Stef SA (STF.PA) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Stef SA

STF.PA in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Stef runs temperature-controlled road transport and warehousing for the food industry, moving chilled, frozen and other perishable goods including seafood. It also handles co-packing, contract manufacturing and food services for hotels and catering. The group operates across France and several neighbouring European countries and has been trading since 1920, run from Paris.
Where it sits in the stack
Stef sits outside the AI build-out chain the diary tracks; it belongs to the wider universe under Industrials, in the Integrated Freight & Logistics group, tied to food-sector transport demand rather than compute or chip supply.
Who it is priced against
Our records carry no peer group for this name; a comparison the market sometimes draws is with Kuehne+Nagel, a larger general logistics operator.
Why Closelook tracks it
Stef holds no seat in any Closelook index, carries no score yet, and has not appeared in the diary's editions or quotes.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the shares close the gap to their recent high, given the stock sits some way below that level while still up against its longer trend.

Stef SA (STF.PA) trades on the PA exchange in France.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for STF.PA, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Integrated Freight & Logistics · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Integrated Freight & Logistics

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against STF.PA on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.13%, annual · buybacks 306,000 EUR in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What STF.PA pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.70 EUR per share · a 2.13% yield on the 2026-09-17 close 1 distribution, paid once a year 2026-09-17
  • Change on the year −34.9% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 4.15 EUR per share
  • Last distribution 2.70 EUR per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-04-27
  • By calendar year 2025: 4.15 EUR (partial) · 2026: 2.70 EUR to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-05-07
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 52 m EUR 28% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 306,000 EUR 0.0% of today's market value
  • Share count +0.4% in FY2025
  • Capital returned 53 m EUR · 957% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Stef SA (STF.PA)?

Stef SA trades as STF.PA on the PA exchange (France) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is STF.PA in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Stef SA is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does STF.PA trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -1.5% vs the 50-day and +4.2% vs the 200-day average, 8.4% below the 52-week high and +14.3% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 41 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Stef SA do?

Stef runs temperature-controlled road transport and warehousing for the food industry, moving chilled, frozen and other perishable goods including seafood. It also handles co-packing, contract manufacturing and food services for hotels and catering. The group operates across France and several neighbouring European countries and has been trading since 1920, run from Paris. Our records carry no peer group for this name; a comparison the market sometimes draws is with Kuehne+Nagel, a larger general logistics operator.

Where does Stef SA sit in the AI build-out?

Stef sits outside the AI build-out chain the diary tracks; it belongs to the wider universe under Industrials, in the Integrated Freight & Logistics group, tied to food-sector transport demand rather than compute or chip supply. Stef holds no seat in any Closelook index, carries no score yet, and has not appeared in the diary's editions or quotes.

Does Stef SA pay a dividend?

Stef SA has paid 2.70 EUR per share over the last twelve months, paid once a year, a trailing yield of 2.13% on the 2026-09-17 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 2.70 EUR on 2026-04-27. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 52 m EUR in dividends and bought back 306,000 EUR of its own shares, 957% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 0.4% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for STF.PA, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Integrated Freight & Logistics, then Industrials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.