StepStone Group, Inc. Class A (STEP)

Over the past six months, StepStone Group Inc. stock has increased by 22.59%, reaching an all-time high of $73.24 USD as of January 12, 2026. In the Q2 FY2026 earnings report, StepStone reported adjusted EPS of $0.54 and revenue of $282.34 million, surpassing consensus estimates, but had a negative net margin of 40.06%. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share. Analyst ratings have been upgraded by Zacks Research and Wall Street Zen, with increased target prices from JPMorgan Chase & Co., Oppenheimer, and The Goldman Sachs Group. Insider selling occurred in November and December 2025, with COO Jose A. Fernandez and Michael I. Mccabe selling shares.

StepStone Group provides customized investment solutions and advisory and data services. A seasonal analysis suggests a "Buy Date" of May 16 and a "Sell Date" of September 21, resulting in a geometric average return of 33.67% above the S&P 500 Total Return Index, but this data is potentially insufficient. Demand for StepStone Group's products and services is more influenced by broader economic conditions, interest rate environments, and investor allocation strategies rather than short-term seasonal patterns.

StepStone Group, Inc. is a global private markets investment firm providing customized investment solutions, advisory, data, and administrative services. It operates in the Financial Services sector, focusing on Investment Management & Fund Operators. The company manages private market portfolios across various asset classes, including private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate. Its offerings include commitments to third-party funds, secondary market acquisitions, and direct investments, along with separately managed accounts, commingled funds, advisory services, data and administrative services, and portfolio analytics. StepStone serves public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals.

StepStone Group has a global presence with 31 offices in 19 countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. In the Americas, it has offices in Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, La Jolla, Mexico City, New York, Orlando, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Santiago, São Paulo, and Toronto. Its European footprint includes Amsterdam, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Rome, and Zurich. In the Asia-Pacific region, StepStone has offices in Beijing, Jeonju, Perth, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. The company recently expanded its European presence by opening a new office in Madrid in November 2025.

StepStone Group positions itself as a global private markets partner focused on creating clarity, opportunity, and value. The company emphasizes its team and commitment to promoting better decisions, investments, and operational excellence. Fitch Ratings downgraded The Stepstone Group Holding GmbH's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating to 'B' from 'B+', citing a decline in revenue. The company appointed Lindsay Creedon as Head of Private Equity, effective January 1, 2026.

StepStone Group Inc. has significant institutional ownership, with 568 institutional owners and shareholders holding 96,189,645 shares, representing 95.7% of the company's total shares outstanding as of September 2025. Major institutional owners include BlackRock, Inc., Vanguard Group Inc, Wellington Management Group LLP, Price T Rowe Associates Inc /md/, Invesco Ltd., Millennium Management Llc, Capital World Investors, State Street Corp, FMR LLC and T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. Individual ownership accounts for approximately 32.1% of the shares.