STEPFinancial Services · Asset ManagementThe 10 Wall Street analysts covering StepStone Group, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $62 — +38.3% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 13 of 100 as at 29 Oct 2026 — in the weakest quartile. The Street sees upside; the factor read is a caution. That gap is the story on this page.
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.
Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested
Volatility (70): 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.
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The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on STEP, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +38.3% from it.
Of the 20 most recent actions, 3 moved their price target up and 5 moved it down.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | Wells Fargo | Initiates | Overweight | $55 |
| 10 Sept 2026 | RBC Capital | Initiates | Outperform | — |
| 10 Sept 2026 | RBC Capital | Initiates | Outperform | $65 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Oppenheimer | Maintains | Outperform | $90 → $88 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Oppenheimer | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | $60 → $62 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform | $50 → $56 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 7 Aug 2026 | UBS | Maintains | Buy | $63 → $69 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | UBS | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 21 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $72 → $63 |
| 21 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | — |
| 13 July 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Outperform | $62 → $50 |
| 13 July 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 13 July 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform | $60 → $50 |
| 13 July 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 9 July 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 9 July 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | $62 → $60 |
| 21 May 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | — |
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.
Over the twelve months to 29 Oct 2026, StepStone Group, Inc. returned −26.5% against +13.1% for the S&P 500, dividends included.
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Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.
A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.
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Cheaper than 43% of US stocks
Cheaper than 33% of US stocks
Cheaper than 81% of US stocks
Higher than 37% of US stocks
Higher than 41% of US stocks
Higher than 54% of US stocks
Higher than 17% of US stocks
Higher than 13% of US stocks
Higher than 19% of US stocks
Higher than 25% of US stocks
Higher than 87% of US dividend payers
Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.
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 $5.4B and an enterprise value of $6.1B.
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.
Trailing P/E: 106.6×; forward P/E: 12.3× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.
Forward dividend yield: 3.13%, paying out 165% of earnings.
StepStone Group, Inc. employs 1,355 people — $1.5M of revenue per employee.
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Zacks Investment Research says StepStone Group does not have the two key ingredients it identifies as supporting a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. The item says it outlines key expectations for the report.
Why it matters — STEP watchers may find the assessment relevant as they follow expectations ahead of the company’s upcoming earnings report.
Kroll and StepStone launched three payment-in-kind indicators within the Kroll StepStone Private Credit Benchmarks. The indicators cover more than 28,000 direct lending instruments, 18,000 deals and 13,000 borrowers, with historical data dating to 2012.
Why it matters — The launch expands visibility into the use of noncash interest across private credit for lenders, investors and analysts.
GID and an affiliate of StepStone Real Estate formed a new joint venture and closed a $985 million manager-led secondary transaction involving an 8.0 million-square-foot industrial portfolio.
Why it matters — The transaction involves StepStone Real Estate, StepStone Group’s real estate arm, in a sizable industrial portfolio deal.
StepStone Group announced it will release results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, after market close on November 5, 2026. The results will cover the second quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2027.
Why it matters — STEP watchers can note the scheduled date for the company’s second-quarter fiscal 2027 results.
In Q3 2026, 149 dividend-paying stocks announced increases, averaging 7.93%, with a median yield of 2.79%. Three companies cut dividends, and six declared special dividends; Financials led by number of sector increases, while Health Care had the highest average increase.
Why it matters — The roundup provides broader context on dividend trends, but the excerpt does not identify any STEP-specific dividend announcement.
The 10 Wall Street analysts covering StepStone Group, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $62, with estimates ranging from $48 to $87. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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. 13 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 29 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 29 Oct 2026, StepStone Group, Inc. ranks 13 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 (70 of 100).
No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 10 analysts implies +38.3% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks StepStone Group, Inc. 13 out of 100 as at 29 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.
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: $48 to $87 over the next 12 months.
StepStone Group, Inc. returned -26.5% over the 12 months to 29 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
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.
The most recent item we track (Zacks Investment Research, 29 Oct 2026): "StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?". Zacks Investment Research says StepStone Group does not have the two key ingredients it identifies as supporting a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. The item says it outlines key expectations for the report.
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
