Asia stocks rally as China indicates potential US trade talks; HK top gainer By Investing.com
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: May 02 2025
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Source: Investing.com
Asian Stock Market Performance: Most Asian stock markets experienced significant gains on Friday, led by Hong Kong, following positive signals from China regarding potential trade talks with the U.S. and a strong finish on Wall Street.
Trade Talks and Economic Indicators: China indicated it is open to trade discussions with the U.S., contingent on sincerity and the removal of unilateral tariffs, while various Asian indices, including Japan's Nikkei 225 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200, also saw increases amid easing global trade war concerns.
Analyst Views on SF
Wall Street analysts forecast SF stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for SF is 143.67 USD with a low forecast of 133.00 USD and a high forecast of 155.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
6 Analyst Rating
5 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 128.730
Low
133.00
Averages
143.67
High
155.00
Current: 128.730
Low
133.00
Averages
143.67
High
155.00
About SF
Stifel Financial Corp. is a financial holding company. The Company's principal subsidiary is Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, a full-service retail and institutional wealth management and investment banking company. The Company’s segments include Global Wealth Management, Institutional Group, and Other. Its Global Wealth Management segment provides securities transaction, brokerage, and investment services to its clients through the consolidated Stifel branch system. The Institutional Group segment includes research, equity and fixed income institutional sales and trading, investment banking, public finance, and syndicate. The Other segment includes interest income from stock borrowing activities, unallocated interest expense, interest income and gains and losses from investments held, amortization of stock-based awards for certain administrative associates; and all unallocated overhead costs associated with the execution of orders; custody of client securities, and others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
