Steadfast is an insurance brokers business based in Australia. Steadfast shares (SDF) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are in Australian dollars. Steadfast has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.8 billion. If you're looking to buy shares, check out the steps below.
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| 52-week range | $5.0702 - $6.6 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $6.3304 |
| 200-day moving average | $5.8794 |
| Target price | $6.66 |
| PE ratio | 30.8095 |
| Dividend yield | $0.171 (2.64%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.21 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of A$6.44
| 1 week (2024-08-27) | 1.74% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-08-02) | 0.47% |
| 3 months (2024-06-04) | 17.95% |
| 6 months (2024-03-04) | 12.98% |
| 1 year (2023-09-04) | 14.59% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-09-02) | 28.80% |
| 3 years (2021-09-03) | 30.36% |
| 5 years (2019-09-04) | 69.03% |
Valuing Steadfast stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Steadfast's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Steadfast's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 31x. In other words, Steadfast shares trade at around 31x recent earnings.
That's comparable to, say, the P/E ratio for the ASX over the 12 months to December 2019 (32.14).
Steadfast's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $587 million (£301 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Steadfast's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $1.8 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 32.68% |
| Gross profit TTM | $696 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 5.94% |
| Return on equity TTM | 11.37% |
| Profit margin | 12.96% |
| Book value | 2.112 |
| Market capitalisation | $7.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 74.29% of net profits
Recently Steadfast has paid out, on average, around 74.29% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.64% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Steadfast shareholders could enjoy a 2.64% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Steadfast's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.171 per share.
Steadfast'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.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 2 September 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, Steadfast's shares have ranged in value from as little as $5.0702 up to $6.6. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (AU average) beta is 1, while Steadfast's is 0.673. This would suggest that Steadfast's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Steadfast Group Limited provides general insurance brokerage services Australasia, Asia, and Europe. It also offers insurance underwriting services and related services. The company provides various business insurance products, such as aviation, business pack and interruption, contract works, corporate travel, cyber, events, farm, marine, management and product liability, professional indemnity, public liability, trade credit, and workers' compensation insurance. In addition, it offers personal insurance products, including home and contents, landlord, motor, life, and strata insurance. The company operates a network of general insurance brokers and underwriting agencies. Steadfast Group Limited was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
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