Market Cap
$5.2B
STEP
StepStone Group Inc.
$45.85 ▲ +2.55%
Prev close $44.71Market cap$5.2B
ConsensusStrong Buy
12-mo target$67.60 (+47.4%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 9/10
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)37 New Institutional Positions13 Institutional Exits Traditional Finance
Snapshot
The big-picture read on STEP right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Cap Size
Mid Cap
Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy (86%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$2.7B
Inst. Activity
37 buys / 13 sells
Insider Activity
$5.6M buy / $9.6M sell
Insider Net $
-$4.0M
Social Sentiment
50° Neutral
SEC Reports
4
Press Releases
5
Price chart 30d -9.2%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
No data for this timeframe.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 1, 2026 other
StepStone Group Appoints Yoshitaka Todoroki as Vice Chairman, Japan
Experienced private markets investor joins StepStone following a decade at Japan’s Government Pensio
Sep 30, 2026 Insider
Park David Y was granted 70 shares
Chief Financial Officer @ $36.89 ($2.6K)
Sep 8, 2026 Insider
Mitchell Steven R was granted 4,828 shares
Director @ $50.74 ($245.0K)
Sep 8, 2026 Insider
Raymond Anne L was granted 5,124 shares
Director @ $50.74 ($260.0K)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO — ADD
1,729,424 shares ($71.5M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
Jun 17, 2026 Press GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC — DOUBLED
1,428,505 shares ($59.1M)
StepStone Group and PitchBook announced the general availability of SPI Deal Benchmarking, a deal-level performance anal
Impact 4/10
StepStone Group Inc. insider Michael I. McCabe (Head of Strategy) purchased $4.04M of stock on June 11, 2026, at $41.71.
INSIDER-BUY — Impact 3/10
Analyst ratings buy % +21.1%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
86% rate it Buy or better · 14 analysts
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Firm rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Wells Fargo | INITIATE | Overweight | 54% |
| Sep 10, 2026 | RBC Capital | INITIATE | Outperform | 55% |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Oppenheimer | MAINTAIN | Outperform | 52% |
| Aug 7, 2026 | UBS | MAINTAIN | Buy | 55% |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Barclays | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | MAINTAIN | Outperform | 59% |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | MAINTAIN | Equal-Weight | 55% |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | MAINTAIN | Outperform | 59% |
| Jul 13, 2026 | BMO Capital | MAINTAIN | Outperform | 53% |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Barclays | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
Monthly consensus history
| Period | Str. Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Str. Sell | Buy % | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86% | |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86% | |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86% | |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86% | |
| May 1, 2026 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86% | |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79% | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71% | |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71% |
Price targets
Where 10 covering analysts think STEP trades over the next 12 months.
$67.60 +47.4% upside Strong Buy
Current$45.85 Low$55.00 Median$64.00 High$88.00 10 analysts
$55.00$88.00
Analyst rating Strong Buy· 1.5/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Social media sentiment mood -21.4%
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
50°
Neutral
BearishNeutralBullish
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
4 SEC filing reports analyzed · 1 bullish, 0 bearish, 0 mixed, 3 neutral · avg impact 4.0/10.Plus 5 press releases.
NEUTRALINSIDER-BUY3/10
StepStone Group Inc. insider Michael I. McCabe (Head of Strategy) purchased $4.04M of stock on June
Jun 11, 2026
NEUTRAL8-K5/10
StepStone Group completed the third exchange (2026 Exchange) to acquire an additional ~5% of each of
Jun 1, 2026
BULLISHPRESS-RELEASE6/10
StepStone Group reported Q4 FY2026 adjusted net income per share of $0.57, beating the $0.50 consens
May 20, 2026
NEUTRALPRESS-RELEASE2/10
StepStone Group announced it will release Q4 and FY2026 results on May 20, 2026, after market close.
