Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Competitors $59.12 -0.25 (-0.43%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$57.14 -1.98 (-3.34%) As of 05:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) and Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation. Does the media favor JEF or AMP? In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 8 more articles in the media than Jefferies Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 35 mentions for Jefferies Financial Group. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Jefferies Financial Group's score of 0.86 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Jefferies Financial Group 20 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameriprise Financial 37 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, JEF or AMP? Jefferies Financial Group has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is JEF or AMP 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 Jefferies Financial Group7.70% 6.59% 1.02% Ameriprise Financial 18.30%65.90%2.02% Is JEF or AMP a better dividend stock? Jefferies Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Jefferies Financial Group pays out 60.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameriprise Financial pays out 19.9% 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. Jefferies Financial Group has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Ameriprise Financial has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer JEF or AMP? Jefferies Financial Group presently has a consensus target price of $66.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.64%. Ameriprise Financial has a consensus target price of $534.71, suggesting a potential upside of 5.94%. Given Jefferies Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Jefferies Financial Group is more favorable than Ameriprise Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Jefferies Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Ameriprise Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JEF or AMP? 60.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, JEF or AMP? 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 RatioJefferies Financial Group$7.03B1.73$743.38M$2.6522.31Ameriprise Financial$17.26B2.76$3.40B$32.1415.70 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$12.19B$7.53B$12.34B$20.87BDividend Yield2.68%4.81%5.52%3.60%P/E Ratio22.3117.0819.0228.31Price / Sales1.736.3825.8752.52Price / Cash12.8423.8821.7723.77Price / Book1.194.492.295.19Net Income$743.38M$311.02M$1.01B$992.10M7 Day Performance-4.28%-4.66%-0.70%-0.30%1 Month Performance6.07%-4.87%0.31%1.20%1 Year Performance2.87%24.69%540.33%10.49% Jefferies Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JEFJefferies Financial Group4.6017 of 5 stars$59.12-0.4%$66.00+11.6%+4.1%$12.19B$7.03B22.317,822Trending NewsEx-DividendAMPAmeriprise Financial4.4912 of 5 stars$506.53+0.3%$534.71+5.6%+16.4%$47.75B$17.63B15.7613,600News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionCFGCitizens Financial Group4.7625 of 5 stars$46.94-0.7%$51.53+9.8%+18.5%$20.25B$12.36B14.2717,287News CoveragePositive NewsEQHEquitable4.4778 of 5 stars$53.18+2.3%$65.00+22.2%+29.7%$16.04B$12.44B42.898,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeEVREvercore4.6883 of 5 stars$295.85+0.0%$284.29-3.9%+28.5%$11.57B$2.98B26.902,380GSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.6435 of 5 stars$719.17-0.3%$660.00-8.2%+44.8%$217.71B$126.85B15.8546,500Trending NewsLAZLazard4.3244 of 5 stars$51.53-0.5%$51.50-0.1%+12.4%$5.81B$3.08B17.773,263Analyst RevisionMSMorgan Stanley4.7687 of 5 stars$143.87+0.5%$138.25-3.9%+43.0%$229.66B$61.50B16.2980,000Trending NewsPIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$325.57+0.8%$312.50-4.0%N/A$5.76B$1.53B27.471,805PRUPrudential Financial4.8578 of 5 stars$103.31+0.0%$121.75+17.8%-5.5%$36.37B$59.46B22.9138,196News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastSFStifel Financial4.3182 of 5 stars$111.30-0.3%$115.78+4.0%+30.6%$11.37B$5.06B21.579,000Positive News 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 8/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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