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The closing price of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) was $62.99 for the day, up 2.87% from the previous closing price of $61.23. In other words, the price has increased by $2.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.62 million shares were traded. JEF stock price reached its highest trading level at $63.279 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $61.51.
Ratios:
Our analysis of JEF’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.12. 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.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on December 09, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $67 to $97.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 12993577984 and an Enterprise Value of -5105547776. As of this moment, Jefferies’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -0.743.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JEF is 1.48, which has changed by 0.102766156 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 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 13.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.45%.
Shares Statistics:
JEF traded an average of 1.67M shares per day over the past three months and 1535540 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 206.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 164.21M. Insiders hold about 20.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.03% stake in the company. Shares short for JEF as of 1753920000 were 3818912 with a Short Ratio of 2.29, compared to 1751241600 on 4224622. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3818912 and a Short% of Float of 2.16.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.5, JEF has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.50. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024497796The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.79. The current Payout Ratio is 43.67% for JEF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-19 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) is the result of assessments by 3.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.66, with high estimates of $0.76 and low estimates of $0.6.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.34 and $2.11 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.25. EPS for the following year is $3.73, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $4.19 and $2.56.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 2 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.8B to a low estimate of $1.71B. 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 $1.8B. There is a high estimate of $1.81B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.8B.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for JEF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.93B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.68B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.79B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.03BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.65B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.47B and the low estimate is $6.45B.