May 6, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Oct 1, 2026
other
StepStone Group Appoints Yoshitaka Todoroki as Vice Chairman, Japan
Experienced private markets investor joins StepStone following a decade at Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund Experienced private markets inve
Sep 17, 2026
dividend
Stepstone Private Venture and Growth Fund Announces September Distribution
NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StepStone Private Venture and Growth Fund (“SPRING” or the “Fund”) announced that its Board of Trustees h
Sep 15, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: STEP — 77.3% short (0.4M / 0.5M)
Short: 424,619 | Exempt: 34,328 | TRF Vol: 549,108 | Short Ratio: 77.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 14, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: STEP — 64.5% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 566,876 | Exempt: 41,335 | TRF Vol: 878,616 | Short Ratio: 64.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: STEP — 56.2% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 284,513 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 506,125 | Short Ratio: 56.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
| Period | EPS Est. | Range | Growth | 30d Rev | Up/Dn | Revenue | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Q | $0.57 | $0.54–$0.61 | 5.8% | -1.4% | 4↑ 1↓ | $0.3B | 6 |
| Next Q | $0.76 | $0.55–$0.90 | 16.9% | -5.9% | 4↑ 1↓ | $0.6B | 7 |
| Current FY | $2.48 | $2.38–$2.57 | 14.9% | +0.1% | 4↑ 2↓ | $1.6B | 9 |
| Next FY | $3.39 | $3.15–$3.57 | 36.7% | -2.1% | 6↑ 1↓ | $1.9B | 9 |
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
| When | EPS estimate | Change vs now |
|---|---|---|
| Current | $0.571 | — |
| 7d ago | $0.577 | -0.006 |
| 30d ago | $0.579 | -0.008 |
| 60d ago | $0.563 | +0.008 |
| 90d ago | $0.595 | -0.024 |
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own STEP (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $2.7B total value (65,446,686 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, MILLENNIUM, WELLINGTON. Net buying activity: 37 institutions added/increased vs 13 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Tracked | Last move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 11,972,263 | $495.2M | 18.3% | — |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 5,619,498 | $232.4M | 8.6% | — |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 5,189,963 | $214.7M | 7.9% | — |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 4,674,073 | $193.3M | 7.1% | — |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3,550,308 | $146.8M | 5.4% | — |
| STATE STREET CORP | 3,117,991 | $129.0M | 4.8% | — |
| Capital World Investors | 2,524,018 | $104.4M | 3.9% | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2,016,372 | $83.4M | 3.1% | — |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,930,015 | $79.8M | 3.0% | — |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | 1,729,424 | $71.5M | 2.6% | ADD +46.8% |
Recent position changes
| Fund | Action | Prev | Current | Change | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | ADD | 1,177,971 | 1,729,424 | +46.8% | $71.5M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | DOUBLED | 583,611 | 1,428,505 | +144.8% | $59.1M |
| Capital Research Global Investors | ADD | 794,883 | 1,231,923 | +55.0% | $51.0M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | ADD | 747,047 | 1,084,346 | +45.2% | $44.8M |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | DOUBLED | 187,068 | 1,004,669 | +437.1% | $41.6M |
| ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. | DOUBLED | 120,135 | 683,432 | +468.9% | $28.3M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | ADD | 414,722 | 643,171 | +55.1% | $26.6M |
| Nuveen, LLC | ADD | 299,437 | 488,219 | +63.0% | $20.2M |
| Woodline Partners LP | DOUBLED | 203,376 | 466,529 | +129.4% | $19.3M |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | DOUBLED | 174,688 | 437,016 | +150.2% | $18.1M |
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
11 insiders, 31 transactions. Net -$4.0M — $5.6M bought, $9.6M sold.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | Park David Y | Chief Financial Officer | AWARD | 70 | $36.89 | $2.6K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Mitchell Steven R | Director | AWARD | 4,828 | $50.74 | $245.0K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Raymond Anne L | Director | AWARD | 5,124 | $50.74 | $260.0K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Hoffmeister David F | Director | AWARD | 5,616 | $50.74 | $285.0K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Brown Valerie Gay | Director | AWARD | 5,518 | $50.74 | $280.0K |
| Jun 11, 2026 | McCabe Michael I | Head of Strategy | BUY | 96,887 | $41.71 | $4.0M |
| Jun 11, 2026 | McCabe Michael I | Head of Strategy | BUY | 23,113 | $42.44 | $980.9K |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Fernandez Jose A | Co-Chief Operating Officer | SELL | 2,290 | $42.64 | $97.6K |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Fernandez Jose A | Co-Chief Operating Officer | SELL | 85,200 | $46.41 | $4.0M |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Fernandez Jose A | Co-Chief Operating Officer | SELL | 14,800 | $47.33 | $700.5K |
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for STEP.
Shares short
5,336,780
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
-13.9%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
4.9
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈4.4%
Estimate — not % of float
All STEP filing & press-release reports (9)
- PRESS-RELEASE reportJun 17, 2026
- INSIDER-BUY reportJun 11, 2026
- 8-K reportJun 1, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportMay 20, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportMay 6, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportMay 6, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportMar 31, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportMar 9, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportMar 2, 2026