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In the latest session, Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) closed at $50.89 down -4.00% from its previous closing price of $53.01. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.07 million shares were traded. JEF stock price reached its highest trading level at $53.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.8.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Jefferies Financial Group Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.56 and its Current Ratio is at 1.56. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.59.
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 this company, BMO Capital Markets on October 03, 2025, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $69.
On April 07, 2025, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $75 to $41.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 10497603584 and an Enterprise Value of -7772420608. As of this moment, Jefferies’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.61. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.75. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -1.075.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JEF is 1.56, which has changed by -0.21587056 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.118204355 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 -18.76%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.07%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, JEF has traded an average of 1.83M shares per day and 3740140 over the past ten days. A total of 206.28M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 164.02M. Insiders hold about 20.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.94% stake in the company. Shares short for JEF as of 1759190400 were 4477842 with a Short Ratio of 2.45, compared to 1756425600 on 4428439. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4477842 and a Short% of Float of 2.53.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for JEF is 1.55, from 1.55 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029239766. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.76. The current Payout Ratio is 43.67% for JEF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-17. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-01-17 when the company split stock in a 1046:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) is currently attracting attention from 4.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.96, with high estimates of $1.09 and low estimates of $0.74.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.12 and $2.9 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.99. EPS for the following year is $3.99, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $4.63 and $2.43.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $2.01B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $2.01B to a low estimate of $2.01B. As of. The current estimate, Jefferies Financial Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.96BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.1B. There is a high estimate of $2.1B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.1B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for JEF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.44B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.28B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.34B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.03BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.07B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.66B and the low estimate is $6.88B.
