NYSE:JEFJefferies Financial Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Jefferies Financial Group's stock was trading at $17.19 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, JEF shares have decreased by 2.0% and is now trading at $16.85.
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1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Jefferies Financial Group in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Jefferies Financial Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, September 24th 2020.
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Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE:JEF) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, June, 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.03) by $0.19. The financial services provider had revenue of $1.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $844.30 million. Jefferies Financial Group had a net margin of 10.16% and a return on equity of 4.86%. Jefferies Financial Group's revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.14 earnings per share.
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Jefferies Financial Group declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Friday, August 28th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th.
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1 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Jefferies Financial Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $26.00. On average, they anticipate Jefferies Financial Group's stock price to reach $26.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 54.3% from the stock's current price.
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Media stories about JEF stock have trended very positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Jefferies Financial Group earned a daily sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.
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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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include First Trust Advisors LP (0.85%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.45%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.42%), PGGM Investments (0.37%), Ruffer LLP (0.36%) and Hosking Partners LLP (0.31%). Company insiders that own Jefferies Financial Group stock include Brian P Friedman and Joseph S Steinberg.
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JEF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , UBS Group AG, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Hosking Partners LLP, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, and State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System.
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JEF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Ruffer LLP, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Swiss National Bank, Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd., MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, and PGGM Investments.
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Shares of JEF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of JEF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.85.

Jefferies Financial Group has a market capitalization of $4.49 billion and generates $3.89 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $964.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.32 on an earnings per share basis. Jefferies Financial Group employs 4,800 workers across the globe.

The official website for Jefferies Financial Group is www.jefferies.com.

Jefferies Financial Group's mailing address is 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY, 10022. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 212-460-1900.