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As of close of business last night, Jefferies Financial Group Inc’s stock clocked out at $64.12, down -1.13% from its previous closing price of $64.85. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.21 million shares were traded. JEF stock price reached its highest trading level at $64.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $62.62.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of JEF’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.07 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.63. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.55 and its Current Ratio is at 1.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.55.
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 April 07, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight and sets its target price to $41 from $75 previously.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 13226674176 and an Enterprise Value of -4872451072. As of this moment, Jefferies’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -0.709.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JEF is 1.48, which has changed by 0.11126518 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 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 10.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.77%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that JEF traded 1.69M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1375310 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 206.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 164.12M. Insiders hold about 20.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.19% stake in the company. Shares short for JEF as of 1755216000 were 4967378 with a Short Ratio of 2.94, compared to 1752537600 on 4355763. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4967378 and a Short% of Float of 2.8099999.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.5, JEF has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.55. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.023130301The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.77. The current Payout Ratio is 43.67% for JEF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-01-17 when the company split stock in a 1046:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) is currently attracting attention from 3.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.66, with high estimates of $0.74 and low estimates of $0.6.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.42 and $2.11 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.27. EPS for the following year is $3.73, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $4.19 and $2.56.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 2 analysts expect revenue to total $1.8B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.8B to a low estimate of $1.8B. As of the current estimate, Jefferies Financial Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.68BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.81B. There is a high estimate of $1.82B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.8B.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for JEF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.93B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.68B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.82B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.03BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.67B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.47B and the low estimate is $6.45B.
