Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Competitors

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) and Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SEIC or JEF?

Jefferies Financial Group received 121 more outperform votes than SEI Investments when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.40% of users gave SEI Investments an outperform vote while only 53.71% of users gave Jefferies Financial Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SEI Investments	Outperform Votes 379 59.40%	Underperform Votes 259 40.60%
Jefferies Financial Group	Outperform Votes 500 53.71%	Underperform Votes 431 46.29%

Which has more volatility and risk, SEIC or JEF?

SEI Investments has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jefferies Financial Group has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SEIC or JEF?

SEI Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Jefferies Financial Group. SEI Investments 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
SEI Investments	$1.92B	4.68	$462.26M	$3.66	18.67
Jefferies Financial Group	$4.70B	2.13	$277.69M	$1.22	38.79

Is SEIC or JEF a better dividend stock?

SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Jefferies Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. SEI Investments pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jefferies Financial Group pays out 98.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SEI Investments has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SEIC or JEF?

70.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of SEI Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to SEIC or JEF?

In the previous week, SEI Investments had 6 more articles in the media than Jefferies Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for SEI Investments and 16 mentions for Jefferies Financial Group. Jefferies Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat SEI Investments' score of 0.55 indicating that SEI Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SEI Investments	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jefferies Financial Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate SEIC or JEF?

SEI Investments presently has a consensus target price of $71.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.91%. Jefferies Financial Group has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.02%. Given Jefferies Financial Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SEI Investments is more favorable than Jefferies Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEI Investments	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Jefferies Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SEIC or JEF more profitable?

SEI Investments has a net margin of 24.80% compared to SEI Investments' net margin of 5.90%. Jefferies Financial Group's return on equity of 22.91% beat SEI Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEI Investments	24.80%	22.91%	19.84%
Jefferies Financial Group	5.90%	4.41%	0.76%

Summary

SEI Investments beats Jefferies Financial Group on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.