Q3 EPS Estimates for Raymond James Raised by Zacks Research

Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Raymond James in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $2.66 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.61. The consensus estimate for Raymond James’ current full-year earnings is $11.17 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Raymond James’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.80 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.83 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.02 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.66 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.25 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Raymond James from $166.00 to $172.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. UBS Group raised Raymond James from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com cut Raymond James from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Raymond James from $132.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Raymond James from $168.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $166.09.

Raymond James Price Performance

Shares of RJF opened at $151.34 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $31.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.77, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.03. Raymond James has a fifty-two week low of $104.24 and a fifty-two week high of $174.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The business’s 50-day moving average is $161.30 and its 200-day moving average is $145.31.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Raymond James

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in Raymond James by 31.4% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,114,502 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,483,542,000 after acquiring an additional 2,898,242 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Raymond James by 0.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,974,740 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $976,587,000 after purchasing an additional 54,265 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Raymond James by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,522,025 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,013,066,000 after purchasing an additional 137,277 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Raymond James by 12.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,544,610 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $556,533,000 after purchasing an additional 488,245 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Raymond James by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,392,260 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $680,378,000 after purchasing an additional 40,576 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.83% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Raymond James

In other Raymond James news, CEO Paul C. Reilly sold 50,000 shares of Raymond James stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $167.30, for a total value of $8,365,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 283,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $47,364,303. The trade was a 15.01 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Tashtego S. Elwyn sold 10,000 shares of Raymond James stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.47, for a total value of $1,594,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 32,688 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,212,755.36. This represents a 23.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 64,621 shares of company stock worth $10,729,488. 0.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Raymond James Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.32%. Raymond James’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.