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In the latest session, Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) closed at $42.84 up 0.56% from its previous closing price of $42.60. In other words, the price has increased by $0.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.35 million shares were traded. JEF stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.65.
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 0.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.51.
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:
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 8836006912 and an Enterprise Value of -10718371840. As of this moment, Jefferies’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -1.561.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JEF is 1.51, which has changed by 0.015888095 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.0635103 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 -26.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -33.30%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, JEF has traded an average of 2.04M shares per day and 2460360 over the past ten days. A total of 206.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 164.32M. Insiders hold about 20.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.17% stake in the company. Shares short for JEF as of 1743379200 were 2730831 with a Short Ratio of 1.34, compared to 1740700800 on 2764937. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2730831 and a Short% of Float of 1.54.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for JEF is 1.40, from 1.4 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03286385The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.84. The current Payout Ratio is 43.67% for JEF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1747612800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-01-17 when the company split stock in a 1046:1000 ratio.
