The stock price of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) has surged by 14.95 when compared to previous closing price of 41.06, but the company has seen a -14.40% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-04-04 that It’s been a spectacular run for Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway. The stock has zoomed 18% higher this year (as of April 1) compared to the broader benchmark S&P 500, which is down about 4%.
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 16.38x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for JEF is at 1.51. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for JEF is 164.24M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.35% of that float. The average trading volume for JEF on April 10, 2025 was 2.08M shares.
JEF’s Market Performance
JEF stock saw a decrease of -14.40% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -13.25% and a quarterly a decrease of -40.69%. The volatility ratio for the week is 12.93%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.07% for Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -12.51% for JEF’s stock, with a -26.68% simple moving average for the past 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 “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for JEF in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $41 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to JEF, setting the target price at $97 in the report published on December 09th of the previous year.
JEF Trading at -24.00% 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 -42.91% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 12.93%, as shares sank -14.06% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -38.13% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, JEF fell by -14.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +3.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $53.95. In addition, Jefferies Financial Group Inc saw -39.80% 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:
- 0.31 for the present operating margin
- 0.57 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 6.54, with 1.00 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 -0.01. 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 1.73. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.44for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.16.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
