NYSE:JEF - Jefferies Financial Group Stock Price, Price Target & More

Jefferies Financial Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "JEF."

Jefferies Financial Group declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.77%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 15th. This is an increase from Jefferies Financial Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. View Jefferies Financial Group's Dividend History.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE:JEF) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.47 billion. Jefferies Financial Group had a net margin of 0.45% and a return on equity of 4.80%. View Jefferies Financial Group's Earnings History.

Jefferies Financial Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Jefferies Financial Group.

0 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Jefferies Financial Group in the last year. There are currently for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "N/A."

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Press coverage about JEF stock has been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to Accern. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Jefferies Financial Group earned a media sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.45 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Jefferies Financial Group's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Baillie Gifford & Co. (3.97%), Foundation Resource Management Inc. (0.28%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.25%), Pastel & Associes SA (0.09%), RK Asset Management LLC (0.09%) and Moon Capital Management LLC (0.05%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Jefferies Financial Group.

JEF stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Baillie Gifford & Co., Foundation Resource Management Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Pastel & Associes SA, RK Asset Management LLC, Moon Capital Management LLC, Sanders Morris Harris LLC and Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund. View Insider Buying and Selling for Jefferies Financial Group.

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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of JEF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.55.

Jefferies Financial Group has a market capitalization of $7.79 billion and generates $11.44 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $171.72 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.65 on an earnings per share basis. Jefferies Financial Group employs 12,700 workers across the globe.

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.