Raymond James Financial is a high-quality wealth management franchise with a perfect Piotroski F-Score of 9/9, a confirmed wide economic moat, and consistent earnings beats, but the stock has already exceeded analyst consensus targets and sits in a confirmed short-term downtrend that limits near-term entry attractiveness.
Thesis pillars
- Wide Economic Moat Quality→Stable
- Attractive Valuation Metrics→Stable
- Earnings Beat Consistency↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Nov 25, 2025
Raymond James Financial, Inc. (RJF) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Financial Services · Asset Management
Wait for pullback to $149.01. At $157.42 the A.R:R is 0.3:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $149.01 (Default 5pct Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Below 200-MA (17d, -1.2%).
Raymond James Financial delivers wealth management, capital markets, asset management, and banking across five segments, predominantly in the U.S. with operations in Canada and the UK. The PCG segment generated $10.18 billion in net revenues in fiscal 2025 on $1.67 trillion in... Read more
Wait for pullback to $149.01. At $157.42 the A.R:R is 0.3:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $149.01 (Default 5pct Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Below 200-MA (17d, -1.2%). Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Fundamentals strong but target reached (1.6% upside). Wait for pullback. Score 6.7/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
About Raymond James Financial, Inc.
About Raymond James Financial, Inc.
Raymond James Financial generated $10.18 billion in Private Client Group net revenues and $1.77 billion in Capital Markets net revenues for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, serving 8,943 affiliated financial advisors. The company operates five segments — PCG, Capital Markets, Asset Management, Bank, and Other — primarily in the U.S. with smaller presences in Canada, the UK, and Europe. The Federal Reserve serves as primary regulator given Raymond James' status as a bank holding company.
The PCG segment earns asset management fees on $1.01 trillion in fee-based accounts within a total $1.67 trillion in client AUA, plus brokerage commissions and RJBDP servicing fees from third-party banks on client cash swept into the multi-bank deposit program. The Bank segment funds itself primarily through RJBDP sweep deposits from PCG clients — a funding source the 10-K identifies as one the company "relies heavily" upon for Bank segment asset growth. As of September 30, 2025, securities-based loans and residential mortgage loans represented 46% of Bank segment assets, while corporate and tax-exempt loans represented 33%, with 66% of that corporate portfolio in U.S. or Canadian syndicated facilities. The Capital Markets segment provides M&A advisory, equity and debt underwriting, and fixed-income and equity brokerage to institutional clients across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, while the Asset Management segment collects management fees as a percentage of fee-billable AUM through its AMS and Raymond James Investment Management divisions.
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Interest rate levels materially influence the RJBDP fee income Raymond James collects from third-party banks, which is variable and fluctuates with short-term rates and the spread between those rates and what participating banks pay depositors. Elevated interest rates incentivize PCG clients to reallocate cash into money market funds and fixed-income securities, reducing RJBDP balances and the attached fee income. The 10-K notes that RJBDP cash balance declines could impair the Bank segment's ability to grow interest-earning assets or force substitution with higher-cost funding sources, exposing the company to simultaneous NII compression and deposit-flow pressure.
See also: Financial Services · Asset Management
From Raymond James Financial, Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 11, 2026.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Raymond James Financial, Inc.
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- NEWS Raymond James stock trades at EUR 140.70, down 0.18 percent - AD HOC NEWS — AD HOC NEWS neutral
- NEWS Raymond James stock trades at EUR 140.70, down 0.18 percent - ad-hoc-news.de — ad-hoc-news.de neutral
- NEWS Raymond James stock pre-market at EUR 141.20: plus 0.18 percent - AD HOC NEWS — AD HOC NEWS neutral
- NEWS RJF|Raymond James Financial Inc|Price:177.210|Chg%:+3.610 - TradingKey — TradingKey positive
- NEWS Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Financial Stocks: Raymond James Financial (RJF), Citigroup (C) and Avidbank Holdin — The Globe and Mail neutral
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Wait for pullback to $149.01. At $157.42 the A.R:R is 0.3:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $149.01 (Default 5pct Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Below 200-MA (17d, -1.2%). Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Fundamentals strong but target reached (1.6% upside). Wait for pullback. Target $159.96 (+1.6%), stop $142.91 (−10.2%), A.R:R 0.3:1. Score 6.7/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $159.96 (+1.6% upside). Target $159.96 (+1.6%), stop $142.91 (−10.2%), A.R:R 0.3:1. Stop-loss: $142.91.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Below 200-MA (17d, -1.2%).
Raymond James Financial, Inc. trades at a P/E of 13.2 (forward 9.8). TrendMatrix value score: 8.0/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
20 analysts cover RJF with a consensus score of 3.5/5. Average price target: $184.
What does Raymond James Financial, Inc. do?Raymond James Financial delivers wealth management, capital markets, asset management, and banking across five...
Raymond James Financial delivers wealth management, capital markets, asset management, and banking across five segments, predominantly in the U.S. with operations in Canada and the UK. The PCG segment generated $10.18 billion in net revenues in fiscal 2025 on $1.67 trillion in client assets under administration, while the Bank segment held $65.26 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2025, primarily funded by client deposits swept from PCG.