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StepStone Group Inc. STEP
StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 2.50% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $2.0B at a -26.9% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-21 | BMO Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-21 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-21 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-04-21 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-04-13 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies
Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEP | StepStone Group Inc. | 3/9 | — | — | +69.7% |
| AMG | AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC. | 6/9 | — | 12.6 | +1.6% |
| FHI | FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | 7/9 | 6.71 | 10.8 | +10.3% |
| PJT | PJT Partners Inc. | 5/9 | — | 21.7 | +14.8% |
| MORN | Morningstar, Inc. | 3/9 | 3.5 | — | +7.5% |
| HLI | HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. | 4/9 | — | 22.6 | +9.5% |
| VCTR | Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. | 4/9 | — | 16.5 | +46.2% |
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About StepStone Group Inc.
StepStone Group Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in primary, direct, fund of funds, secondary direct, and secondary indirect investments. For direct investment, it seeks to invest in private debt, venture debt, incubation, mezzanine, distressed/vulture, seed/startup, early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, later stage, turnaround, growth capital, industry consolidation, recapitalization, buyout investments in mature and middle market companies. It prefers to invest in natural resources, technology, healthcare, services, materials, manufacturing, consumer durables, apparel, hotels, restaurants and leisure, media, retailing, power, utilities consumer staples, financials, telecommunication services, clean energy/renewables, transport, social, natural capital, infrastructure, corporate, real estate, credit and real asset. The firm invests globally with a focus on United States, North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, New Zealand, China, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia region. The firm invests between 5% and 40% in emerging markets. For fund of fund investment, it seeks to invest in private equity funds, venture capital funds, Special situation funds, Real estate funds, Infrastructure funds, mezzanine funds, and turnaround/distressed funds. It considers investments in both domestic and international funds. It also seeks to make co-investments and follow-on investments and considers partial interests in funds. The firm seeks to make minority and majority investments. StepStone Group Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices across North America, South America, South Korea, Europe, Australia and Asia.
FAQ
Is STEP financially healthy?
StepStone Group Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does STEP pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. StepStone Group Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 2.50% with a -22.0% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is STEP?
In FY2026, StepStone Group Inc. had a net margin of -26.9% and a return on equity of -77.5%.
What is the analyst price target for STEP?
The average Wall-Street price target for StepStone Group Inc. is $72.50, about 50.7% above the recent price, from 8 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is STEP a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on StepStone Group Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, a dividend yield of 2.50%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-03-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.