Stifel Financial Corporation (SF) vs Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT)

Stifel Financial Corporation and Virtu Financial, Inc. are both Capital Markets companies. Stifel Financial Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $10.4B against $8.9B — 1.2× the size. Virtu Financial, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.4× against 11.4×. Virtu Financial, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 20.8% against 15.4%. Stifel Financial Corporation has the higher net margin (15.5% vs 12.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.0% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; Stifel Financial Corporation yields more (1.96% vs 1.69%). Across the 21 metrics below, Virtu Financial, Inc. leads on 12 and Stifel Financial Corporation on 9.

Valuation

Metric SF VIRT Capital Markets median
P/E 11.39 9.43 14.20
P/S 1.76 1.22 2.00
P/B 1.96 2.14 1.51
Price to free cash flow 36.80 10.39 6.36
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 8.78% 10.61% (3.94%)
Free cash flow yield 2.72% 9.62% (1.62%)

Profitability

Metric SF VIRT Capital Markets median
Gross margin 98.95% 81.77% 62.80%
Operating margin 20.60% 49.26% 0.00%
Net margin 15.48% 12.70% (0.55%)
Free cash flow margin 4.78% 11.73% 0.00%
Return on equity 17.90% 26.18% 0.00%
Return on assets 2.16% 2.22% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 16.01% 0.00% 0.00%

Growth

Metric SF VIRT Capital Markets median
Revenue growth (TTM) 15.40% 20.76% 20.70%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (6.08%) 72.73% 22.92%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.07% 2.32% 18.16%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 6.30% (7.58%) 0.00%

Health

Metric SF VIRT Capital Markets median
Debt to equity 0.29 0.87 0.08
Current ratio 0.88 0.45 1.50
Net debt to EBITDA (1.36) (1.76) (0.24)

Dividend

Metric SF VIRT Capital Markets median
Dividend yield 1.96% 1.69% 1.36%
Payout ratio 0.24 0.16 0.19

Size

Metric SF VIRT Capital Markets median
Market cap 10.37b 8.91b 565.91m

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