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After finishing at $71.52 in the prior trading day, Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) closed at $74.32, up 3.91%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.19 million shares were traded. JEF stock price reached its highest trading level at $75.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $73.81.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of JEF by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.24. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.87 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.34.
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 December 09, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $97 from $67 previously.
On September 17, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $67.
Goldman Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on August 22, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $37 to $40.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 15273057280 and an Enterprise Value of -3562758656. As of this moment, Jefferies’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.60. 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 1.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -0.57.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JEF is 1.35, which has changed by 0.82077396 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22212577 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 $38.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 26.48%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.59M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2251800 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 205.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 153.99M. Insiders hold about 25.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.97% stake in the company. Shares short for JEF as of 1734048000 were 11794523 with a Short Ratio of 7.10, compared to 1731628800 on 12180284. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11794523 and a Short% of Float of 6.81.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.88. The current Payout Ratio is 43.44% for JEF, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1739491200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-01-17 when the company split stock in a 1046:1000 ratio.
