Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) News Today $56.19 +0.27 (+0.49%) Closing price 06/26/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.00 -0.19 (-0.35%) As of 06/26/2025 07:46 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 Headlines Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Why is Jefferies Financial Group Up Today?Toggle Visibility of Why is Jefferies Financial Group Up Today?Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) saw its shares decline today as mixed second-quarter results and a trimmed price target weighed on sentiment, even as the firm declared a new dividend. Declared a $0.40 quarterly dividend (2.85% yield), payable August 29 to holders of record August 18 Q2 revenue of $1.63 billion slightly topped estimates, though EPS missed consensus Elevated pre-earnings options activity reflects heightened investor interest ahead of results Analysts at Jefferies maintained Buy ratings on Merck & Co. (MRK) and Avantor (AVTR), highlighting broader firm research Second-quarter profit fell nearly 40% as weak equity underwriting and lower investment-banking revenues pressured results Shares gapped down after EPS missed Street forecasts and expenses rose Morgan Stanley cut its JEF price target from $55 to $54 and assigned an “equal weight” rating Posted 10h agoAI Generated. May Contain Errors. JEF Latest News All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat Benzinga Bloomberg GlobeNewswire GuruFocus MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ PR Newswire Reuters Seeking Alpha TalkMarkets The Street TipRanks The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Zen Yahoo Finance Source Sentiment refers to the positivity or negativity of each headline according to our language processing algorithm. Sentiment All Sentiments Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Most Recent June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 Time Period Jefferies Sees Upside Potential for Armada Hoffler (AHH) with Buy Rating | AHH Stock News1 hour ago | gurufocus.comSequoia Financial Advisors LLC Acquires 4,846 Shares of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF)2 hours ago | marketbeat.comJefferies Profit Misses Estimate on Weak Equity Underwriting; Eyes Rebound Later in 20254 hours ago | money.usnews.comJefferies Stock Slips as Profit Falls Short Amid US Policy Uncertainty4 hours ago | msn.comJefferies Adjusts Price Target for Accor (ACCYY), Maintains Buy Rating | ACCYY Stock NewsJune 26 at 12:48 AM | gurufocus.comJefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.40June 26 at 4:28 PM | marketbeat.comJefferies Maintains a Buy Rating on Merck & Co. (MRK), Keeps the PT UnchangedJune 26 at 2:41 PM | finance.yahoo.comApple's potential tie-up with Perplexity seen as defensive move amid Google antitrust case – JefferiesJune 26 at 1:11 PM | proactiveinvestors.comMorgan Stanley Lowers Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Price Target to $54.00June 26 at 10:51 AM | marketbeat.comJefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Shares Gap Down After Earnings MissJune 26 at 10:11 AM | marketbeat.comJEF Jefferies Financial Group Inc. - Seeking AlphaJune 26 at 8:58 AM | seekingalpha.comJEF Stock Price Quote | MorningstarJune 26 at 8:58 AM | morningstar.comMJefferies stock slides on earnings miss despite advisory revenue surgeJune 26 at 8:58 AM | finance.yahoo.comJefferies Profit Slumps as Geopolitical Upheaval Hurts DealsJune 26 at 8:58 AM | msn.comJefferies Shares Dip After Mixed Q2 Results; Analysts Anticipate Volatility AheadJune 26 at 8:58 AM | msn.comASM International stock downgraded by Jefferies on weak 2026 outlookJune 26 at 3:25 AM | investing.comJefferies downgrades ASML stock to hold on 2026 revenue concernsJune 26 at 3:25 AM | investing.comJefferies downgrades ASML and ASM on 2026 demand weakness, DRAM slideJune 26 at 2:59 AM | investing.comJefferies Financial Group Reports Q2 2025 EarningsJune 25 at 12:04 AM | tipranks.comThese Under-The-Radar Defence Stocks Could Benefit From More Than Mideast Tension June 25 at 11:43 PM | talkmarkets.com‘Load Up,’ Says Jefferies About Nintendo StockJune 25 at 8:51 PM | tipranks.comJefferies Q2 earnings dented by equity underwriting weakness; revenue beatsJune 