Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Competitors $54.69 -1.00 (-1.80%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.66 -0.03 (-0.05%) As of 07/11/2025 05:56 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 Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) and Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, AMP or JEF? Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jefferies Financial Group has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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$17.26B2.96$3.40B$29.4318.22Jefferies Financial Group$7.03B1.60$743.38M$2.6520.64 Is AMP or JEF more profitable? Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 17.14% compared to Jefferies Financial Group's net margin of 7.70%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 68.93% beat Jefferies Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameriprise Financial17.14% 68.93% 2.03% Jefferies Financial Group 7.70%6.59%1.02% 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 1.2%. Jefferies Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ameriprise Financial pays out 21.7% 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. Does the media prefer AMP or JEF? In the previous week, Jefferies Financial Group had 24 more articles in the media than Ameriprise Financial. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Jefferies Financial Group and 20 mentions for Ameriprise Financial. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Jefferies Financial Group's score of 0.52 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 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Jefferies Financial Group 17 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMP or JEF? 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer AMP or JEF? Ameriprise Financial currently has a consensus price target of $526.43, suggesting a potential downside of 1.82%. Jefferies Financial Group has a consensus price target of $66.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.68%. 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 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Jefferies Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryAmeriprise Financial beats Jefferies Financial Group on 12 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$11.49B$7.71B$12.07B$20.78BDividend Yield2.87%4.75%5.53%3.71%P/E Ratio20.6418.1220.0427.89Price / Sales1.605.2025.5042.43Price / Cash11.9722.4721.6422.63Price / Book1.092.752.284.57Net Income$743.38M$306.40M$992.82M$988.81M7 Day Performance-3.88%2.52%-0.23%0.20%1 Month Performance2.03%12.75%2.76%3.93%1 Year Performance1.58%24.06%536.06%10.27% Jefferies Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JEFJefferies Financial Group4.5395 of 5 stars$54.69-1.8%$66.00+20.7%+2.3%$11.49B$7.03B20.647,822Trending NewsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.3552 of 5 stars$534.26+1.2%$519.00-2.9%+21.9%$50.87B$17.26B18.1513,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCFGCitizens Financial Group4.6937 of 5 stars$44.80+0.8%$47.89+6.9%+24.7%$19.58B$7.77B14.2218,900Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeEQHEquitable4.4533 of 5 stars$56.11+0.3%$62.64+11.6%+25.6%$17.05B$12.44B15.258,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastEVREvercore3.9409 of 5 stars$270.85+0.7%$250.57-7.5%+29.6%$10.60B$3.09B25.922,380Analyst ForecastGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.9176 of 5 stars$708.51+2.6%$595.67-15.9%+46.9%$217.40B$126.85B16.4446,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionLAZLazard4.5916 of 5 stars$47.99+0.3%$46.33-3.5%+25.8%$5.41B$3.05B16.723,263News CoverageAnalyst ForecastMSMorgan Stanley4.8293 of 5 stars$141.08+0.3%$133.62-5.3%+35.9%$226.34B$107.29B16.5680,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$278.89-1.0%$286.00+2.5%N/A$4.96B$1.49B24.381,805News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumePRUPrudential Financial4.9603 of 5 stars$107.43+0.3%$120.15+11.8%-13.5%$38.03B$68.05B17.0339,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSFStifel Financial3.947 of 5 stars$103.98+0.3%$105.50+1.5%+28.4%$10.68B$4.97B19.889,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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