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Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$47.93 -7.21 (-13.08%)
Closing price 04/3/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$45.44 -2.49 (-5.19%)
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About Jefferies Financial Group Stock (NYSE:JEF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$47.79
$51.60
50-Day Range
$47.93
$77.15
52-Week Range
$40.72
$82.68
Volume
4.05 million shs
Average Volume
1.50 million shs
Market Capitalization
$9.88 billion
P/E Ratio
16.08
Dividend Yield
3.34%
Price Target
$74.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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.

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Jefferies Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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99th Percentile Overall Score

JEF MarketRank™: 

Jefferies Financial Group scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 934 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Jefferies Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Jefferies 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 Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The P/E ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 16.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.68.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 16.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.99.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Jefferies Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.35% of the float of Jefferies Financial Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Jefferies Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Jefferies Financial Group has recently decreased by 19.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Jefferies Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.94%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Jefferies Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 55.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.35% of the float of Jefferies Financial Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Jefferies Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Jefferies Financial Group has recently decreased by 19.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Jefferies Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.72. 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 0.98 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 50 news articles for Jefferies Financial Group this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for JEF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    36 people have added Jefferies Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Jefferies Financial Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    19.80% 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 Institutions

    60.88% 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.
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JEF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Jefferies Financial Group's stock was trading at $78.40 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, JEF shares have decreased by 38.9% and is now trading at $47.9260.
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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March, 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.28. Jefferies Financial Group's revenue was down 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Jefferies Financial Group subsidiaries include these companies: M Science, Jefferies, National Beef Packing Co., Idaho Timber, Alumni Forest Products LLC, Baldwin Enterprise LLC, BEI Arch Holdings LLC, and more.

Jefferies Financial Group's top institutional shareholders include Boston Common Asset Management LLC (0.05%), Kera Capital Partners Inc. (0.04%), Insight Wealth Strategies LLC (0.03%) and MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB. Insiders that own company stock include Joseph S Steinberg, Richard B Handler, Mitsui Financial Grou Sumitomo, Brian P Friedman, Robert D Beyer, Kane Michael T O, Thomas W Jones and Rocco J Nittoli.
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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.

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 Dividend
2/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 2/27 Dividend
2/14/2025
Dividend Payable
2/27/2025
Last Earnings
3/26/2025
Today
4/03/2025
Record date for 5/29 Dividend
5/19/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend
5/19/2025
Dividend Payable
5/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
11/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Security brokers & dealers
Sub-Industry
Trading
Current Symbol
NYSE:JEF
Employees
5,380
Year Founded
1962

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$74.50
High Stock Price Target
$81.00
Low Stock Price Target
$67.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+55.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
16.08
Forward P/E Ratio
10.87
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$743.38 million
Pretax Margin
14.29%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$10.44 billion
Cash Flow
$3.34 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.34
Book Value
$49.76 per share
Price / Book
0.96

Miscellaneous

Free Float
164,094,000
Market Cap
$9.88 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.37

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This page (NYSE:JEF) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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