Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Competitors

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) and Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VICI or JEF?

VICI Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Jefferies Financial Group. VICI Properties 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VICI Properties	$3.85B	9.09	$2.68B	$2.50	13.24
Jefferies Financial Group	$7.03B	1.64	$743.38M	$2.89	19.35

Is VICI or JEF more profitable?

VICI Properties has a net margin of 67.81% compared to Jefferies Financial Group's net margin of 7.70%. VICI Properties' return on equity of 9.88% beat Jefferies Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VICI Properties	67.81%	9.88%	5.84%
Jefferies Financial Group	7.70%	6.62%	1.02%

Do analysts prefer VICI or JEF?

VICI Properties presently has a consensus target price of $35.42, indicating a potential upside of 6.98%. Jefferies Financial Group has a consensus target price of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.00%. Given Jefferies Financial Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Jefferies Financial Group is more favorable than VICI Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VICI Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Jefferies Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, VICI or JEF?

VICI Properties has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jefferies Financial Group has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VICI or JEF?

In the previous week, Jefferies Financial Group had 55 more articles in the media than VICI Properties. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Jefferies Financial Group and 20 mentions for VICI Properties. VICI Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Jefferies Financial Group's score of 0.41 indicating that VICI Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VICI Properties	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jefferies Financial Group	19 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	27 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VICI or JEF?

97.7% of VICI Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of VICI Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VICI or JEF a better dividend stock?

VICI Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Jefferies Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. VICI Properties pays out 69.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jefferies Financial Group pays out 55.4% 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. VICI Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Jefferies Financial Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. VICI Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

VICI Properties beats Jefferies Financial Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.