# Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $65.95, market value $4.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 15.5×** (5-yr avg 22.1×, 3-yr avg 27.5×). Piper Sandler Companies trades at 15.5× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 22.1×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 13.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.25**. A PEG of 0.25 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.3×.
- **Price / book: 3.2×**. The shares trade at 3.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 6.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 15.3%**. 15.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 20.5%**. 20.5% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on assets: 11.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 11.9% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 21.7%** (3-yr 8.5%/yr, 5-yr 7.9%/yr). Revenue grew 21.7% over the last year, against 7.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 54.5%** (3-yr 34.4%/yr, 5-yr 42.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 54.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.21%** ($0.75 per share, trailing). Piper Sandler Companies yields 1.21%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 41%**. 41% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 23.3%/yr** (1-yr 62.9%). The dividend has compounded at 23.3% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 3.9%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 3.9% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Piper Sandler Companies; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $79.38 (+20% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -13.5%** (YTD -18.9%, 3-mo -11.2%). The shares are down 13.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -30.6%** (7.5% above the low). Trading 31% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 52**. An RSI of 52 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.36** (volatility 36%). Beta of 1.36 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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