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Jefferies Financial Group

71.48 USD
+0.00
0.00%
At close Jan 10, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
71.47
-0.01
0.01%
1 day
0.00%
5 days
-12.64%
1 month
-8.86%
3 months
13.28%
6 months
36.00%
Year to date
-9.54%
1 year
80.32%
5 years
230.31%
10 years
223.29%
 

About: Jefferies Financial Group Inc is a diversified financial services company. It has two reportable segments; Investment Banking and Capital Markets which is also the majority revenue generating segment, includes securities, commodities, corporate lending, futures and foreign exchange capital markets activities and its investment banking business, which provides underwriting and financial advisory services to clients across different sectors. The Asset Management reportable business segment provides alternative investment management services to investors in the U.S. and overseas and generates investment income from capital invested in and managed by it or its affiliated asset managers.

Employees: 7,624

0
Funds holding %
of 6,810 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

110% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $126M | Put options by funds: $60.1M

105% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 44

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.01B [Q2] → $8.39B (+$1.39B) [Q3]

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 487 [Q2] → 525 (+38) [Q3]

0.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.4% [Q2] → 66.9% (+0.5%) [Q3]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 [Q2] → 16 (+0) [Q3]

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 136 | Existing positions reduced: 195

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$81
13%
upside
Avg. target
$89
25%
upside
High target
$97
36%
upside

2 analyst ratings

positive
100%
neutral
0%
negative
0%
Oppenheimer
Chris Kotowski
90% 1-year accuracy
74 / 82 met price target
13%upside
$81
Outperform
Maintained
3 Jan 2025
Morgan Stanley
Ryan Kenny
64% 1-year accuracy
9 / 14 met price target
36%upside
$97
Overweight
Upgraded
9 Dec 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 17 articles about JEF published over the past 30 days

Negative
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
Financial Stocks Wells Fargo, Jefferies, and Blackstone Are Falling After a Hot Jobs Report
A hotter-than-expected December jobs report sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling by more than 600 points (1.5%) on Friday morning as U.S. Treasury yields continued to rise and inflation concerns took center stage. Most sectors struggled, including financials.
Financial Stocks Wells Fargo, Jefferies, and Blackstone Are Falling After a Hot Jobs Report
Neutral
Benzinga
2 days ago
Jefferies Q4 Margins Disappoint, Analyst Sees It As Top Market Rebound Bet
Jefferies Financial Group Inc JEF delivered mixed fourth-quarter results after Wednesday's closing bell, with earnings falling short of expectations but analysts highlighting the company's strong position to benefit from a capital markets recovery.
Jefferies Q4 Margins Disappoint, Analyst Sees It As Top Market Rebound Bet
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
JEF Q4 Earnings & Revenues Beat as IB Business Rebounds, Expenses Up
A solid resurgence in the IB business and higher capital markets revenues support Jefferies' fiscal Q4 earnings. However, rising expenses are a headwind.
JEF Q4 Earnings & Revenues Beat as IB Business Rebounds, Expenses Up
Positive
Proactive Investors
2 days ago
Jefferies' profit surges on bumper investment banking performance
Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF) has reported a spike in fourth quarter profit thanks to a bumper performance in its retail banking division. Pre-tax earnings more than tripled to US$304.9 million over the quarter, as net revenue jumped 63% to US$1.96 billion, Jefferies reported on Wednesday.
Jefferies' profit surges on bumper investment banking performance
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Jefferies (JEF) Q4 Earnings
The headline numbers for Jefferies (JEF) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended November 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Jefferies (JEF) Q4 Earnings
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Jefferies (JEF) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
Jefferies (JEF) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.05 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.98 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.30 per share a year ago.
Jefferies (JEF) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
Positive
Reuters
3 days ago
Jefferies' profit jumps on investment banking windfall
Jefferies Financial's profit more than tripled in the fourth quarter as the investment bank earned higher fees from advising on deals and underwriting activity remained strong, it reported on Wednesday.
Jefferies' profit jumps on investment banking windfall
Neutral
Business Wire
3 days ago
Jefferies Announces Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF): Q4 Financial Highlights $ in thousands, except per share amounts Quarter End   Year-to-Date     4Q24     4Q23       2024     2023   Net earnings attributable to common shareholders $ 205,746   $ 65,639     $ 669,273   $ 263,072   Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations $ 0.91   $ 0.29     $ 2.96   $ 1.10   Return on adjusted tangible shareholders' equity from continuing operations1   12.7 %   4.1 %     1.
Jefferies Announces Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
Recent Price Trend in Jefferies (JEF) is Your Friend, Here's Why
Jefferies (JEF) could be a solid choice for shorter-term investors looking to capitalize on the recent price trend in fundamentally sound stocks. It is one of the many stocks that passed through our shorter-term trading strategy-based screen.
Recent Price Trend in Jefferies (JEF) is Your Friend, Here's Why
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
IB & Trading to Aid Jefferies' Q4 Earnings, High Costs to Hurt
Improvement in IB and trading business performance is likely to have aided JEF's fiscal Q4 earnings while rising expenses are expected to have hurt.
IB & Trading to Aid Jefferies' Q4 Earnings, High Costs to Hurt
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