Seaport Res Ptn Predicts Weaker Earnings for Raymond James

Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) – Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Raymond James in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.39 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.42. The consensus estimate for Raymond James’ current full-year earnings is $11.17 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Raymond James’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.72 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.86 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.85 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.21 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.65 EPS.

Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.62 by $0.31. Raymond James had a net margin of 14.06% and a return on equity of 19.71%.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Raymond James from $198.00 to $173.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Raymond James from $149.00 to $161.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. JMP Securities reduced their price target on shares of Raymond James from $190.00 to $175.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. StockNews.com cut shares of Raymond James from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Raymond James from $198.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Raymond James has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $160.27.

Raymond James Stock Performance

Shares of RJF opened at $124.70 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $25.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.94. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $148.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $151.03. Raymond James has a 12 month low of $104.24 and a 12 month high of $174.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Raymond James by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,228 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $528,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. CX Institutional raised its position in shares of Raymond James by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. CX Institutional now owns 2,323 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $361,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Raymond James by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 1,982 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $308,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Formidable Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Raymond James by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Formidable Asset Management LLC now owns 7,901 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,227,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stablepoint Partners LLC raised its holdings in Raymond James by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Stablepoint Partners LLC now owns 14,651 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,276,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period. 83.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Raymond James Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. Raymond James’s payout ratio is 19.51%.

Raymond James Company Profile

Raymond James Financial, Inc, a financial holding company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the underwriting, distribution, trading, and brokerage of equity and debt securities, and the sale of mutual funds and other investment products in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Private Client Group, Capital Markets, Asset Management, RJ Bank, and Other segments.