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STEP vs BAC // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
StepStone Group Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: STEP 4
— BAC 6
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: STEP
LAST: $44.47 (+3.47%) • MKT CAP: $5.37B
dividend-safety
2.19%
LAST: $51.14 (+0.57%) • MKT CAP: $357.61B
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (STEP VS. BAC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | STEP | BAC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 2.50% | -37.50 | BAC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 30.2x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.19% | 2.10% | -0.91 | BAC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -45.50% | 32.90% | -78.40 | BAC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -37.30% | 27.00% | -64.30 | BAC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 69.70% | 6.80% | +62.90 | STEP | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 2.19% | 0.00% | +2.19 | STEP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.6 | 38.3 | +14.30 | STEP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.92 | 0.90 | +0.02 | STEP | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.0x | 10.9x | +7.10 | BAC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.37B | $357.61B | -$352.24B | BAC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | STEP REV | BAC REV | STEP GROSS % | BAC GROSS % | STEP FCF | BAC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.99B | $113.10B | — | — | $63.9M | $7.52B |
| FY 2024 | $1.17B | $105.86B | — | — | $59.8M | -$13.57B |
| FY 2023 | $711.6M | $102.77B | — | — | $129.5M | $40.36B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
STEP // BETA 0.92
BAC // BETA 0.90