StepStone Group is delivering 56% year-over-year earnings growth and ranks as an industry growth leader with analyst targets implying 54% upside, but the business currently fails the quality minimum threshold with a Piotroski F-Score of only 4/9 and is in a confirmed price downtrend below the 200-day moving average.
Thesis pillars
- Below Quality Floor Piotroski→Stable
- Exceptional Revenue Earnings Growth→Stable
- Analyst Upside 54pct↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Financial Services · Asset Management
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $44.36: Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10 and A.R:R 3.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend.
StepStone Group manages $233 billion in AUM and advises on $652 billion in AUA across private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate globally, with offices in 31 cities across 19 countries. Management and advisory fees grew from $285 million in fiscal 2021 to $926... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $44.36: Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10 and A.R:R 3.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 29, MACD bearish. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 41d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-09-26Recent Developments — StepStone Group Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Oppenheimer Maintains Outperform on StepStone Group, Lowers Price Target to $88 — benzinga Aug 27, 2026 positive
- NEWS UBS Maintains Buy on StepStone Group, Raises Price Target to $69 — benzinga Aug 7, 2026 positive
- NEWS Barclays Maintains Overweight on StepStone Group, Raises Price Target to $62 — benzinga Aug 7, 2026 positive
- NEWS Evercore ISI Group Maintains Outperform on StepStone Group, Raises Price Target to $56 — benzinga Aug 7, 2026 positive
- NEWS StepStone Group Q1 Adj. EPS $0.48 Misses $0.51 Estimate, Sales $300.595M Miss $309.315M Estimate — benzinga Aug 6, 2026 negative
Generated 2026-09-26T04:01:58Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Unprofitable operations — net margin -30.5%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $44.36: Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10 and A.R:R 3.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 29, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $41.87. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $60.51 (+36.4% upside). Prior stop was $41.87. Stop-loss: $41.87.
Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0).
StepStone Group Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 12.8). TrendMatrix value score: 8.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
14 analysts cover STEP with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $70.
What does StepStone Group Inc. do?StepStone Group manages $233 billion in AUM and advises on $652 billion in AUA across private equity, infrastructure,...
StepStone Group manages $233 billion in AUM and advises on $652 billion in AUA across private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate globally, with offices in 31 cities across 19 countries. Management and advisory fees grew from $285 million in fiscal 2021 to $926 million in fiscal 2026, earned from 402 bespoke SMAs and commingled funds serving pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices.