John Hecht Analyst Performance

Managing Director at Jefferies Financial Group

John Hecht is a stock analyst at Jefferies Financial Group, covering 25 publicly traded companies across a range of sectors. Over the past year, John Hecht has issued 8 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to John Hecht's proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Rating is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights John Hecht's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions.

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Average Return: 00.00% 12-Month ROI
Success Rate: 00.00% Profitable Ratings
Total Ratings: 66 Last 11 Years
Buy Recommendations: 56.06% 37 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered: 25 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

Rating	Percentage	Count
Strong Buy	0.0%	0 ratings
Buy	56.1%	37 ratings
Hold	42.4%	28 ratings
Sell	1.5%	1 ratings

Out of 66 total stock ratings issued by John Hecht at Jefferies Financial Group, the majority (56.1%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 42.4% Hold and 1.5% Sell.

Best & Worst Calls

Best Call
000.0%
LEAF
Nov 2014
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Worst Call
000.0%
SOFI
Nov 2021
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Exchange Coverage

Exchange	Percentage	Count
NASDAQ	48.0% of companies on NASDAQ	12 companies
NYSE	48.0% of companies on NYSE	12 companies
OTCMKTS	4.0% of companies on OTCMKTS	1 company

John Hecht, an analyst at Jefferies Financial Group, currently covers 25 companies listed on NASDAQ, NYSE and OTCMKTS, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.

Coverage Focus

Sector Icon	Sector	Percentage
	Finance 19 companies	76.0%
	Computer and Technology 3 companies	12.0%
	Business Services 1 company	4.0%
	Retail/Wholesale 1 company	4.0%
	Miscellaneous 1 company	4.0%

John Hecht of Jefferies Financial Group specializes in stock coverage within the Finance sector, with additional focus on Computer and Technology and Business Services companies.

Coverage Industries

Industry	Percentage
FIN - CONS LOANS 8 companies	32.0%
FIN - MISC SVCS 5 companies	20.0%
INTERNET SOFTWARE 2 companies	8.0%
PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS 2 companies	8.0%
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 1 company	4.0%
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SERVICES 1 company	4.0%
INVESTORS 1 company	4.0%
FIN - SBIC&COMMRL 1 company	4.0%
RET/WHLSL AUTO/TRUCK 1 company	4.0%
Miscellaneous 1 company	4.0%
INVESTORS, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED 1 company	4.0%
DATA PROCESSING & PREPARATION 1 company	4.0%

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Export to Excel

Company	Report Date	Action	Report Date Price	12-Month Price Target	Rating
AFRM Affirm	8/26/2025	Boost Price Target	$78.48	$95.00	Buy
SLM SLM	7/23/2025	Boost Price Target	$32.76	$40.00	Buy
JCAP Jernigan Capital	7/21/2025	Initiated Coverage	$16.70	$29.00	Buy
DFS Discover Financial Services	5/7/2025	Reiterated Rating	$188.20	$180.00	Hold
BFH Bread Financial	4/24/2025	Boost Price Target	$48.81	$50.00	Hold
NAVI Navient	4/21/2025	Lower Price Target	$10.99	$12.00	Hold
LPRO Open Lending	3/20/2025	Downgrade	$3.57	$3.70	Hold
ALLY Ally Financial	1/23/2025	Boost Price Target	$39.63	$40.00	Hold

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