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

Company Overview

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) is a diversified financial services company that provides investment banking, capital markets, asset management and wealth management services. Its principal operating business, Jefferies, advises companies, governments and institutional investors on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, restructuring and other strategic transactions.

Through its investment banking and securities operations, Jefferies offers equity and fixed-income underwriting, sales and trading, research, prime brokerage and related services. The company also provides asset management and wealth management solutions, serving corporations, institutions, governments and private clients.

Jefferies serves clients across North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets through a global network of offices. The firm traces its origins to Jefferies, which was founded in 1962. Jefferies became part of Leucadia National Corporation in 2012, and Leucadia changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group in 2018. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Richard B. Handler, with Brian P. Friedman serving as president.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $49.49 to $50.28
• 50-Day Range: $49.94 to $57.18
• 52-Week Range: $35.53 to $71.04
• Volume: 122,388 shs
• Average Volume: 2.41 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.62 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.89
• Dividend Yield: 3.22%
• Price Target: $63.63
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Jefferies Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Jefferies Financial Group scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Jefferies Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Jefferies Financial Group has a consensus price target of $63.63, representing about 27.4% upside from its current price of $49.94.

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.22%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Jefferies Financial Group are expected to grow by 27.22% in the coming year, from $3.71 to $4.72 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 13.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 13.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.55.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Jefferies Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.97. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.50% 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 4.04.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Jefferies Financial Group has recently increased by 31.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Jefferies Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.08%, 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 44.69%. 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 33.90% next year. This indicates that Jefferies Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

Jefferies Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 0.87 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 37 news articles for Jefferies Financial Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for JEF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Jefferies Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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

19.90% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/24/2026
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 9/28/2026
• Investor Meeting: 10/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 11/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Investment Banking & Brokerage
• Current Symbol: NYSE:JEF
• CIK: 96223
• Web: www.jefferies.com
• Phone: (212) 460-1900
• Fax: 212-598-4859
• Employees: 7,787
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Jefferies Financial Group: $63.63
• High Price Target: $83.00
• Low Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.48
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $710.47 million
• Net Margins: 7.58%
• Pretax Margin: 9.39%
• Return on Equity: 9.23%
• Return on Assets: 1.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.99
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.85 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.82
• Cash Flow: $4.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.41
• Book Value: $51.59 per share
• Price / Book: 0.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 193,743,000
• Free Float: 155,188,000
• Market Cap: $9.69 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.52