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Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) closed the day trading at $53.60 down -4.71% from the previous closing price of $56.25. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.95 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of JEF, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 0.83 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 125.68. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.39.
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:
As of this moment, Jefferies’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.08.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, JEF has reached a high of $82.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -25.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.49%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 205.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 164.18M. Insiders hold about 20.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.27% stake in the company.
