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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
$43.42
-2.6%
$43.04
$28.81
$47.39
$9.21B1.371.07 million shs952,063 shs
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
$15.76
-2.1%
$16.57
$14.10
$19.69
$1.77B1.38929,237 shs1.56 million shs
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
$78.51
+0.3%
$75.90
$54.81
$79.23
$8.07B1.18550,867 shs687,280 shs
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
$22.40
+2.6%
$19.45
$16.02
$22.80
$3.54B0.41.09 million shs1.64 million shs
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
$24.98
$24.97
$12.46
$25.90
$1.55B1.44750,422 shs5.53 million 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
-0.02%+8.15%-1.50%+9.02%+44.74%
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
-3.07%-0.06%-6.18%-9.81%+0.63%
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
+0.51%+5.19%+2.81%+5.68%+32.97%
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
+3.07%+6.64%+8.44%+25.09%+11.15%
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%

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
4.7061 of 5 stars
1.55.01.72.33.23.33.8
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
3.6806 of 5 stars
0.81.03.33.92.34.21.9
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
4.5885 of 5 stars
1.35.03.31.83.72.53.1
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
4.7559 of 5 stars
1.34.03.33.32.04.23.8
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
0.3203 of 5 stars
0.00.02.52.70.00.01.3

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$43.33-0.20% Downside
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
1.67
Reduce$16.303.43% Upside
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
2.50
Moderate Buy$84.507.63% Upside
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
2.50
Moderate Buy$22.00-1.79% Downside
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest SF, VIRT, NAVI, JEF, and WDR Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/25/2024
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$17.00 ➝ $16.00
4/25/2024
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
Barclays
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Lower Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$13.00 ➝ $11.00
4/25/2024
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$19.00 ➝ $17.00
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
4/3/2024
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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UpgradeUnderweight ➝ Neutral$18.00 ➝ $17.00
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
(Data available from 4/25/2021 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
$4.70B1.96$1.77 per share24.53$46.53 per share0.93
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
$1.28B1.38$3.00 per share5.25$23.48 per share0.67
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
$4.35B1.86$7.96 per share9.86$45.19 per share1.74
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
$2.29B1.54$2.68 per share8.37$8.91 per share2.51
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
$1.07B1.45$3.27 per share7.64$11.50 per share2.17

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$1.2235.5910.24N/A5.90%4.41%0.76%6/25/2024 (Estimated)
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
$228M$1.788.857.73N/A4.72%14.17%0.64%7/24/2024 (Estimated)
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
$522.54M$4.2818.349.20N/A11.60%12.32%1.50%7/24/2024 (Estimated)
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
$142.04M$1.4016.0010.980.586.22%16.94%1.80%7/24/2024 (Estimated)
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
$114.99M$1.8817.9719.52N/A9.17%14.57%9.54%N/A

Latest SF, VIRT, NAVI, JEF, and WDR Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/24/2024Q1 2024
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
$0.58$0.63+$0.05$0.62$188.04 million$163.00 million    
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
1/31/2024Q4 2023
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
$0.77$0.70-$0.07$1.65$210.76 million$193.00 million
1/25/202412/31/2023
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
$0.40$0.27-$0.13$0.35$272.96 million$535.98 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
$1.202.76%+25.99%98.36%N/A
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
$0.644.06%N/A35.96%N/A
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
$1.682.14%+47.00%39.25%8 Years
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
$0.964.29%N/A68.57%N/A
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
$1.004.00%N/A53.19%N/A

Latest SF, VIRT, NAVI, JEF, and WDR 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
2/15/2024
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
Quarterly$0.163.93%2/29/20243/1/20243/15/2024
2/7/2024
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
Quarterly$0.422.22%2/29/20243/1/20243/15/2024
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
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
19.35
13.64
13.63
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
0.35
0.82
0.79
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
1.23
0.46
0.46
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
N/A
2.75
0.95

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
60.88%
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
97.14%
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
82.01%
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
45.78%
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
N/A

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
20.40%
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
27.99%
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
3.52%
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
44.80%
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
2.74%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. stock logo
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group
7,564212.04 million168.79 millionOptionable
Navient Co. stock logo
NAVI
Navient
4,500112.03 million80.68 millionOptionable
Stifel Financial Corp. stock logo
SF
Stifel Financial
9,000102.80 million99.18 millionOptionable
Virtu Financial, Inc. stock logo
VIRT
Virtu Financial
975158.12 million87.28 millionOptionable
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock logo
WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial
1,11662.18 millionN/AOptionable

