Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$76.50 +0.28 (+0.37%)

(As of 09:07 AM ET)

Jefferies Financial Group - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Buy

Based on 3 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
0

Buy
3

Based on 3 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Jefferies Financial Group in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy." Out of the 3 analysts, 3 have given a buy rating for JEF.

Consensus Price Target

$82.33
7.63% Upside

According to the 3 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Jefferies Financial Group, the average price target is $82.33. The highest price target for JEF is $97.00, while the lowest price target for JEF is $67.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 7.63% from the current price of $76.50.

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JEF Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/24/23 to 12/23/24	1 Month Ago 11/24/23 to 11/23/24	3 Months Ago 9/25/23 to 9/24/24	1 Year Ago 12/24/22 to 12/24/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)
Hold	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$82.33	$71.33	$65.67	$39.67
Forecasted Upside	7.63% Upside	-9.22% Downside	5.08% Upside	-0.61% Downside
Consensus Rating	Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Buy

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JEF Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

JEF Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Jefferies Financial Group Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Jefferies Financial Group	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	3.00	2.50	2.51
Consensus Rating	Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	8.02% Upside	18.66% Upside	14.53% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent JEF News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/9/2024	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$67.00 ➝ $97.00	+24.17%
11/14/2024	Oppenheimer 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$73.00 ➝ $83.00	+11.29%
9/17/2024	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	B. Hawken Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$67.00	+12.27%
9/5/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Buy ➝ Conviction-Buy

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JEF Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 3 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Jefferies Financial Group is $82.33, with a high forecast of $97.00 and a low forecast of $67.00.
: 3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Jefferies Financial Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" JEF shares.
: According to analysts, Jefferies Financial Group's stock has a predicted upside of 7.63% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Jefferies Financial Group's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Jefferies Financial Group has been rated by research analysts at Morgan Stanley, and Oppenheimer in the past 90 days.
: Jefferies Financial Group also publishes sell-side equities research reports and recommendations about other companies, which can be viewed at its brokerage rating page.
: Analysts like Jefferies Financial Group more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for Jefferies Financial Group is Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how JEF compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:JEF) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Stock Forecast & Price Target