Last season, the forward scored 26 goals in 49 league appearances for Sunderland and helped his side get promoted to the Championship.
The 26-year-old scored five goals while providing three assists this term before sustaining an injury in the warm-up before the Middlesbrough game.
Mowbray is of the opinion that the Stadium of Light is the perfect place for Stewart, who is in the last year of his contract with Sunderland, with the club having an option to extend his stay for another year.
The Sunderland boss stressed that the player has the ability to help the Wearsiders reach the Premier League and is confident that top division clubs will come running for him if he keeps his goalscoring record intact.
“I think he feels he is in the right place for his career”, Mowbray was quoted as saying by Chronicle Live.
“I talked about the vehicle – if he’s going to score goals at the ratio he has been, is this the right vehicle for him as a showcase?
“I think he believes it is, and which other stadium in this league has got 40,000 fans hero-worshipping you if you keep on banging the goals in?
“It’s a fantastic place for him to be, and hopefully he can help this club progress to the Premier League over the coming years.
“If not, he’s talented and if he keeps on banging in goals, the phone will ring from the Premier League for him.”
Stewart is currently recovering from a thigh injury and is expected to make his return to the training pitch in mid-October.
