Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

NYSE:JEF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$15.7b

Jefferies Financial Group Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Jefferies Financial Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.84% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

1.8%

Dividend yield

0.3%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield2.1%
Future Dividend Yield2.2%
Dividend Growth10.3%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$1.400
Payout ratio52%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

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 Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) Price In Tune With Earnings

Jun 11
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) Price In Tune With Earnings

Jefferies: Attractive Global Expansion At A Fair Price

May 08

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.30

May 01
Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.30

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Apr 14
Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.30

Mar 31
Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.30

It's Unlikely That Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Mar 22
It's Unlikely That Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

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

Jan 26

Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) Price

Jan 01
Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) Price

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

Jefferies Financial Group goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Feb 09

Jefferies Financial Group Q4 results beat estimates

Jan 09

Jefferies Financial Group Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Sep 27

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: JEF's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: JEF's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Jefferies Financial Group Dividend Yield vs Market
How does JEF dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (JEF)1.8%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Capital Markets)1.9%
Analyst forecast (JEF) (up to 3 years)2.2%

Notable Dividend: JEF's dividend (1.84%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: JEF's dividend (1.84%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (51.7%), JEF's dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: JEF is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:38
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2023/11/30

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

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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