Stewart Information Services stock reports 24.5 percent revenue growth

Published on 10/05/2026 at 15:40 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Stewart Information Services stock traded at USD 51.04 on October 5, 2026, during NYSE trading. Q2 adjusted EPS missed consensus while revenue reached USD 899.24 million.

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Stewart Information Services (ISIN US8603721015) was trading at USD 51.04 on the NYSE at 9:38 a.m. EDT on October 5, 2026, down USD 0.51, or 0.99 percent, from the prior close. The company is now being judged against a second-quarter performance that delivered revenue growth but weaker-than-expected adjusted earnings.

Revenue growth meets an earnings miss

Stewart reported Q2 2026 revenue of USD 899.24 million, up 24.5 percent from the year-earlier period, according to Yahoo Finance. The result exceeded the USD 838.07 million consensus cited by MarketBeat, a USD 61.17 million difference.

Adjusted EPS reached USD 1.39 in Q2 2026, compared with USD 1.63 expected, according to MarketBeat. The USD 0.24 shortfall puts the quarter's top-line expansion beside a clear profitability pressure point.

Analysts keep a positive view

MarketScreener lists a Buy consensus from four analysts and an average price target of USD 82.25 for Stewart Information Services, with the target sitting USD 31.21 above the October 5 intraday price. That gap is a market expectation, not a forecast made in this article.

The latest named rating action in the cited coverage came from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on July 27, 2026, when the firm cut its rating from Outperform to Market Perform and reduced its target from USD 77.00 to USD 71.00, as MarketBeat reported.

Margins remain the key checkpoint

Fitch affirmed Stewart's holding-company issuer rating at BBB and its title insurance subsidiaries' financial strength rating at A- on September 10, 2026, with a Stable outlook, according to MarketScreener. Fitch cited a 4.3 percent consolidated GAAP pretax operating margin for the first half of 2026 and 27.5 percent financial leverage at June 30, 2026.

For investors, the central tension is visible in the numbers: revenue expanded 24.5 percent, but adjusted EPS missed consensus by USD 0.24. Stewart's title insurance, escrow, closing, valuation and mortgage services businesses therefore enter the next results cycle with growth and margin execution pulling in different directions.

STC stock trades near its yearly low

On October 5, 2026, STC traded at USD 51.04 on the NYSE, with 7,984 shares changing hands at the recorded time. Its 52-week range was USD 48.74 to USD 78.61, while market capitalization stood at USD 1.6 billion.