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In the latest session, Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) closed at $64.57 up 0.51% from its previous closing price of $64.24. In other words, the price has increased by $0.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.12 million shares were traded. JEF stock price reached its highest trading level at $65.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $64.06.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Jefferies Financial Group Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.19. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.90 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.35.
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, UBS on September 17, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $67.
On August 22, 2023, Goldman Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $37 to $40.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Underweight to Equal-Weight on July 12, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $27 to $36.
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 Oct 10 ’24 when FRIEDMAN BRIAN P sold 200,000 shares for $63.09 per share. The transaction valued at 12,618,060 led to the insider holds 604,606 shares of the business.
Brian P. Friedman bought 200,000 shares of JEF for $12,656,000 on Oct 10 ’24. On Sep 19 ’24, another insider, SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROU, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 9,247,081 shares for $59.67 each. As a result, the insider paid 551,773,323 and bolstered with 9,247,081 shares of the company.
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 13269070848 and an Enterprise Value of -6760316928. As of this moment, Jefferies’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -1.082.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, JEF has reached a high of $67.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 30.22%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, JEF has traded an average of 1.50M shares per day and 1442860 over the past ten days. A total of 210.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 152.73M. Insiders hold about 25.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.48% stake in the company. Shares short for JEF as of 1727654400 were 10640387 with a Short Ratio of 7.10, compared to 1724976000 on 10317046. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10640387 and a Short% of Float of 6.140000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for JEF is 1.25, from 1.25 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019458283The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.92.
