NYSE:JEF Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis $46.80 +0.08 (+0.17%) Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.78 -0.02 (-0.04%) As of 04/25/2025 06:14 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Jefferies Financial Group Stock (NYSE:JEF) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get JEF alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$46.10▼$47.2950-Day Range$41.02▼$69.4852-Week Range$39.28▼$82.68Volume1.54 million shsAverage Volume1.58 million shsMarket Capitalization$9.65 billionP/E Ratio15.70Dividend Yield3.42%Price Target$66.00Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewJefferies 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.Read More… Jefferies Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks97th Percentile Overall ScoreJEF MarketRank™: Jefferies Financial Group scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingJefferies Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageJefferies Financial Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Jefferies Financial Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.8 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth39.68% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Jefferies Financial Group are expected to grow by 39.68% in the coming year, from $4.41 to $6.16 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 15.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.67.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 15.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.06.Price to Book Value per Share RatioJefferies Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.94. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Jefferies Financial Group's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.66% of the float of Jefferies Financial Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverJefferies Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Jefferies Financial Group has recently increased by 22.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipJefferies Financial Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.54%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthJefferies Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 55.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Jefferies Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.97% next year. This indicates that Jefferies Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Jefferies Financial Group's dividend. Sustainability and ESG2.3 / 5Environmental Score-0.31 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.66% of the float of Jefferies Financial Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverJefferies Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Jefferies Financial Group has recently increased by 22.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.65 News SentimentJefferies Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.65. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 51 news articles for Jefferies Financial Group this week, compared to 20 articles on an average week.Search Interest12 people have searched for JEF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 9 people have added Jefferies Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -68% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Jefferies Financial Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders19.80% of the stock of Jefferies Financial Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions60.88% of the stock of Jefferies Financial Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Jefferies Financial Group's insider trading history. Receive JEF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Jefferies Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address JEF Stock News HeadlinesWWE's WrestleMania continues to bulk up, providing a dayslong extravaganza for fansAs wrestling fans prepare to descend upon Las Vegas for WWE’s WrestleMania 41, demand has steadily grown so much over the years that it’s now bulked up into a dayslong eventApril 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comU.S. economy likely created modest 130,000 jobs last month as Trump trade wars lift recession fearsThe U.S. job market is slowing at a time when Americans are increasingly anxious about what President Donald Trump’s trade wars are going to do to the economyApril 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comTrump’s tariffs just split the AI market in twoTrump’s tariff just split the AI market – among others – in two. One group of AI companies—the ones relying on cheap foreign hardware—just saw their costs shoot through the roof. For the other group of AI companies, they were just handed a massive competitive advantage. Make no mistake, AI as a whole is still a game-changer for the global economy. But within the AI sector, Trump’s tariffs have created a huge divergence.April 26, 2025 | Traders Agency (Ad)Jefferies Boosts Digital Realty (DLR) Price Target Amid Leasing Success | DLR Stock NewsApril 25 at 5:42 PM | gurufocus.comFreeport-McMoRan (FCX) Price Target Raised by Jefferies Amid Optimistic Outlook | FCX Stock NewsApril 25 at 5:42 PM | gurufocus.comUS still investible as tariffs haven't kill economic exceptionalism: JefferiesApril 25 at 4:18 PM | investing.comBest over for US stocks? Jefferies’ Chris Wood makes big prediction, says investors should look at India, ChinaApril 24 at 7:23 PM | msn.comAbu Dhabi Investment Authority acquires stake worth $5M in Jefferies unitApril 24 at 7:23 PM | msn.comSee More Headlines JEF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have JEF shares performed this year? Jefferies Financial Group's stock was trading at $78.40 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, JEF stock has decreased by 40.3% and is now trading at $46.7990. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Jefferies Financial Group's earnings last quarter? Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March, 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.28. Jefferies Financial Group's revenue was down 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. Does Jefferies Financial Group have any subsidiaries? Jefferies Financial Group subsidiaries include M Science, Jefferies, National Beef Packing Co., Idaho Timber, Alumni Forest Products LLC, Baldwin Enterprise LLC, BEI Arch Holdings LLC, and more. Who are Jefferies Financial Group's major shareholders? Jefferies Financial Group's top institutional investors include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (3.11%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.24%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.22%) and Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph S Steinberg, Richard B Handler, Mitsui Financial Grou Sumitomo, Brian P Friedman, Robert D Beyer, Thomas W Jones and Rocco J Nittoli. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Jefferies Financial Group? Shares of JEF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Jefferies Financial Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Jefferies Financial Group investors own include Scilex (SCLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Invesco QQQ (QQQ) and Broadcom (AVGO). Company Calendar Record date for 2/27 Dividend2/14/2025Ex-Dividend for 2/27 Dividend2/14/2025Dividend Payable2/27/2025Last Earnings3/26/2025Today4/25/2025Record date for 5/29 Dividend5/19/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend5/19/2025Dividend Payable5/29/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)6/25/2025Fiscal Year End11/30/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Security brokers & dealers Sub-IndustryTrading Current SymbolNYSE:JEF CIK96223 Webwww.jefferies.com Phone(212) 460-1900Fax212-598-4859Employees5,380Year Founded1962Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$66.00 High Stock Price Target$81.00 Low Stock Price Target$41.00 Potential Upside/Downside+41.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.89 Trailing P/E Ratio15.70 Forward P/E Ratio10.61 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$743.38 million Net Margins10.57% Pretax Margin14.29% Return on Equity7.92% Return on Assets1.26% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.57 Current Ratio1.07 Quick Ratio1.07 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$10.44 billion Price / Sales0.92 Cash Flow$3.26 per share Price / Cash Flow14.34 Book Value$49.76 per share Price / Book0.94Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares206,256,000Free Float164,094,000Market Cap$9.65 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.29 Social Links 7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. 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