Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 30.69x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.30. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for JEF is 153.02M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.16% of that float. On November 06, 2024, the average trading volume of JEF was 1.42M shares.
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JEF) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) has increased by 10.64 when compared to last closing price of 64.82. Despite this, the company has experienced a 11.05% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. youtube.com reported 2024-11-05 that The Investment Committee debate the big bank names.
JEF’s Market Performance
JEF’s stock has risen by 11.05% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 12.65% and a quarterly rise of 29.64%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.82% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.70% for Jefferies Financial Group Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.93% for JEF’s stock, with a 41.37% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of JEF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for JEF stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for JEF by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for JEF in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $67 based on the research report published on September 17, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see JEF reach a price target of $40, previously predicting the price at $37. The rating they have provided for JEF stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 22nd, 2023.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to JEF, setting the target price at $36 in the report published on July 12th of the previous year.
JEF Trading at 15.18% 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 able to rebound, for now settling with 5.78% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.82%, as shares surge +13.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +22.90% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, JEF rose by +11.52%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +78.00% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $65.25. In addition, Jefferies Financial Group Inc saw 77.47% 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 BEYER ROBERT D, who sale 46,200 shares at the price of $64.07 back on Oct 31 ’24. After this action, BEYER ROBERT D now owns 100,375 shares of Jefferies Financial Group Inc, valued at $2,960,200 using the latest closing price.
ROBERT & CATHERINE BEYER TTEES, the Director of Jefferies Financial Group Inc, proposed sale 46,200 shares at $64.07 during a trade that took place back on Oct 31 ’24, which means that ROBERT & CATHERINE BEYER TTEES is holding shares at $2,960,200 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for JEF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.42 for the present operating margin
- 0.83 for the gross margin
The net margin for Jefferies Financial Group Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 5.56, with 0.92 for asset returns.
Based on Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.67 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.24.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.21 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.4. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.57. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.47for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.15.
Conclusion
To sum up, Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
