Stifel Financial (NYSE:SF) reported quarterly earnings of $1.42 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.34 by 5.97 percent. This is a 24.56 percent increase over earnings of $1.14 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.451 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.419 billion by 2.23 percent. This is a 13.01 percent increase over sales of $1.284 billion the same period last year.