Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Investment Banking and Capital Markets, and Asset Management. It provides investment banking, advisory services with respect to mergers or acquisitions, debt financing, restructurings or recapitalizations, and private capital advisory transactions; underwriting and placement services related to corporate debt, municipal bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, equity and equity-linked securities, and loan syndication services; and corporate lending services. The company also offers financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage services; equities research, sales, and trading services; wealth management services; and online foreign exchange trading services. In addition, it provides investment grade distressed debt securities, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, leveraged loans, emerging markets debt, and interest rate and credit index derivative products; and manages and offers services to a diverse group of alternative asset management platforms across a spectrum of investment strategies and asset classes. The company was formerly known as Leucadia National Corporation and changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in May 2018. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.64 to $67.80
• 50-Day Range: $54.97 to $67.26
• 52-Week Range: $31.38 to $67.79
• Volume: 1.51 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.23 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.74
• Dividend Yield: 2.08%
• Price Target: $65.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Jefferies Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Jefferies Financial Group scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 191st out of 910 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Jefferies Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Jefferies Financial Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 51.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Jefferies Financial Group are expected to grow by 51.44% in the coming year, from $3.13 to $4.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 28.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 28.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 46.95.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Jefferies Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.44. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.98% of the float of Jefferies Financial Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Jefferies Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Jefferies Financial Group has recently increased by 2.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Jefferies Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Jefferies Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Jefferies Financial Group is 77.35%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Jefferies Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.54% next year. This indicates that Jefferies Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.31

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.98% of the float of Jefferies Financial Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Jefferies Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Jefferies Financial Group has recently increased by 2.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.24

News Sentiment

Jefferies Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.24. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Jefferies Financial Group this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for JEF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Jefferies Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Jefferies Financial Group insiders have bought 4,272.91% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $551,773,323.00 in company stock and sold $12,618,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

20.40% of the stock of Jefferies Financial Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.88% of the stock of Jefferies Financial Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

JEF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have JEF shares performed this year?

Jefferies Financial Group's stock was trading at $40.41 at the start of the year. Since then, JEF stock has increased by 66.4% and is now trading at $67.26.
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How were Jefferies Financial Group's earnings last quarter?

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September, 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.03. The business's revenue was up 42.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Does Jefferies Financial Group have any subsidiaries?

Jefferies Financial Group subsidiaries include these companies: M Science, Jefferies, National Beef Packing Co., Idaho Timber, Alumni Forest Products LLC, Baldwin Enterprise LLC, BEI Arch Holdings LLC, and others.

Who are Jefferies Financial Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Jefferies Financial Group include Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.62%), Merrion Investment Management Co LLC (0.10%), Boston Common Asset Management LLC (0.08%) and Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph S Steinberg, Richard B Handler, Mitsui Financial Grou Sumitomo, Brian P Friedman, Kane Michael T O, Thomas W Jones, Rocco J Nittoli and Melissa Weiler.
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How do I buy shares of Jefferies Financial Group?

Shares of JEF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Jefferies Financial Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Jefferies Financial Group investors own include Scilex (SCLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Invesco QQQ (QQQ) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 8/30 Dividend: 8/19/2024
• Dividend Payable: 8/30/2024
• Last Earnings: 9/25/2024
• Today: 10/17/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/27 Dividend: 11/18/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/27/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 11/30/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/13/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Security brokers & dealers
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:JEF
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1084580
• Web: www.jefferies.com
• Phone: (212) 460-1900
• Fax: 212-598-4859
• Employees: 7,564
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $65.67
• High Stock Price Target: $67.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $64.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.81
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.49
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $277.69 million
• Net Margins: 9.27%
• Pretax Margin: 12.56%
• Return on Equity: 6.46%
• Return on Assets: 1.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.28
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.43
• Cash Flow: $1.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 34.97
• Book Value: $46.58 per share
• Price / Book: 1.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 205,491,000
• Free Float: 163,571,000
• Market Cap: $13.82 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.32