Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 18.28x compared to its average ratio. JEF has 36-month beta value of 1.28. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for JEF is 164.18M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.71% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of JEF on March 12, 2025 was 1.74M shares.
JEF) stock’s latest price update
Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF)’s stock price has plunge by 1.51relation to previous closing price of 53.60. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -9.93% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-09 that I rate Jefferies Financial Group a Buy at ~$55 due to improving operating efficiency and growing market position. The company’s diverse revenue mix balances advisory fees with capital markets revenue, which will help it capture upside from the broader market recovery. Jefferies trades at an attractive valuation with a P/E of 18.8x and P/B of 1.2x, and offers a favorable dividend yield above its four-year average.
JEF’s Market Performance
Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) has experienced a -9.93% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -27.10% drop in the past month, and a -30.23% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.17%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.49% for JEF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -15.82% for JEF stock, with a simple moving average of -14.26% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of JEF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for JEF stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for JEF by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for JEF in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $97 based on the research report published on December 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see JEF reach a price target of $67. The rating they have provided for JEF stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 17th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to JEF, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on August 22nd of the previous year.
JEF Trading at -24.11% 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 -34.19% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.49%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.17%, as shares sank -25.73% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -30.77% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, JEF fell by -9.93%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +15.25% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $64.64. In addition, Jefferies Financial Group Inc saw -30.60% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at JEF starting from FRIEDMAN BRIAN P, who sale 393,397 shares at the price of $72.17 back on Nov 06 ’24. After this action, FRIEDMAN BRIAN P now owns 560,507 shares of Jefferies Financial Group Inc, valued at $28,393,256 using the latest closing price.
HANDLER RICHARD B, the CEO of Jefferies Financial Group Inc, sale 400,000 shares at $72.26 during a trade that took place back on Nov 06 ’24, which means that HANDLER RICHARD B is holding 14,971,288 shares at $28,902,360 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for JEF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.75 for the gross margin
The net margin for Jefferies Financial Group Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 6.86, with 1.11 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 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.93.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.68 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
