Sterling Check (STER) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions
STER Stock Forecast
Sterling Check stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $26.00 (represents a 56.44% upside from STER’s last price of $16.62) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 2 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.
STER Price Target
The average price target for Sterling Check (STER) is $26.00 based on 1-year price targets from 2 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $29.00 to $23.00. This represents a potential 56.44% upside from STER's last price of $16.62.
STER Analyst Ratings
According to 2 Wall Street analysts, Sterling Check's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for STER stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 1 'Buy' (50.00%), 1 'Hold' (50.00%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).
Sterling Check Price Target by Analyst
| Date | Analyst | Company | Price Target | Price when Published | Price Target/Price when Published | Price Target/Last Closing Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2022 | - | Morgan Stanley | $23.00 | $18.76 | 22.60% | 38.39% |
| Aug 10, 2022 | - | Morgan Stanley | $25.00 | $22.01 | 13.58% | 50.42% |
| Jul 20, 2022 | - | Morgan Stanley | $24.00 | $17.49 | 37.22% | 44.40% |
| May 11, 2022 | - | Goldman Sachs | $29.00 | $19.98 | 45.15% | 74.49% |
The latest Sterling Check stock forecast, released on Sep 27, 2022 by Morgan Stanley company, set a price target of $23.00, which represents a 22.60% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($18.76), and a 38.39% increase from STER last price ($16.62).
Sterling Check Price Target by Period
| 1M | 3M | 12M | |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Anlaysts | - | - | - |
| Avg Price Target | - | - | - |
| Last Closing Price | $16.62 | $16.62 | $16.62 |
| Upside/Downside | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% |
In the current month, the average price target of Sterling Check stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to Sterling Check's last price of $16.62. This month's average price target is down NaN% compared to last quarter, and down NaN% compared to last year.
Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades
| Date | Company | Previous Rating | New Rating | Rating Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 09, 2023 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Hold |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Hold |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Hold |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Hold |
| May 11, 2022 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Hold |
Sterling Check's last stock rating was published by Goldman Sachs on Nov 09, 2023. The company gave STER a "Buy" rating, the same as its previous rate.
Sterling Check Financial Forecast
Sterling Check Revenue Forecast
| Dec 26 | Sep 26 | Jun 26 | Mar 26 | Dec 25 | Sep 25 | Jun 25 | Mar 25 | Dec 24 | Sep 24 | Jun 24 | Mar 24 | Dec 23 | Sep 23 | Jun 23 | Mar 23 | Dec 22 | Sep 22 | Jul 22 | Mar 22 | Dec 21 | Sep 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $169.42M | - | $190.38M | $179.27M | $169.92M | $199.30M | - | $191.97M | $173.63M | $169.56M |
| Avg Forecast | $215.40M | $225.40M | $233.90M | $216.90M | $199.40M | $208.70M | $216.85M | $200.36M | $186.42M | $195.64M | $199.81M | $181.07M | $172.91M | $192.99M | $191.50M | $175.93M | $179.74M | $197.72M | $191.64M | $166.99M | $152.50M | $156.21M |
| High Forecast | $220.16M | $230.38M | $239.07M | $221.69M | $203.81M | $213.31M | $221.65M | $204.79M | $190.54M | $196.01M | $204.23M | $185.08M | $176.11M | $197.26M | $195.74M | $179.82M | $183.71M | $202.09M | $191.64M | $171.72M | $156.82M | $160.63M |
| Low Forecast | $212.30M | $222.16M | $230.54M | $213.78M | $196.53M | $205.70M | $213.74M | $197.48M | $183.74M | $195.27M | $196.94M | $178.47M | $169.95M | $190.22M | $188.75M | $173.40M | $177.15M | $194.88M | $191.64M | $162.10M | $148.03M | $151.63M |
| # Analysts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Surprise % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.98% | - | 0.99% | 1.02% | 0.95% | 1.01% | - | 1.15% | 1.14% | 1.09% |
Sterling Check's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 4 analysts is $181.07M, with a low forecast of $178.47M, and a high forecast of $185.08M. STER's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a 6.88% increase compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $169.42M (Dec 23).
