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- Globe and Mail
Stifel Reports Y/Y Rise in Client & Fee-Based Assets for May 2025
Stifel Financial Corp. SF reported key operating results as of May 31, 2025, highlighting year-over-year increases in client and fee-based assets, despite volatility in equity markets. Breakdown of SF's May Operating Results The company's total client assets increased 8% year over year and 3% from the prior month's level in May 2025, reaching $501.4 million. This is driven by market appreciation and the successful recruitment of financial advisors. Fee-based client assets rose 13% year over year and 4% sequentially in May to $199.1 million. Private Client Group's fee-based client assets were $173.6 million as of May 31, 2025, up 12% from the year-ago quarter and 5% from the previous month's level. Bank loans, net (including loans held for sale), were $21.2 million as of May 2025, up 7% year over year but down 2% sequentially. Client money market and insured product balances decreased 2% on a year-over-year basis and nearly 1% on a sequential basis in May due to a lower Smart rate balance, as the Sweep deposit balance also witnessed a slight decline. Final Words on Stifel SF's May total client assets and fee-based assets increased, indicating strong growth in client engagement and portfolio value. Further, a rise in bank loans, net, implies a positive trend in lending activities and revenue growth from this segment. However, declining client money market and insured product balances suggest a decline in liquidity and possibly a negative market perception. In April, the investment banking activity was negatively affected by the market volatility. However, as the market stabilized, its momentum increased, and the investment banking pipeline strengthened throughout the quarter. Though IB revenue is expected to decrease in the second quarter of 2025, management remains cautiously optimistic for the full year 2025. SF's Zacks Rank & Price Performance In the past year, Stifel shares have risen 25.5% underperforming the industry 's rise of 40.6%. Currently, SF carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Performance of Other Finance Stocks in May LPL Financial LPLA witnessed a rise in total brokerage and advisory assets in May 2025. The metric was $1.85 trillion, which grew 3.7% from the prior month and 26.5% year over year. LPLA reported a total client cash balance of $49.2 billion in May, down 5% from the prior month but up 10.6% from May 2024. Of the total balance, $33.4 billion was insured cash, $10.6 billion was deposit cash, and the remainder consisted of money-market sweep and client cash balances. Charles Schwab SCHW also released its monthly activity report for May 2025. The company's total client assets were $10.35 trillion, up 12.4% from May 2024 and 4.6% from April 2025. SCHW's Client assets receiving ongoing advisory services were $5.24 trillion, growing 12.6% from the year-ago period and 3.9% from the prior month. Zacks' Research Chief Picks Stock Most Likely to "At Least Double" Our experts have revealed their Top 5 recommendations with money-doubling potential – and Director of Research Sheraz Mian believes one is superior to the others. Of course, all our picks aren't winners but this one could far surpass earlier recommendations like Hims & Hers Health, which shot up +209%. See Our Top Stock to Double (Plus 4 Runners Up) >> Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW): Free Stock Analysis Report Stifel Financial Corporation (SF): Free Stock Analysis Report LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA): Free Stock Analysis Report
Business Upturn
23-04-2025
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- Business Upturn
Raymond James Financial Reports Fiscal Second Quarter of 2025 Results
By GlobeNewswire Published on April 24, 2025, 01:10 IST ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quarterly net revenues of $3.40 billion, up 9% over the prior year's fiscal second quarter and down 4% compared to the preceding quarter Quarterly net income available to common shareholders of $493 million, or $2.36 per diluted share; quarterly adjusted net income available to common shareholders of $507 million(1), or $2.42 per diluted share(1) Client assets under administration of $1.54 trillion and Private Client Group assets in fee-based accounts of $872.8 billion, up 6% and 9%, respectively, over March 2024 Total clients' domestic cash sweep and Enhanced Savings Program ('ESP') balances of $57.8 billion, down 1% compared to March 2024 and 3% compared to December 2024 Repurchased $250 million of common stock during the fiscal second quarter; Repurchased an additional $190 million of shares in April 2025 Record net revenues of $6.94 billion and record pre-tax income of $1.42 billion for the first half of fiscal 2025, up 13% and 15%, respectively, over the first half of fiscal 2024 Annualized return on common equity of 18.4% and annualized adjusted return on tangible common equity of 22.1%(1) for the first six months of fiscal 2025 Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) today reported net revenues of $3.40 billion and net income available to common shareholders of $493 million, or $2.36 per diluted share, for the fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2025. Excluding $19 million of expenses related to acquisitions, quarterly adjusted net income available to common shareholders was $507 million(1), or $2.42 per diluted share(1). 'I am pleased with our record results for the first six months of fiscal 2025, with record net revenues of $6.94 billion and record pre-tax income of $1.42 billion, up 13% and 15% over the first six months of fiscal 2024, respectively,' said CEO Paul Shoukry. 