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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
$45.93
+0.2%
$43.72
$29.33
$47.39
$9.74B1.361.04 million shs728,628 shs
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
$82.94
-0.2%
$76.99
$54.81
$83.78
$8.53B1.14563,776 shs669,862 shs
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
$22.65
+1.0%
$20.59
$16.02
$22.92
$3.56B0.381.08 million shs853,272 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
+0.20%+4.62%+4.01%+12.44%+53.00%
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
-0.25%+2.61%+7.06%+8.69%+45.43%
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
+1.03%+2.63%+9.74%+36.12%+29.35%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
4.5085 of 5 stars
1.53.01.72.32.24.23.8
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
4.1776 of 5 stars
1.33.03.31.82.62.53.1
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
4.8019 of 5 stars
2.23.03.33.31.82.53.8

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
3.00
Buy$44.00-4.20% Downside
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
2.50
Moderate Buy$84.501.88% Upside
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
2.43
Hold$22.24-1.80% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest JEF, VIRT, and SF Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/30/2024
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
Oppenheimer
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$54.00 ➝ $56.00
4/26/2024
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$19.20 ➝ $21.70
4/25/2024
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$22.50 ➝ $24.50
4/25/2024
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$20.00 ➝ $21.50
4/25/2024
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$22.00 ➝ $25.00
4/12/2024
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$21.00 ➝ $25.00
4/11/2024
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$74.00 ➝ $80.00
4/9/2024
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$88.00
4/9/2024
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$19.00 ➝ $20.00
4/2/2024
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
Oppenheimer
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$52.00 ➝ $54.00
3/26/2024
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$21.00 ➝ $22.50
(Data available from 5/10/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
$4.70B2.07$1.86 per share24.68$46.58 per share0.99
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
$4.35B1.96$8.01 per share10.36$45.19 per share1.84
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
$2.32B1.54$2.54 per share8.91$8.91 per share2.54

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
$277.69M$1.2237.6510.51N/A5.90%4.41%0.76%6/25/2024 (Estimated)
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
$522.54M$4.4018.859.68N/A11.34%12.39%1.52%7/24/2024 (Estimated)
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
$142.04M$1.4315.8410.250.516.04%17.33%1.75%7/24/2024 (Estimated)

Latest JEF, VIRT, and SF Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/24/2024Q1 2024
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
$1.62$1.49-$0.13$1.58$1.14 billion$1.16 billion    
3/27/2024Q1 2024
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
$0.76$0.87+$0.11$1.08$1.52 billion$1.74 billion

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
$1.202.61%+25.99%98.36%N/A
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
$1.682.03%+47.00%38.18%8 Years
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
$0.964.24%N/A67.13%N/A

Latest JEF, VIRT, and SF Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/24/2024
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
Quarterly$0.244.4%5/31/20246/1/20246/15/2024
3/27/2024
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
Quarterly$0.302.72%5/17/20245/20/20245/30/2024
2/29/2024
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
Quarterly$0.245.63%2/29/20243/1/20243/15/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
1.28
0.91
0.91
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
0.35
0.82
0.79
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
1.21
0.45
0.45

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
60.88%
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
82.01%
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
45.78%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
20.40%
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
3.52%
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
44.80%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
7,564212.04 million168.79 millionOptionable
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
9,000102.80 million99.18 millionOptionable
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
975157.19 million86.77 millionOptionable