Sterling Check EBITDA Forecast
| Dec 26 | Sep 26 | Jun 26 | Mar 26 | Dec 25 | Sep 25 | Jun 25 | Mar 25 | Dec 24 | Sep 24 | Jun 24 | Mar 24 | Dec 23 | Sep 23 | Jun 23 | Mar 23 | Dec 22 | Sep 22 | Jul 22 | Mar 22 | Dec 21 | Sep 21 | |
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| # Analysts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $29.08M | - | $32.39M | $25.53M | $17.29M | $37.31M | - | $36.48M | $29.21M | $-9.88M |
| Avg Forecast | $36.82M | $38.53M | $39.99M | $37.08M | $34.09M | $35.68M | $37.07M | $34.25M | $31.87M | $33.45M | $34.16M | $30.95M | $29.56M | $32.99M | $32.74M | $30.08M | $30.73M | $33.80M | $32.76M | $28.55M | $26.07M | $-26.67M |
| High Forecast | $37.64M | $39.38M | $40.87M | $37.90M | $34.84M | $36.47M | $37.89M | $35.01M | $32.57M | $33.51M | $34.91M | $31.64M | $30.11M | $33.72M | $33.46M | $30.74M | $31.41M | $34.55M | $32.76M | $29.36M | $26.81M | $-21.33M |
| Low Forecast | $36.29M | $37.98M | $39.41M | $36.55M | $33.60M | $35.16M | $36.54M | $33.76M | $31.41M | $33.38M | $33.67M | $30.51M | $29.05M | $32.52M | $32.27M | $29.64M | $30.28M | $33.32M | $32.76M | $27.71M | $25.31M | $-32.00M |
| Surprise % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.98% | - | 0.99% | 0.85% | 0.56% | 1.10% | - | 1.28% | 1.12% | 0.37% |
4 analysts predict STER's average Quarter EBITDA for Mar 24 to be $30.95M, with a high of $31.64M and a low of $30.51M. This is 6.45% upper than Sterling Check's previous annual EBITDA (Dec 23) of $29.08M.
Sterling Check Net Income Forecast
| Dec 26 | Sep 26 | Jun 26 | Mar 26 | Dec 25 | Sep 25 | Jun 25 | Mar 25 | Dec 24 | Sep 24 | Jun 24 | Mar 24 | Dec 23 | Sep 23 | Jun 23 | Mar 23 | Dec 22 | Sep 22 | Jul 22 | Mar 22 | Dec 21 | Sep 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Analysts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Net Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $-3.38M | - | $323.00K | $591.00K | $-7.70M | $9.30M | - | $6.24M | $2.70M | $-25.26M |
| Avg Forecast | $36.18M | $38.97M | $32.47M | $28.76M | $30.62M | $32.47M | $25.95M | $22.16M | $22.82M | $24.88M | $24.75M | $24.04M | $22.78M | $27.38M | $24.87M | $20.01M | $24.35M | $28.20M | $23.04M | $18.75M | $13.58M | $-68.19M |
| High Forecast | $37.22M | $40.09M | $33.41M | $29.59M | $31.50M | $33.41M | $26.70M | $22.79M | $23.47M | $26.95M | $25.46M | $24.74M | $23.69M | $28.17M | $25.58M | $20.58M | $25.04M | $29.01M | $23.04M | $19.44M | $14.08M | $-54.55M |
| Low Forecast | $35.51M | $38.24M | $31.87M | $28.22M | $30.04M | $31.87M | $25.46M | $21.74M | $22.39M | $23.84M | $24.29M | $23.60M | $21.87M | $26.87M | $24.40M | $19.63M | $23.89M | $27.67M | $23.04M | $18.04M | $13.07M | $-81.83M |
| Surprise % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.15% | - | 0.01% | 0.03% | -0.32% | 0.33% | - | 0.33% | 0.20% | 0.37% |
Sterling Check's average Quarter net income forecast for Sep 23 is $27.38M, with a range of $26.87M to $28.17M. STER's average Quarter net income forecast represents a 8377.57% increase compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $323.00K (Jun 23).
Sterling Check SG&A Forecast
| Dec 26 | Sep 26 | Jun 26 | Mar 26 | Dec 25 | Sep 25 | Jun 25 | Mar 25 | Dec 24 | Sep 24 | Jun 24 | Mar 24 | Dec 23 | Sep 23 | Jun 23 | Mar 23 | Dec 22 | Sep 22 | Jul 22 | Mar 22 | Dec 21 | Sep 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Analysts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| SG&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $39.01M | - | $44.91M | $47.45M | $48.83M | $42.41M | - | $42.33M | $45.51M | $84.98M |
| Avg Forecast | $55.86M | $58.46M | $60.66M | $56.25M | $51.71M | $54.13M | $56.24M | $51.96M | $48.35M | $50.74M | $51.82M | $46.96M | $44.85M | $50.05M | $49.67M | $45.63M | $46.61M | $51.28M | $49.70M | $43.31M | $39.55M | $40.51M |
| High Forecast | $57.10M | $59.75M | $62.00M | $57.50M | $52.86M | $55.32M | $57.48M | $53.11M | $49.42M | $50.84M | $52.97M | $48.00M | $45.67M | $51.16M | $50.76M | $46.64M | $47.64M | $52.41M | $49.70M | $44.54M | $40.67M | $41.66M |
| Low Forecast | $55.06M | $57.62M | $59.79M | $55.44M | $50.97M | $53.35M | $55.43M | $51.22M | $47.65M | $50.64M | $51.08M | $46.29M | $44.08M | $49.33M | $48.95M | $44.97M | $45.94M | $50.54M | $49.70M | $42.04M | $38.39M | $39.33M |
| Surprise % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.87% | - | 0.90% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 0.83% | - | 0.98% | 1.15% | 2.10% |
Sterling Check's average Quarter SG&A projection for Mar 24 is $46.96M, based on 4 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $46.29M to $48.00M. The forecast indicates a 20.38% rise compared to STER last annual SG&A of $39.01M (Dec 23).
