In the past week, JEF stock has gone up by 2.95%, with a monthly decline of -5.79% and a quarterly plunge of -19.90%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.93%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.48% for Jefferies Financial Group Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.26% for JEF’s stock, with a -4.85% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) Right Now?
Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 20.52x compared to its average ratio. JEF has 36-month beta value of 1.23. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for JEF is 164.19M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.35% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of JEF on March 26, 2025 was 1.79M shares.
JEF) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) has decreased by -1.05 when compared to last closing price of 61.70.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 2.95% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-25 that Modest IB and trading revenues are likely to aid JEF’s first-quarter fiscal 2025 results. Yet, high costs are likely to have remained a woe.
Analysts’ Opinion of JEF
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see JEF reach a price target of $97, previously predicting the price at $67. The rating they have provided for JEF stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on December 09th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Buy” to JEF, setting the target price at $67 in the report published on September 17th of the previous year.
JEF Trading at -9.41% 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 -26.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.48%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.93%, as shares sank -6.90% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.61% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, JEF rose by +3.25%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +35.67% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $59.13. In addition, Jefferies Financial Group Inc saw -22.13% 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 1.94. 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 mixed 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.