25 at 6:31 PM | seekingalpha.comJefferies Financial (JEF) Reports Mixed Q2 2025 Earnings Amid Market UncertaintyJune 25 at 6:10 PM | gurufocus.comJefferies Financial Group (JEF) Reports Mixed Q2 Results Amid Economic ResilienceJune 25 at 6:10 PM | gurufocus.comJefferies Works Through Tough MarketsJune 25 at 6:04 PM | fool.comJefferies posts profit plunge on weak equity underwriting; eyes rebound later in 2025June 25 at 5:03 PM | reuters.comJefferies: Fiscal Q2 Earnings SnapshotJune 25 at 4:47 PM | sfgate.comJefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.10 EPSJune 25 at 4:38 PM | marketbeat.comJefferies Financial earnings missed by $0.02, revenue topped estimatesJune 25 at 4:29 PM | investing.comJefferies Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial ResultsJune 25 at 4:15 PM | businesswire.comJefferies Maintains a Buy on Avantor (AVTR) With a $20 PTJune 25 at 2:47 PM | insidermonkey.comJefferies Financial (JEF) Shows Elevated Pre-Earnings Options Activity | JEF Stock NewsJune 25 at 1:53 PM | gurufocus.comQualcomm (QCOM) Offer Prompts Jefferies to Adjust Alphawave IP Rating | QCOM Stock NewsJune 25 at 1:07 PM | gurufocus.comGeneDx price target raised to $105 from $80 at Jefferies on AAP updateJune 25 at 5:15 AM | investing.comJefferies raises Immuneering price target to $3.50 from $1.50 on cancer dataJune 25 at 5:15 AM | investing.comJefferies Maintains a Buy Rating on Merck & Co. (MRK), Keeps the PT UnchangedJune 25 at 5:15 AM | insidermonkey.comJefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Price Target Raised to $55.00 at Morgan StanleyJune 25 at 2:07 AM | americanbankingnews.comJefferies Affirms Trip.com (TCOM) ‘Buy’ Rating on MakeMyTrip DealJune 24 at 7:54 PM | insidermonkey.comJefferies (JEF) Q2 Earnings Anticipation: Declining EstimatesJune 24 at 7:05 PM | gurufocus.com4JEF : Expert Outlook: Jefferies Financial Gr Through The Eyes Of 4 AnalystsJune 24 at 6:54 PM | benzinga.comJefferies Financial Group Q2 2025 Earnings PreviewJune 24 at 6:54 PM | msn.comJefferies Maintains a Buy on Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) With an $8 PTJune 24 at 4:18 PM | insidermonkey.comLife on the other side: Refugees from 'old media' flock to the promise of working for themselvesA new world of podcasts, newsletters and websites has expanded media in recent years, and provided a lifeline to legacy media refugees who wanted — or were forced to — strike out on their own...June 24 at 10:10 AM | marketbeat.comHarbour Capital Advisors LLC Buys 6,530 Shares of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF)June 24 at 7:21 AM | marketbeat.comCardiff Oncology stock initiated at Hold by Jefferies on early data concernsJune 24 at 2:07 AM | investing.comJefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Morgan Stanley Analyst SaysJune 23, 2025 | marketbeat.comOppenheimer & Co. Inc. Lowers Position in Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF)June 23, 2025 | marketbeat.comBright Horizons Faces Growth Challenges Amid Structural Changes and Margin PressuresJune 23, 2025 | tipranks.comJefferies Financial Group (JEF) Expected to Announce Earnings on WednesdayJune 23, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comJefferies Lifts EOG Resources (EOG) Price Target, Keeps Buy RatingJune 21, 2025 | finance.yahoo.com 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 JEF Media Mentions By Week JEF Media Sentiment Learn about the media sentiment score. Each headline receives a score ranging from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). Our company news sentiment scores track the average news sentiment of articles about each company over the most recent 7 days in order to identify companies that are receiving positive press. JEF News Sentiment▼0.300.95▲Average Finance News Sentiment JEF News Coverage Learn about the media coverage comparison. We track news headlines from hundreds of news outlets and tag them by company. This chart compares the number of articles about this company in the last seven days compared with the average number of articles about this company on a typical week. JEF Articles This Week▼5228▲JEF Articles Average Week 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. 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