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

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$54.62 +0.80 (+1.49%)
Closing price 10/15/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Jefferies Financial Group Stock (NYSE:JEF)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$53.87
$55.33
50-Day Range
$50.85
$70.36
52-Week Range
$39.28
$82.68
Volume
3.44 million shs
Average Volume
3.32 million shs
Market Capitalization
$11.27 billion
P/E Ratio
18.77
Dividend Yield
2.93%
Price Target
$74.40
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Jefferies Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

JEF MarketRank™: 

Jefferies Financial Group scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 945 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 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Jefferies Financial Group has a consensus price target of $74.40, representing about 36.2% upside from its current price of $54.62.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Jefferies Financial Group has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • 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 18.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.24.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 18.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 30.00.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Jefferies Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.72% 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 2.7, 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 increased by 0.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Jefferies Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.97%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Jefferies Financial Group has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 54.98%. 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

    2.72% 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 2.7, 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 increased by 0.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Jefferies Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.18. 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 0.77 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 75 news articles for Jefferies Financial Group this week, compared to 45 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    19 people have searched for JEF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 90% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Jefferies Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% 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 at the beginning of the year. Since then, JEF shares have decreased by 30.3% and is now trading at $54.6240.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) issued its earnings results on Monday, September, 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.22. The business's quarterly revenue was up 21.6% on a year-over-year basis.

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 others.

Jefferies Financial Group's top institutional investors include Merrion Investment Management Co LLC (0.10%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.08%), Ervin Investment Management LLC (0.04%) and Insight Wealth Strategies LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph S Steinberg, Richard B Handler, Mitsui Financial Grou Sumitomo, Brian P Friedman and Robert D Beyer.
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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 8/29 Dividend
8/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/29 Dividend
8/18/2025
Dividend Payable
8/29/2025
Last Earnings
9/29/2025
Today
10/15/2025
Record date for 11/26 Dividend
11/17/2025
Ex-Dividend for 11/26 Dividend
11/17/2025
Dividend Payable
11/26/2025
Fiscal Year End
11/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - MISC SVCS
Sub-Industry
Trading
Current Symbol
NYSE:JEF
CIK
96223
Employees
7,822
Year Founded
1962

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$81.00
Low Price Target
$69.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+36.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.91
Trailing P/E Ratio
18.77
Forward P/E Ratio
12.39
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$743.38 million
Net Margins
7.40%
Pretax Margin
9.38%
Return on Equity
7.25%
Return on Assets
1.11%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.76
Current Ratio
1.05
Quick Ratio
1.05

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.03 billion
Price / Sales
1.60
Cash Flow
$4.73 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.56
Book Value
$50.91 per share
Price / Book
1.07

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
206,280,000
Free Float
165,437,000
Market Cap
$11.27 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.51

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This page (NYSE:JEF) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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