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

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$54.68 -0.93 (-1.67%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Jefferies Financial Group Stock (NYSE:JEF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$54.65
$56.00
50-Day Range
$46.72
$56.90
52-Week Range
$39.28
$82.68
Volume
1.41 million shs
Average Volume
1.70 million shs
Market Capitalization
$11.28 billion
P/E Ratio
20.63
Dividend Yield
2.93%
Price Target
$66.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Jefferies Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

JEF MarketRank™: 

Jefferies Financial Group scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 136th out of 906 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 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, 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 20.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 20.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.97.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Jefferies Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.10. 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

    2.47% 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 2.1, 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 20.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Jefferies Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.88%, 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

    2.47% 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 2.1, 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 20.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Jefferies Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 46 news articles for Jefferies Financial Group this week, compared to 29 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    5 people have searched for JEF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Jefferies Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 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 News Headlines

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If you currently collect Social Security—or plan to in the future—this may be one of the most important updates you'll ever see. A new initiative, linked to President Trump's Executive Order #14196, has the potential to do more than just protect Social Security from collapse... According to renowned investor Louis Navellier, it could increase benefits by as much as 400%.
Jefferies expects weakness in EU steel prices into 2H25
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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 stock has decreased by 30.3% and is now trading at $54.68.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June, 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.04. The business's revenue was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis.

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.

Jefferies Financial Group's top institutional shareholders include Kera Capital Partners Inc. (0.05%), Insight Wealth Strategies LLC (0.04%), Gradient Investments LLC (0.02%) and Bard Financial Services Inc. (0.01%). 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.
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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 5/29 Dividend
5/19/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend
5/19/2025
Dividend Payable
5/29/2025
Last Earnings
6/25/2025
Today
7/08/2025
Record date for 8/29 Dividend
8/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/29 Dividend
8/18/2025
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
Employees
7,822
Year Founded
1962

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$66.00
High Stock Price Target
$81.00
Low Stock Price Target
$54.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+19.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
20.91
Forward P/E Ratio
12.56
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$743.38 million
Pretax Margin
9.80%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.03 billion
Cash Flow
$4.53 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.23
Book Value
$49.76 per share
Price / Book
1.11

Miscellaneous

Free Float
165,417,000
Market Cap
$11.43 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.46

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This page (NYSE:JEF) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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