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The price of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) closed at $47.16 in the last session, up 0.92% from day before closing price of $46.73. In other words, the price has increased by $0.92 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.84 million shares were traded. JEF stock price reached its highest trading level at $48.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.64.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at JEF’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 0.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.56. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.51.
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.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of 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 9727033344 and an Enterprise Value of -9827346432. As of this moment, Jefferies’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -1.431.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JEF is 1.46, which has changed by 0.051270604 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 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 -11.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.24%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, JEF traded on average about 2.06M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1295710 shares per day over the past 10 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 74.40% stake in the company. Shares short for JEF as of 1744675200 were 3107156 with a Short Ratio of 1.51, compared to 1741910400 on 2224193. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3107156 and a Short% of Float of 1.76.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for JEF is 1.40, which was 1.4 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029959342The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.83. 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.
