has appointed Yoshitaka Todoroki as Vice Chairman, Japan, according to a GlobeNewsWire announcement. Todoroki joins the firm after spending a decade at Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund as an experienced private markets investor.

Company

About StepStone Group, Inc.

StepStone Group Inc. Class A Common Stock represents ownership in StepStone Group Inc., a global private markets investment firm focused on customized investment solutions, advisory services, and data services. StepStone Group serves institutional and private clients with access to private equity, private credit, real assets, real estate, and infrastructure strategies through solutions that support portfolio construction, manager selection, and investment implementation. The company operates across multiple private markets segments, combining investment expertise with analytics and advisory capabilities to help clients navigate less liquid asset classes. StepStone Group Inc. Class A Common Stock is part of a publicly traded company that plays a specialized role in the asset management industry, connecting capital with private market opportunities and providing services used by pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, and wealth managers.

CEO Mr. Scott Hart · 1,355 employees · United States · https://www.stepstonegroup.com