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

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$64.84 +0.77 (+1.21%)
Closing price 08/27/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$64.76 -0.08 (-0.13%)
As of 08/27/2025 07:04 PM Eastern
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About Jefferies Financial Group Stock (NYSE:JEF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$63.65
$65.11
50-Day Range
$52.94
$64.84
52-Week Range
$39.28
$82.68
Volume
1.83 million shs
Average Volume
1.47 million shs
Market Capitalization
$13.38 billion
P/E Ratio
24.47
Dividend Yield
2.47%
Price Target
$66.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Jefferies Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

JEF MarketRank™: 

Jefferies Financial Group scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 266th 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • 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 24.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.62.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 24.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.45.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Jefferies Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Jefferies Financial Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.33% 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 2.3, 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 12.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Jefferies Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.50%, 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 60.38%. 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

    2.33% 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 2.3, 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 12.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Jefferies Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 1.17 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 38 news articles for Jefferies Financial Group this week, compared to 43 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for JEF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Jefferies Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 News Headlines

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JEF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Jefferies Financial Group's stock was trading at $78.40 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, JEF shares have decreased by 17.3% and is now trading at $64.8430.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) released its earnings results on Wednesday, June, 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.04. The company's revenue was down 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Jefferies Financial Group: M Science, Jefferies, National Beef Packing Co., Idaho Timber, Alumni Forest Products LLC, Baldwin Enterprise LLC, BEI Arch Holdings LLC, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Jefferies Financial Group include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (3.39%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (3.25%), State Street Corp (2.34%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.18%). 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

Last Earnings
6/25/2025
Record date for 8/29 Dividend
8/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/29 Dividend
8/18/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Dividend Payable
8/29/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/24/2025
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
$54.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+1.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.20
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.65
Trailing P/E Ratio
24.47
Forward P/E Ratio
14.70
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$743.38 million
Net Margins
7.70%
Pretax Margin
9.80%
Return on Equity
6.59%
Return on Assets
1.02%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.68
Current Ratio
1.05
Quick Ratio
1.05

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.03 billion
Price / Sales
1.90
Cash Flow
$4.71 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.77
Book Value
$49.76 per share
Price / Book
1.30

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
206,280,000
Free Float
165,437,000
Market Cap
$13.38 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.48

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This page (NYSE:JEF) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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