'Financial advisor recruiting activity remains strong across all of our affiliation options, reflecting the attractiveness of our unique advisor- and client-focused culture coupled with leading capabilities enabling advisors to provide high-quality financial advice to their clients. The investment banking pipeline remains robust, although the timing of closings has been impacted by the macroeconomic uncertainty associated with tariff negotiations. Our strong balance sheet, with capital well above regulatory requirements and corporate cash well in excess of our targets, should help us navigate this period from a position of strength.' Compared to the prior-year quarter, quarterly net revenues increased 9% and pre-tax income increased 10% primarily driven by higher asset management and related administrative fees, brokerage revenues and investment banking revenues. Sequentially, quarterly net revenues and pre-tax income decreased 4% and 10%, respectively, predominantly driven by lower investment banking revenues. The sequential decrease in net income available to common shareholders was also impacted by a higher effective tax rate in the quarter. For the fiscal second quarter, annualized return on common equity and annualized adjusted return on tangible common equity were 16.4% and 19.7%(1), respectively. For the first six months of the fiscal year, record net revenues of $6.94 billion increased 13%, record earnings per diluted share of $5.22 increased 15%, and record adjusted earnings per diluted share of $5.36(1) increased 14% over the first six months of fiscal 2024. The Private Client Group and Asset Management segments generated record net revenues and pre-tax income during the first six months of fiscal 2025. Annualized return on common equity was 18.4% and annualized adjusted return on tangible common equity was 22.1%(1). Segment Results Private Client Group Quarterly net revenues of $2.49 billion, up 6% over the prior year's fiscal second quarter and down 2% compared to the preceding quarter Quarterly pre-tax income of $431 million, down 3% compared to the prior year's fiscal second quarter and 7% compared to the preceding quarter Private Client Group assets under administration of $1.48 trillion, up 6% over March 2024 and down 1% compared to December 2024 Private Client Group assets in fee-based accounts of $872.8 billion, up 9% over March 2024 and nearly flat from December 2024 Domestic Private Client Group net new assets (2) of $8.8 billion for the fiscal second quarter, or annualized growth from beginning of period assets of 2.6%; Fiscal year-to-date, domestic Private Client Group net new assets of $22.9 billion or 3.3% annualized (2) Total clients' domestic cash sweep and ESP balances of $57.8 billion, down 1% compared to the prior year's fiscal second quarter and 3% compared to the preceding quarter PCG quarterly net revenues grew 6% year-over-year primarily driven by higher asset management and related administrative fees which were partially offset by the impacts of lower short-term interest rates. Over the same period, PCG assets in fee-based accounts grew 9% driven by market appreciation and net asset inflows. Sequentially, quarterly net revenues declined 2% mainly due to lower asset management and related administrative fees resulting from fewer billable days in the quarter. Capital Markets Quarterly net revenues of $396 million, up 23% over the prior year's fiscal second quarter and down 18% compared to the preceding quarter Quarterly investment banking revenues of $207 million, up 21% over the prior year's fiscal second quarter and down 35% compared to the preceding quarter Quarterly pre-tax income of $36 million Year-over-year, quarterly net revenues increased 23%, driven mainly by higher investment banking and fixed income brokerage revenues. Sequentially, net revenues decreased 18% due to lower investment banking revenues, despite higher fixed income brokerage revenues. The macroeconomic uncertainty and heightened volatility resulted in unfavorable market conditions during the quarter which led to decreased investment banking activity; however, the investment banking pipeline remains strong. Asset Management Quarterly net revenues of $289 million, up 15% over the prior year's fiscal second quarter and down 2% compared to the preceding quarter Quarterly pre-tax income of $121 million, up 21% over the prior year's fiscal second quarter and down 3% compared to the preceding quarter Financial assets under management of $245.0 billion, up 8% over March 2024 and slightly above the December 2024 levels The increase in quarterly net revenues and pre-tax income over the prior year's fiscal second quarter is largely attributable to higher financial assets under management due to higher market appreciation and net inflows into fee-based accounts in the Private Client Group. Bank Quarterly net revenues of $434 million, up 2% over both the prior year's fiscal second quarter and the preceding quarter Quarterly pre-tax income of $117 million, up 56% over the prior year's fiscal second quarter and down 1% compared to the preceding quarter Record net loans of $48.3 billion, up 9% over March 2024 and 2% over December 2024 Bank segment net interest margin ('NIM') of 2.67% for the quarter, up 1 basis point over the prior year's fiscal second quarter and 7 basis points over the preceding quarter Net loans grew 2% over the preceding quarter, mainly driven by continued growth of securities-based loans. Bank segment NIM expanded by 7 basis points to 2.67%, largely a result of a favorable asset mix shift, along with a higher portion of lower cost deposits, which contributed to sequential quarterly net revenue growth of 2%. The loan portfolio continues to maintain strong credit quality and healthy reserves. Other The effective tax rate for the quarter was 26.2%, reflecting nondeductible losses on the company-owned life insurance portfolio. During the fiscal second quarter, the firm repurchased common stock of $250 million at an average price of $146 per share. Subsequent to quarter-end, the firm repurchased additional shares of common stock for $190 million at an average price of $125 per share. As of April 21, 2025, approximately $1.01 billion remained available under the Board's approved common stock repurchase authorization. At the end of the quarter, the total capital ratio was 24.8%(3) and the tier 1 leverage ratio was 13.3%(3), both well above regulatory requirements. A conference call to discuss the results will take place today, Wednesday, April 23, at 5:00 p.m. ET. The live audio webcast, and the presentation which management will review on the call, will be available at An audio replay of the call will be available at the same location until July 23, 2025. For a listen-only connection to the conference call, please dial: 888-596-4144 (conference code: 3778589). Click here to view full earnings results, earnings supplement, and earnings presentation. About Raymond James Financial, Inc. Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) is a leading diversified financial services company providing private client group, capital markets, asset management, banking and other services to individuals, corporations and municipalities. Total client assets are $1.54 trillion. Public since 1983, the firm is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RJF. Additional information is available at Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements made in this press release may constitute 'forward-looking statements' under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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