Raymond James Financial (RJF) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What RJF does

Raymond James Financial (RJF) is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Saint Petersburg, United States. It operates across private client services, capital markets, asset management, and banking for individuals, corporations, and municipalities in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The Private Client Group segment provides financial planning, investment advisory, securities transactions, portfolio management, insurance and annuity products, and mutual fund support, while the Capital Markets segment offers investment banking services such as equity and debt underwriting, merger and acquisition advisory, fixed income and equity brokerage, institutional sales, securities trading, and equity research.

Key numbers explained

• 158.23 USD is the current share price, the amount you would pay for one share right now.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 13.8 shows the price investors pay per dollar of the last twelve months of earnings; a lower number can suggest the stock is cheaper relative to recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 11.1 uses expected future earnings, which can be more relevant for growth expectations.
• 11.48 USD is the trailing twelve-month earnings per share, representing the portion of net income allocated to each share.
• The dividend yield of 1.36% indicates the annual dividend as a percentage of the current share price.
• 18% of earnings are paid out as dividends, meaning the company retains most of its profit for reinvestment or other uses.
• 0.92 is the beta, a measure of volatility relative to the market; a beta below 1 suggests the stock tends to move less than the overall market.
• The 52-week range of 138.82 – 182.73 shows the lowest and highest traded prices over the past year, with the current price near the lower end.

Recent news

Recent headlines mention concerns about brokerage stocks triggered by Meta’s Muse AI Agent, a broader sell-off that included Raymond James alongside WEX, Sallie Mae, Voya Financial, and Charles Schwab, and the company’s appointment of key executive leadership. Other stories note that Raymond James added a retirement plan option for small business owners and question whether the stock is underperforming the S&P 500.

What to watch

Investors often monitor the financial sector’s sensitivity to interest rates, regulatory changes, and capital markets activity. As a part of the S&P 500, RJF’s performance can be compared with peers such as Blackstone Inc. (BX), Block, Inc. (XYZ), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), American Express (AXP), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), and BNY Mellon (BNY). Broader trends in asset management, private client demand, and capital markets deal flow are also relevant factors.