Jefferies Financial Group - JEF Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Jefferies Financial Group in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" JEF shares.
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4 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Jefferies Financial Group's stock. Their JEF share price forecasts range from $28.00 to $46.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $37.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.7% from the stock's current price.
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Jefferies Financial Group's stock was trading at $38.80 at the beginning of the year. Since then, JEF stock has decreased by 7.4% and is now trading at $35.91.
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Jefferies Financial Group saw a decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,220,000 shares, a decrease of 21.9% from the October 31st total of 5,400,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,350,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.1 days. Approximately 2.3% of the company's stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 11th 2023.
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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) released its earnings results on Wednesday, September, 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.41. The financial services provider earned $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.31 billion. Jefferies Financial Group had a net margin of 15.05% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.49%.

Jefferies Financial Group announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Tuesday, November 29th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 10th.
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Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.33%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 3 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 32.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, JEF will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.29% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Jefferies Financial Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "JEF."

Jefferies Financial Group's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.66%), BlackRock Inc. (7.83%), First Trust Advisors LP (2.73%), First Pacific Advisors LP (2.47%), State Street Corp (2.47%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.83%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian P Friedman, Jefferies Financial Group Inc, Joseph S Steinberg, Kane Michael T O, Melissa Weiler, Rocco J Nittoli, Stuart Harry Reese and Thomas W Jones.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of JEF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.91.

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) has a market capitalization of $8.22 billion and generates $8.19 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $1.67 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.66 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 5,556 workers across the globe.

Jefferies Financial Group's mailing address is 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY, 10022. The official website for the company is www.jefferies.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (212) 460-1900 or via fax at 212-598-4859.