EXHIBIT 11
                           STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
                           (In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
                                          (UNAUDITED)     
       
             Three Months Ended
                                                        September 29,           September 30,
                                                            1995                    1994
                                                                  Fully                    Fully
                                                     Primary     Diluted     Primary      Diluted
                                                    --------    --------    --------     --------
                                                                              
Net income (loss)                                   $    241    $    241    $   (420)    $   (420)
After-tax interest savings assuming conversion
  of Senior Convertible Notes <F1>                       _ _         157         _ _          173
                                                    --------    --------    --------     --------
Net income (loss) adjusted for after-tax
  interest savings                                  $    241    $    398    $   (420)    $   (247)
                                                    ========    ========    ========     ========
Average number of common shares outstanding
  during the period                                    4,180       4,180       4,125        4,125
Additional shares assuming exercise of stock
  options <F2>                                            72          72          80           80
Additional Shares assuming conversion of Senior
  Convertible Notes <F3>                                 _ _       1,286         _ _        1,286
                                                    --------    --------    --------     --------
Average number of common shares used to calculate
 earnings (loss) per share                             4,252       5,538       4,205        5,491
                                                    ========    ========    ========     ========
Net earnings (loss) per share                       $  0.06     $  0.06<F4> $ (0.10)     $ (0.10)<F4>
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              Nine Months Ended
                                                                  Fully                   Fully
                                                     Primary     Diluted     Primary     Diluted
                                                    --------    --------    --------     --------
Net income (loss)                                   $    602    $    602    $   (972)    $   (972)
After-tax interest savings assuming conversion
  of Senior Convertible Notes <F1>                       _ _         472         _ _          508
                                                    --------    --------    --------     --------
Net income (loss) adjusted for after-tax 
  interest savings                                  $    602    $  1,074    $   (972)    $   (464)
                                                    ========    ========    ========     ========
Average number of common shares outstanding
  during the period                                    4,183       4,183       4,168        4,168
Additional shares assuming exercise of stock    
  options <F2>                                            62          62         134          134
Additional Shares assuming conversion of Senior
  Convertible Notes <F3>                                 _ _       1,286         _ _        1,286
                                                    --------    --------    --------     --------
Average number of common shares used to calculate
  earnings (loss) per share                            4,245       5,531       4,302        5,588
                                                    ========    ========    ========     ========
Net earnings (loss) per share                       $  0.14     $  0.14<F4> $ (0.23)     $ (0.23)<F4>
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<FN>
<F1>Represents the after-tax interest savings resulting from assumed conversion of $10,000,000 aggregate principal
    11.25% Senior Convertible Notes.
<F2>Represents the number of shares of common stock issuable on the exercise of dilutive employee stock options less 
    the number of shares of common stock which could have been purchased with the proceeds from the exercise of such 
    options and assumed purchases of stock from the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).  For primary earnings per
    share computations, these purchases were assumed to have been made at the average market price of the common stock
    during the period or that part of the period for which the option was outstanding or shares assumed purchased
    through the ESPP.  For fully diluted earnings per share computations, these purchases were assumed to have been
    made at the greater of the market price of the common stock at the end of the period or average market price of
    the common stock during the period or that part of the period for which the option was outstanding or shares
    assumed purchased through the ESPP.
<F3>Represents the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of $10,000,000 aggregate principal 11.25%
    Senior Convertible Notes at a conversion price of $7.7757 per share.
<F4>Net fully diluted earnings per share computes to $0.07 and $0.19 for three months and nine months ended 
    September 29, 1995, respectively.  Net fully diluted loss per share computes to $0.04 and $0.08 for three months
    and nine months ended September 30, 1994, respectively.  Since these are anti-dilutive, fully diluted earnings
    (loss) per share is equivalent to primary earnings (loss) per share.