Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Competitors $56.03 -1.63 (-2.83%) As of 03:51 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock JEF vs. AMP, CFG, EQH, EVR, GS, LAZ, MS, PIPR, PRU, and SFShould you be buying Jefferies Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Jefferies Financial Group include Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), Equitable (EQH), Evercore (EVR), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Lazard (LAZ), Morgan Stanley (MS), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), Prudential Financial (PRU), and Stifel Financial (SF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Jefferies Financial Group vs. Its Competitors Ameriprise Financial Citizens Financial Group Equitable Evercore The Goldman Sachs Group Lazard Morgan Stanley Piper Sandler Companies Prudential Financial Stifel Financial Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) and Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment. Is AMP or JEF a better dividend stock? Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Jefferies Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ameriprise Financial pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jefferies Financial Group pays out 60.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ameriprise Financial has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Jefferies Financial Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Is AMP or JEF more profitable? Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Jefferies Financial Group's net margin of 7.70%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 65.90% beat Jefferies Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameriprise Financial18.30% 65.90% 2.02% Jefferies Financial Group 7.70%6.59%1.02% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AMP or JEF? 83.9% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, AMP or JEF? Ameriprise Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Jefferies Financial Group. Ameriprise Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jefferies Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmeriprise Financial$17.47B2.75$3.40B$32.1415.67Jefferies Financial Group$10.41B1.11$743.38M$2.6521.14 Which has more risk and volatility, AMP or JEF? Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jefferies Financial Group has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate AMP or JEF? Ameriprise Financial currently has a consensus target price of $534.71, suggesting a potential upside of 6.15%. Jefferies Financial Group has a consensus target price of $66.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.79%. Given Jefferies Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jefferies Financial Group is more favorable than Ameriprise Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ameriprise Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Jefferies Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media favor AMP or JEF? In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 12 more articles in the media than Jefferies Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 30 mentions for Jefferies Financial Group. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Jefferies Financial Group's score of 0.90 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameriprise Financial 30 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Jefferies Financial Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmeriprise Financial beats Jefferies Financial Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Jefferies Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JEF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding JEF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart JEF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJefferies Financial GroupFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.56B$7.43B$11.88B$20.36BDividend Yield2.74%4.85%5.60%3.64%P/E Ratio21.1619.3119.4428.50Price / Sales1.114.9726.0167.34Price / Cash12.5920.9321.3522.95Price / Book1.112.612.104.41Net Income$743.38M$311.63M$1.00B$993.26M7 Day Performance-2.78%-6.63%-2.49%-4.02%1 Month Performance0.94%8.21%-0.34%-1.20%1 Year Performance-0.74%24.64%538.27%7.24% Jefferies Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JEFJefferies Financial Group4.3542 of 5 stars$56.03-2.8%$66.00+17.8%-1.3%$11.56B$10.41B21.167,822Trending NewsGap DownAMPAmeriprise Financial4.5325 of 5 stars$534.35-1.9%$524.71-1.8%+20.6%$50.88B$17.26B18.1613,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCFGCitizens Financial Group4.7798 of 5 stars$48.580.0%$51.05+5.1%+11.8%$21.23B$12.36B14.7617,287Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeEQHEquitable4.8719 of 5 stars$52.22-1.3%$64.18+22.9%+17.6%$15.87B$12.44B14.198,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementEVREvercore4.4865 of 5 stars$293.24-1.8%$283.14-3.4%+20.2%$11.47B$2.98B28.062,380Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.6533 of 5 stars$706.29-0.3%$649.29-8.1%+42.1%$216.72B$126.85B15.5646,500Trending NewsLAZLazard4.07 of 5 stars$52.85-2.8%$51.00-3.5%+5.7%$5.96B$2.97B18.423,263MSMorgan Stanley4.8038 of 5 stars$140.43-0.3%$138.25-1.6%+38.0%$225.30B$107.29B15.9080,000Trending NewsOptions VolumeGap DownPIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$311.03-0.6%$312.50+0.5%N/A$5.53B$1.53B27.191,805News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreasePRUPrudential Financial4.7843 of 5 stars$102.06-1.2%$121.62+19.2%-17.3%$36.13B$68.05B16.1738,196Earnings ReportSFStifel Financial4.0953 of 5 stars$108.79-1.1%$110.88+1.9%+28.6%$11.18B$5.00B20.809,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameriprise Financial Alternatives Citizens Financial Group Alternatives Equitable Alternatives Evercore Alternatives The Goldman Sachs Group Alternatives Lazard Alternatives Morgan Stanley Alternatives Piper Sandler Companies Alternatives Prudential Financial Alternatives Stifel Financial Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:JEF) was last updated on 8/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Income (almost instantly)How would you like to collect a small percentage of the $4 billion changing hands daily in the crypto market? ...Awesomely, LLC | SponsoredIf you saw this, you'd be scared tooMarkets may look strong—but one veteran analyst warns we’re nearing a financial breaking point. 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