The stock of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) has gone down by -2.24% for the week, with a 2.62% rise in the past month and a 30.46% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.49%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.14% for JEF. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.07% for JEF’s stock, with a 23.64% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) is 31.04x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for JEF is 1.32. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for JEF is 161.77M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.22% of that float. On September 12, 2024, JEF’s average trading volume was 1.43M shares.
JEF) stock’s latest price update
Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.18 in relation to its previous close of 56.31. However, the company has experienced a -2.24% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-09-04 that Does Jefferies (JEF) have what it takes to be a top stock pick for momentum investors? Let’s find out.
Analysts’ Opinion of JEF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for JEF stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for JEF by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for JEF in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $40 based on the research report published on August 22, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see JEF reach a price target of $36, previously predicting the price at $27. The rating they have provided for JEF stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on July 12th, 2023.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Underweight” to JEF, setting the target price at $27 in the report published on April 12th of the previous year.
JEF Trading at 1.37% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought JEF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.94% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.14%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.49%, as shares surge +1.48% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.89% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, JEF fell by -2.24%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +61.59% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $57.64. In addition, Jefferies Financial Group Inc saw 39.59% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at JEF starting from JOSEPH STEINBERG, who proposed sale 100,000 shares at the price of $54.13 back on Aug 15 ’24. After this action, JOSEPH STEINBERG now owns shares of Jefferies Financial Group Inc, valued at $5,413,000 using the latest closing price.
FRIEDMAN BRIAN P, the President of Jefferies Financial Group Inc, sale 165,396 shares at $46.25 during a trade that took place back on May 14 ’24, which means that FRIEDMAN BRIAN P is holding 2,425,954 shares at $7,649,433 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for JEF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.37 for the present operating margin
- 0.84 for the gross margin
The net margin for Jefferies Financial Group Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 4.56, with 0.76 for asset returns.
Based on Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.75 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.02. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.95. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.96.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.21 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.4. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.48. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.18for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.13.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
