Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF)’s stock price has dropped by -0.76 in relation to previous closing price of 47.09. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 3.32% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-27 that Berkshire Hathaway’s Q4 additions include Constellation Brands, while increasing stakes in Occidental Petroleum, Domino’s Pizza, and Pool, reflecting Buffett’s strategic growth and value investments. Top Berkshire dividend stocks like Kraft Heinz, Sirius XM, and Ally Financial offer attractive yields, meeting the dogcatcher ideal of dividends exceeding share prices. Analysts forecast significant gains for Berkshire’s top-yielding stocks, with Ally Financial leading potential returns, highlighting the value in underpriced, high-yield investments.
Is It Worth Investing in Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) Right Now?
Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.19x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for JEF is 1.46. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for JEF is 164.32M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.89% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of JEF on May 01, 2025 was 2.06M shares.
JEF’s Market Performance
The stock of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) has seen a 3.32% increase in the past week, with a -12.77% drop in the past month, and a -38.27% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.42%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.41% for JEF. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.87% for JEF’s stock, with a -26.96% 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 -13.23% 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 -43.48% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.42%, as shares sank -12.72% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -35.03% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, JEF rose by +3.32%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -13.21% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $44.99. In addition, Jefferies Financial Group Inc saw -40.40% 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:
- 0.45 for the present operating margin
- 0.59 for the gross margin
The net margin for Jefferies Financial Group Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 6.38, with 0.97 for asset returns.
Based on Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.34. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.11. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.3.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.68 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -2.15. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of -0.04. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.05for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.15.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
