Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

NYSE:JEF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$11.5b

Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Stock Overview

Operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. More details

JEF fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (20.2x) is below the Capital Markets industry average (27.6x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 12.65% per year

Earnings grew by 38% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Dividend of 2.83% is not well covered by free cash flows


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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Jefferies Financial Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$56.62
52 Week HighUS$82.68
52 Week LowUS$39.28
Beta1.42
1 Month Change17.10%
3 Month Change18.08%
1 Year Change10.91%
3 Year Change104.26%
5 Year Change264.58%
Change since IPO18,751.53%

Recent News & Updates

Jefferies: Q2 Earnings Set A Positive Tone For M&A Outlook (Rating Upgrade)

Jun 28

Recent updates

Jefferies: Q2 Earnings Set A Positive Tone For M&A Outlook (Rating Upgrade)

Jun 28

Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) Earnings Despite 26% Price Jump

May 13
Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) Earnings Despite 26% Price Jump

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 28%

Mar 11
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 28%

Jefferies Financial Group: I Keep Buying This Expensive Stock

Dec 29

Jefferies: A Warren Buffett Stock With Runway

Oct 14

Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.35

Sep 29
Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.35

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jul 23
Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jefferies: Attractive Global Expansion At A Fair Price

May 08

Jefferies Financial: Expecting M&A Tailwinds In 2024, A Proven Dividend Grower

Jan 26

Jefferies: All In MD Count

Nov 15

Jefferies Financial Gets Hold Rating As Investment Banking Headwinds Remain

Sep 06

Jefferies: ECM Recovery Will See A Bit Of A Stoppage In Q2

Jun 22

Shareholder Returns

JEFUS Capital MarketsUS Market
7D1.3%5.7%2.9%
1Y10.9%34.2%13.9%

Return vs Industry: JEF underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 34.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: JEF underperformed the US Market which returned 13.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is JEF's price volatile compared to industry and market?
JEF volatility
JEF Average Weekly Movement8.7%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement5.4%
Market Average Movement7.7%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.6%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market4.0%

Stable Share Price: JEF has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: JEF's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19627,701Rich Handlerwww.jefferies.com

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Investment Banking and Capital Markets, and Asset Management. It provides investment banking, advisory services with respect to mergers or acquisitions, debt financing, restructurings or recapitalizations, and private capital advisory transactions; underwriting and placement services related to corporate debt, municipal debts, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, equity and equity-linked securities, and loan syndication services; and corporate lending services.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Jefferies Financial Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
JEF fundamental statistics
Market capUS$11.46b
Earnings (TTM)US$578.33m
Revenue (TTM)US$6.84b
20.2x
P/E Ratio
1.7x
P/S Ratio

Is JEF overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
JEF income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$6.84b
Cost of RevenueUS$1.52b
Gross ProfitUS$5.32b
Other ExpensesUS$4.74b
EarningsUS$578.33m

Last Reported Earnings

May 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)2.80
Gross Margin77.78%
Net Profit Margin8.45%
Debt/Equity Ratio349.0%

How did JEF perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.8%
Current Dividend Yield
56%
Payout Ratio

Does JEF pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy JEF by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Jefferies Financial Group dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateAug 18 2025
Dividend Pay DateAug 29 2025
Days until Ex dividend46 days
Days until Dividend pay date57 days

Does JEF pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/02 21:50
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/02 00:00
Earnings2025/05/31
Annual Earnings2024/11/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Caydee BlankenshipCFRA Equity Research
James YaroGoldman Sachs
Manan GosaliaMorgan Stanley