Wall Street analyst estimates for StepStone Group Inc. (STEP): consensus price target, buy/hold/sell recommendations and forecasts for revenue and EPS for the upcoming fiscal years.
StepStone Group Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in primary, direct, fund of funds, secondary direct, and secondary indirect investments. For direct investment, it seeks to invest in private debt, venture debt, incubation, mezzanine, distressed/vulture, seed/startup, early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, later stage, turnaround, growth capital, industry consolidation, recapitalization, buyout investments in mature and middle...
Consensus price target
$62.38 (+41% vs price $44.38)
between $48.00 and $85.00 · 7 targets published in the last quarter
Closing price, Nov 3
A twelve-month target is not a fair value: compare it with the range in the Valuation tab.
Revenue and EPS estimates
| Fiscal year | Revenue (average) | Revenue (low – high) | EPS (average) | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027E | $1.6B | $1.5B – $1.6B | $2.45 | 7 |
| 2028E | $1.8B | $1.8B – $1.9B | $3.42 | 7 |
Fiscal year ending in March · figures in USD · consensus as of November 1, 2026
Analyst Consensus
| Strong Buy | 0 |
| Buy | 7 |
| Hold | 1 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total analysts | 8 |
| Avg rating (−2 sell to +2 buy) | 0.88 |
Recent Earnings Surprises
| Date | EPS Actual | EPS Est. | vs Est. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-05 | $0.55 | ||
| 2026-08-06 | $0.48 | $0.50 | -4.8% |
| 2026-05-20 | $0.57 | $0.52 | +9.2% |
| 2026-02-05 | $0.65 | $0.60 | +8.3% |
| 2025-11-06 | $0.54 | $0.49 | +11.3% |
| 2025-08-07 | $0.40 | $0.43 | -6.2% |
| 2025-05-22 | $0.68 | $0.44 | +54.2% |
| 2025-02-06 | $0.44 | $0.47 | -6.4% |
Valuation Ratios
| Price / Book | -6.82 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.84% |
Income Statement (10y)
| Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $163.1M | $264.3M | $256.3M | $446.6M | $787.7M | $1.37B | -$67.6M | $711.6M | $1.17B | $1.99B |
| Cost of Revenue | $146.7M | $146.7M | $139.8M | $240.4M | $403.2M | $788.7M | -$239.2M | $330.2M | $1.26B | $977.0M |
| Gross Profit | $16.4M | $117.6M | $116.5M | $206.2M | $384.6M | $576.8M | $171.6M | $381.4M | -$89.5M | $1.02B |
| Research & Development | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Selling, General & Admin | $36.0M | $36.0M | $50.0M | $54.3M | $56.4M | $124.5M | $172.1M | $209.7M | $161.3M | $2.04B |
| Operating Expenses | $36.0M | $36.0M | $50.0M | $54.3M | $56.4M | $124.5M | $172.1M | $209.7M | $161.3M | $2.04B |
| Operating Income | $44.0M | $81.5M | $66.4M | $151.9M | $328.2M | $452.4M | -$497,000 | $171.8M | -$250.7M | -$1.02B |
| EBITDA | $46.9M | $91.0M | $79.7M | $166.0M | $350.7M | $540.7M | $10.2M | $252.3M | -$205.2M | -$872.1M |
| Interest Expense | $913,000 | $913,000 | $10.3M | $10.2M | $7.4M | $1.1M | $4.2M | $9.3M | $12.7M | $18.5M |
| Pre-tax Income | $43.3M | $85.8M | $61.6M | $148.7M | $337.8M | $512.6M | -$41.5M | $195.4M | -$222.0M | -$891.2M |
| Income Tax | $2.0M | $2.0M | $1.6M | $4.0M | $23.3M | $28.3M | $3.8M | $27.6M | -$49.2M | -$147.9M |
| Net Income | $81.4M | $81.4M | 0 | 0 | $62.6M | $193.9M | -$18.4M | $58.1M | -$179.6M | -$521.4M |
| EPS | $3.06 | $3.06 | $2.25 | $4.51 | $2.11 | $3.89 | -$0.30 | $0.92 | -$2.52 | -$6.80 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $3.06 | $3.06 | $2.25 | $4.51 | $2.06 | $3.84 | -$0.30 | $0.91 | -$2.52 | -$6.70 |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 29.2 M | 29.2 M | 29.2 M | 26.6 M | 33.3 M | 53.6 M | 61.9 M | 66.5 M | 71.1 M | 80.3 M |
Price
| Price | $44.38 (closing price, November 3, 2026) |
| Market Cap | $5.7B |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Country | US |
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