Sterling Check EPS Forecast
| Dec 26 | Sep 26 | Jun 26 | Mar 26 | Dec 25 | Sep 25 | Jun 25 | Mar 25 | Dec 24 | Sep 24 | Jun 24 | Mar 24 | Dec 23 | Sep 23 | Jun 23 | Mar 23 | Dec 22 | Sep 22 | Jul 22 | Mar 22 | Dec 21 | Sep 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Analysts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| EPS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $-0.04 | - | - | $0.01 | $-0.08 | $0.10 | - | $0.07 | $0.03 | $-0.28 |
| Avg Forecast | $0.39 | $0.42 | $0.35 | $0.31 | $0.33 | $0.35 | $0.28 | $0.24 | $0.25 | $0.27 | $0.27 | $0.26 | $0.25 | $0.30 | $0.27 | $0.22 | $0.26 | $0.30 | $0.26 | $0.21 | $0.15 | $0.25 |
| High Forecast | $0.40 | $0.43 | $0.36 | $0.32 | $0.34 | $0.36 | $0.29 | $0.25 | $0.25 | $0.29 | $0.27 | $0.27 | $0.26 | $0.30 | $0.28 | $0.22 | $0.27 | $0.31 | $0.26 | $0.22 | $0.16 | $0.26 |
| Low Forecast | $0.38 | $0.41 | $0.34 | $0.30 | $0.32 | $0.34 | $0.27 | $0.23 | $0.24 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.25 | $0.24 | $0.29 | $0.26 | $0.21 | $0.26 | $0.30 | $0.26 | $0.20 | $0.15 | $0.24 |
| Surprise % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.15% | - | 0.01% | 0.05% | -0.31% | 0.33% | - | 0.34% | 0.19% | -1.11% |
According to 5 Wall Street analysts, Sterling Check's projected average Quarter EPS for Sep 23 is $0.30, with a low estimate of $0.29 and a high estimate of $0.30. This represents a 8332.57% increase compared to STER previous annual EPS of - (Jun 23).
Sterling Check Peer Comparison by Price Target
| Ticker | Company | Last Closing Price | Avg Price Target | Upside/Downside | Avg Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLYW | Flywire | $17.79 | $28.40 | 59.64% | Buy |
| BASE | Couchbase | $14.86 | $23.33 | 57.00% | Buy |
| STER | Sterling Check | $16.62 | $26.00 | 56.44% | Buy |
| IIIV | i3 Verticals | $22.02 | $28.33 | 28.66% | Buy |
| EVCM | EverCommerce | $10.69 | $12.29 | 14.97% | Buy |
| SCWX | SecureWorks | $8.06 | $9.00 | 11.66% | Hold |
| CCSI | Consensus Cloud Solutions | $22.53 | $25.00 | 10.96% | Buy |
| CSGS | CSG Systems | $46.93 | $52.00 | 10.80% | Buy |
| EVTC | EVERTEC | $33.38 | $28.00 | -16.12% | Sell |
STER Forecast FAQ
Is Sterling Check a good buy?
Yes, according to 2 Wall Street analysts, Sterling Check (STER) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 1 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 50.00% of STER's total ratings.
What is STER's price target?
Sterling Check (STER) average price target is $26 with a range of $23 to $29, implying a 56.44% from its last price of $16.62. The data is based on 2 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.
Will Sterling Check stock go up soon?
According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for STER stock, the company can go up by 56.44% (from the last price of $16.62 to the average price target of $26), up by 74.49% based on the highest stock price target, and up by 38.39% based on the lowest stock price target.
Can Sterling Check stock reach $20?
STER's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $26 supports the claim that Sterling Check can reach $20 in the near future.
What are Sterling Check's analysts' financial forecasts?
Sterling Check's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $825.31M (high $843.56M, low $813.45M), average EBITDA is $141.09M (high $144.21M, low $139.06M), average net income is $111.19M (high $114.39M, low $109.12M), average SG&A $214.04M (high $218.78M, low $210.97M), and average EPS is $1.2 (high $1.23, low $1.18). STER's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $891.6M (high $911.31M, low $878.78M), average EBITDA is $152.42M (high $155.79M, low $150.23M), average net income is $136.38M (high $140.3M, low $133.84M), average SG&A $231.24M (high $236.35M, low $227.91M), and average EPS is $1.47 (high $1.51, low $1.44).
Did the STER's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?
Based on Sterling Check's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $719.64M, which missed the average analysts forecast of $733.34M by -1.87%. Apple's EBITDA was $111.34M, missing the average prediction of $125.37M by -11.19%. The company's net income was $-116K, missing the average estimation of $95.03M by -100.12%. Apple's SG&A was $173.76M, missing the average forecast of $190.19M by -8.64%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $-0.0013, missing the average prediction of $1.02 by -100.13%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), Sterling Check's revenue was $169.42M, missing the average analysts' forecast of $172.91M by -2.02%. The company's EBITDA was $29.08M, missing the average prediction of $29.56M by -1.62%. Sterling Check's net income was $-3.384M, missing the average estimation of $22.78M by -114.86%. The company's SG&A was $39.01M, missing the average forecast of $44.85M by -13.01%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $-0.0377, missing the average prediction of $0.246 by -115.35%