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Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

JEF Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$47.68

▲ +1.44 (+3.1%)

52w hi$64.78
52w lo$35.48
Vol1.92M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.20

Short+0.28
Medium+0.06
Long+0.31

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Financial Services · Capital Markets

Market cap$9.70B
Enterprise value-$12.90B
Trailing P/E13.32x
Forward P/E10.71x
P / S (ttm)1.16x
Profit margin10.8%
Return on equity8.3%
Revenue growth+35.0%
Earnings growth+159.8%
Debt / equity364.76

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.36
Sector+0.02
Technical-0.18
Earnings+0.08
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates in two segments, Investment Banking and Capital Markets, and Asset Management. The company provides investment banking and advisory services for mergers or acquisitions, debt financing, restructurings, and private capital advisory transactions; underwriting and placement services related to corporate debt, municipal debt, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, equity and equity-linked securities, and loan syndication services; and corporate lending services. It also offers financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage services; equities research, sales, and trading services; wealth management services; and online foreign exchange trading services. In addition, the company provides investment-grade distressed debt securities, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, leveraged loans, emerging markets debt, interest rates, and credit index derivative products; and manages and offers services to a diverse group of alternative asset management platforms across a spectrum of investment strategies and asset classes. It serves public companies, private companies, sponsors and owners, institutional investors, and government entities. The company was formerly known as Leucadia National Corporation and changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in May 2018. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

United States · www.jefferies.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX1.78
Corr SPX0.66
Annual vol43.2%
Annual ret-3.7%
Sharpe-0.09
Max DD-55.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$53.67
High / Low$72.00 / $42.00
Median$52.50
Analysts6
Strong Buy0
Buy3
Hold3
Sell0
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-04-14Goldman Sachs→ Buy
2026-03-26Goldman Sachs→ Buy
2026-03-23BMO Capital→ Market Perform
2026-03-13Oppenheimer→ Outperform
2026-03-12UBS→ Buy
2026-03-12Goldman Sachs→ Buy

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-07-15Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-07-08Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-06-24Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-04-28Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-04-24Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-03-31Bylaws Amendment, Shareholder Vote…read
2026-03-25Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-03-09Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-02-11Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-01-16Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-01-14Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-01-07Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread

Dividends

Yield (TTM)1.68%
$ / share (TTM)$0.80
5y CAGR+22.8%

Annual dividend per share

2021$0.86
2022$1.15
2023$1.20
2024$1.30
2025$1.60
2026$0.40

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
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The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$4.86B+10.5%
Net income$959.59M+7.2%
Cash from ops-$1.93B+36.7%

Indices

S&P MidCap 400

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$46.48$47.73$45.97$47.681.92M
Sep 24$46.45$46.97$45.09$46.242.40M
Sep 23$46.97$47.52$46.56$46.981.47M
Sep 22$48.28$48.29$46.44$47.391.71M
Sep 21$48.66$48.77$47.66$47.852.30M

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