SF, VIRT, NAVI, JEF, and WDR Headlines

SourceHeadline
Reeds, Inc. (REED)Reed's, Inc. (REED)
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reed switchesreed switches
hackaday.com - November 5 at 10:11 PM
Waddell & Reed Advisor Science And Technology Fund Class A (UNSCX)Waddell & Reed Advisor Science And Technology Fund Class A (UNSCX)
investing.com - September 5 at 10:32 AM
Declining Q2 Earnings Expectations May Still Not Point to a RecessionDeclining Q2 Earnings Expectations May Still Not Point to a Recession
investopedia.com - July 16 at 8:39 PM
Janet Yellen Calls China Trip "Step Forward" in Improving RelationsJanet Yellen Calls China Trip "Step Forward" in Improving Relations
investopedia.com - July 13 at 6:20 PM
Waddell & Reed Advisors Dividend Opportunities Fund Class A (WDVAX)Waddell & Reed Advisors Dividend Opportunities Fund Class A (WDVAX)
investing.com - April 23 at 12:36 AM
Commercial Real Estate Loans May Add To Woes For Troubled Regional BanksCommercial Real Estate Loans May Add To Woes For Troubled Regional Banks
investopedia.com - April 21 at 2:25 AM
Dr. Ken W. WaddellDr. Ken W. Waddell
health.usnews.com - March 24 at 6:50 AM
Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds - Waddell & Reed Advisors Science and Technology Fund (UNSCX)Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds - Waddell & Reed Advisors Science and Technology Fund (UNSCX)
finance.yahoo.com - March 23 at 5:44 PM
Flowers keep calling even to a generation thats lost touch with nature – Laura WaddellFlowers keep calling even to a generation that's lost touch with nature – Laura Waddell
scotsman.com - March 12 at 1:54 AM
Lily Waddell, AuthorLily Waddell, Author
hellomagazine.com - March 7 at 7:19 PM
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Waddell Language AcademyWaddell Language Academy
usnews.com - January 13 at 3:19 PM
Empower Appoints Carol Waddell to Lead Individual Investor UnitEmpower Appoints Carol Waddell to Lead Individual Investor Unit
finance.yahoo.com - January 12 at 2:04 PM
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ft.com - January 5 at 8:48 AM
Waddell & Reed Financial Reaches New 52-Week High (WDR)Waddell & Reed Financial Reaches New 52-Week High (WDR)
thestreet.com - January 5 at 8:48 AM
With Blue KC lease, 1400KC office building is poised to keep $20M property tax incentiveWith Blue KC lease, 1400KC office building is poised to keep $20M property tax incentive
bizjournals.com - September 25 at 8:03 PM
Waddell & Reed to pay $775K over wrap fee compliance failuresWaddell & Reed to pay $775K over wrap fee compliance failures
complianceweek.com - September 20 at 4:32 PM
Waddell & Reed Ordered to Pay $776K Over Wrap Fee Program ‘Misconduct’Waddell & Reed Ordered to Pay $776K Over Wrap Fee Program ‘Misconduct’
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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.
Navient logo

Navient

NASDAQ:NAVI
Navient Corporation provides technology-enabled education finance and business processing solutions for education, health care, and government clients in the United States. It operates through three segments: Federal Education Loans, Consumer Lending, and Business Processing. The company owns Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans that are insured or guaranteed by state or not-for-profit agencies; and performs servicing on its portfolios, as well as federal education loans held by other institutions. It also owns, originates, and services refinance and in-school private education loans; and offers business processing solutions, such as omnichannel contact center, workflow processing, and revenue cycle optimization services to federal agencies, state governments, tolling and parking authorities, other public sector clients, as well as hospitals, hospital systems, medical centers, large physician groups, other healthcare providers, and public health departments. In addition, the company provides corporate liquidity portfolio services. Navient Corporation was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.
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.
Waddell & Reed Financial logo

Waddell & Reed Financial

NYSE:WDR
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides investment management and advisory, investment product underwriting and distribution, and shareholder services administration to mutual funds, and institutional and separately managed accounts in the United States. The company acts as an investment adviser for institutional and other private investors, and provides sub advisory services to other investment companies; and underwrites and distributes registered open-end mutual fund portfolios. It also offers fee-based asset allocation investment advisory products to advisors channel customers; distributes business partners' variable annuity products, and retirement and life insurance products to advisors channel customers; and sells life insurance and disability products underwritten by various carriers. The company distributes investment products through its wholesale channel comprising other broker/dealers, various retirement platforms, and registered investment advisors, as well as through independent financial advisors; and markets investment advisory services to institutional investors directly or through consultants. Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is based in Overland Park, Kansas.