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The price of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) closed at $69.66 in the last session, up 0.24% from day before closing price of $69.49. In other words, the price has increased by $0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.37 million shares were traded. JEF stock price reached its highest trading level at $69.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $68.65.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at JEF’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.10. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.55 and its Current Ratio is at 1.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.55.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Morgan Stanley on April 07, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight and sets its target price to $41 from $75 previously.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 06 ’24 when FRIEDMAN BRIAN P sold 393,397 shares for $72.17 per share. The transaction valued at 28,393,256 led to the insider holds 560,507 shares of the business.
HANDLER RICHARD B sold 400,000 shares of JEF for $28,902,360 on Nov 06 ’24. The CEO now owns 14,971,288 shares after completing the transaction at $72.26 per share. On Nov 06 ’24, another insider, FRIEDMAN BRIAN P, who serves as the Executive Officer & Director of the company, bought 393,397 shares for $63.98 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, JEF now has a Market Capitalization of 14369480704 and an Enterprise Value of -3729658880. As of this moment, Jefferies’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -0.543.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JEF is 1.52, which has changed by 0.1149168 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1675967 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, JEF has reached a high of $82.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 13.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.04%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, JEF traded on average about 1.64M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1824020 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 206.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 164.02M. Insiders hold about 20.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.15% stake in the company. Shares short for JEF as of 1756425600 were 4428439 with a Short Ratio of 2.70, compared to 1753920000 on 3818912. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4428439 and a Short% of Float of 2.5.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for JEF is 1.55, which was 1.5 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02158584. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.77. The current Payout Ratio is 43.67% for JEF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-01-17 when the company split stock in a 1046:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) reflects the combined expertise of 3.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.77, with high estimates of $0.83 and low estimates of $0.73.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.62 and $2.28 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.48. EPS for the following year is $3.85, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $4.39 and $2.56.
Revenue Estimates
According to 2 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.92B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.96B to a low estimate of $1.88B. As of the current estimate, Jefferies Financial Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.68BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.89B. There is a high estimate of $1.89B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.89B.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for JEF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.08B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.68B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.95B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.03BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.75B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.51B and the low estimate is $6.45B.
