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Founded in 1893, Stewart Information Services Corporation (NYSE:STC) (Stewart) is a customer-focused, global title insurance and real estate services company offering products and services through our direct operations, network of approved agencies and other companies within the Stewart family. One of the largest global title insurance companies and underwriters in the industry, Stewart provide…
$69.79
$2.21 (-3.07%)
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Net margin is thin at 3.95%. This may reflect rising credit costs, rate compression, or operational inefficiency.
Revenue grew 17.3% YoY.
At 16x earnings, the multiple is above the banking sector average. Financials rarely sustain elevated multiples through credit cycles.
15.5x earnings. In line with financial-sector norms. The question is whether the current credit environment supports sustained earnings at this level.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$3.09B
▲ +17.3% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$129M
▲ +57.6% YoY
Net Margin
4.19%
P/E
15.5x
Balance Sheet
Total Assets
$3.24B
Equity
$1.64B
Total Debt
$771M
Cash & Equiv.
$317M
5Y CAGR: +5.0%
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At a P/E of 15.5 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 14.0, Stewart Information Services (STC) trades around a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $71.68 per share, so at $69.79 the stock looks around fair value (2.7% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Stewart Information Services scores 49/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 2.8%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $71.68 per share for STC, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $53.76. At today's $69.79, that puts the stock about 2.7% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Stewart Information Services scores 49 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Stewart Information Services pays a regular dividend of about $1.98 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 2.8% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 47.0% of earnings, so the dividend is well covered. Stewart Information Services has grown the dividend at roughly 12.4% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For STC's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. STC currently trades around its estimated intrinsic value and scores 49/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 2.8%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.