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In the latest session, Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) closed at $57.75 down -5.11% from its previous closing price of $60.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.07 million shares were traded.
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 0.90 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 135.41. 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:
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:
As of this moment, Jefferies’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.86. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.17.
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 -20.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.84%.
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 75.29% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 2.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.1, with high estimates of $1.13 and low estimates of $1.06.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.5 and $4.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.47. EPS for the following year is $5.68, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $5.9 and $5.45.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 3 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.91B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $2.01B to a low estimate of $1.81B. As of the current estimate, Jefferies Financial Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.74BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.91B. There is a high estimate of $1.96B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.83B.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for JEF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.49B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.56B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.95B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.03BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.09B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.27B and the low estimate is $8.44B.