JEF, VIRT, and SF Headlines

SourceHeadline
Virtu Financial Buy Write Targets Dividend And 43% Annualized ReturnVirtu Financial Buy Write Targets Dividend And 43% Annualized Return
forbes.com - May 9 at 10:01 PM
EDX Markets Launches Singapore-Based EDXM GlobalEDX Markets Launches Singapore-Based EDXM Global
finance.yahoo.com - May 7 at 11:44 PM
Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) Sets New 52-Week High at $22.88Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) Sets New 52-Week High at $22.88
marketbeat.com - May 6 at 9:44 PM
Jane Street and Citadel Securities Race Deeper Into Bond MarketsJane Street and Citadel Securities Race Deeper Into Bond Markets
uk.finance.yahoo.com - May 6 at 5:49 PM
Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by BrokeragesVirtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages
americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 4:06 AM
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fmiblog.com - May 3 at 12:27 AM
Citadel leads suit to gut SEC trading surveillanceCitadel leads suit to gut SEC trading surveillance
chicagobusiness.com - May 2 at 2:27 PM
Wall Street Seizes Opportunity to Gut SEC Trading SurveillanceWall Street Seizes Opportunity to Gut SEC Trading Surveillance
msn.com - May 2 at 9:26 AM
Bitcoin ETF discounts reach records after late-day selloffBitcoin ETF discounts reach records after late-day selloff
bangkokpost.com - May 2 at 12:50 AM
Bitcoin Surpasses Gold in Terms of Issuance Scarcity, Investor Predicts Hard Assets Will Continue to Appreciate in Value – ReportBitcoin Surpasses Gold in Terms of Issuance Scarcity, Investor Predicts Hard Assets Will Continue to Appreciate in Value – Report
crowdfundinsider.com - April 27 at 5:46 PM
Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) Price Target Raised to $24.50 at CitigroupVirtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) Price Target Raised to $24.50 at Citigroup
marketbeat.com - April 25 at 7:48 PM
7 Analysts Assess Virtu Finl: What You Need To Know7 Analysts Assess Virtu Finl: What You Need To Know
markets.businessinsider.com - April 25 at 4:18 PM
Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptVirtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 4:18 PM
Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Financial Stocks: Deutsche Bank AG (DB), Western Union (WU) and Virtu Financial (VIRT)Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Financial Stocks: Deutsche Bank AG (DB), Western Union (WU) and Virtu Financial (VIRT)
markets.businessinsider.com - April 25 at 11:17 AM
Virtu Financial Inc (VIRT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Strong Performance with ...Virtu Financial Inc (VIRT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Strong Performance with ...
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 11:17 AM
Virtu Financial First Quarter 2024 Earnings: Beats ExpectationsVirtu Financial First Quarter 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 11:17 AM
Virtu Financial, Inc. to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.24 (NASDAQ:VIRT)Virtu Financial, Inc. to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.24 (NASDAQ:VIRT)
marketbeat.com - April 25 at 9:43 AM
Virtu Financial Names Lee to Succeed Galvin as Finance ChiefVirtu Financial Names Lee to Succeed Galvin as Finance Chief
marketwatch.com - April 24 at 8:42 PM
Virtu Financial posts Q1 earnings beat, announces planned CFO transitionVirtu Financial posts Q1 earnings beat, announces planned CFO transition
msn.com - April 24 at 8:42 PM
Virtu Financial (VIRT) Q1 Earnings Beat on Interest IncomeVirtu Financial (VIRT) Q1 Earnings Beat on Interest Income
zacks.com - April 24 at 4:21 PM
Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) Reaches New 52-Week High at $22.80Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) Reaches New 52-Week High at $22.80
marketbeat.com - April 24 at 1:55 PM
Virtu Financial, Inc. 2024 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationVirtu Financial, Inc. 2024 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
seekingalpha.com - April 24 at 11:36 AM
Hasbro Inc. Q1 Earnings SummaryHasbro Inc. Q1 Earnings Summary
markets.businessinsider.com - April 24 at 10:41 AM
Virtu Financial Inc. (VIRT) Q1 2024 Earnings: Surpasses Revenue Forecasts with Robust Financial ...Virtu Financial Inc. (VIRT) Q1 2024 Earnings: Surpasses Revenue Forecasts with Robust Financial ...
finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 10:41 AM

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Company Descriptions

Jefferies Financial Group logo

Jefferies Financial Group

NYSE:JEF
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Investment Banking and Capital Markets, and Asset Management. It provides investment banking, advisory services with respect to mergers or acquisitions, debt financing, restructurings or recapitalizations, and private capital advisory transactions; underwriting and placement services related to corporate debt, municipal bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, equity and equity-linked securities, and loan syndication services; and corporate lending services. The company also offers financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage services; equities research, sales, and trading services; wealth management services; and online foreign exchange trading services. In addition, it provides investment grade distressed debt securities, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, leveraged loans, emerging markets debt, and interest rate and credit index derivative products; and manages and offers services to a diverse group of alternative asset management platforms across a spectrum of investment strategies and asset classes. The company was formerly known as Leucadia National Corporation and changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in May 2018. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Stifel Financial logo

Stifel Financial

NYSE:SF
Stifel Financial Corp., a financial services and bank holding company, provides retail and institutional wealth management, and investment banking services to individual investors, corporations, municipalities, and institutions in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Global Wealth Management, Institutional Group, and Other. The company provides private client services, including securities transaction and financial planning services; institutional equity and fixed income sales, trading and research, and municipal finance services; investment banking services, such as mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and private placements; and retail and commercial banking services comprising personal and commercial lending programs, as well as deposit accounts. It participates in and manages underwritings for corporate and public finance; and offers financial advisory and securities brokerage services. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Virtu Financial logo

Virtu Financial

NASDAQ:VIRT
Virtu Financial, Inc. operates as a financial services company in the United States, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Market Making and Execution Services. Its product includes offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, capital markets, and multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology. The company's product allow its clients to trade on various venues across 50 countries and in various asset classes, including global equities, ETFs, options, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income, cryptocurrencies, and myriad other commodities. Its multi-asset analytics platform provides a range of pre- and post-trade services, data products, and compliance tools for clients to invest, trade, and manage risk across global markets. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.