Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

JEF • Financial - Capital Markets

$55.23

— 0.00 (0.00%)

EarningsLatest report: Feb 28, 2026

BALANCED PROFILENeutralConfidence: 70%

Quantitative profile — not an investment recommendation.

Quantitative profile — not an investment recommendation.Methodology

Analysis thesis: Mixed profile. The company is not automatically unattractive, but valuation, growth, or balance-sheet evidence does not yet justify a stronger signal.

Market Cap

$12.30B

Growth

8.9%

Cash Flow

2/5

Trend

Volatile

Evidence

Positive revenue growth · 10.3%Reasonable earnings multiple · 17.25Healthy liquidity · 2.43High debt level · 2.25Weak profitability

Financial data as of: Feb 28, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCLast earnings update: Mar 25, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCLast profile update: Aug 5, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC

Company Snapshot

Key valuation, quality, financial strength, momentum and analyst data.

Price$55.23

Change0.00%

Shares Out222.72M

Market Cap$12.30B

Enterprise Value$32.07B

52W Range35.53 - 71.04

Beta1.54

P/E16.58

P/S1.10

P/B1.16

P/FCF-422.63

EV/Sales2.86

Price$55.23

Change0.00%

Shares Out222.72M

Market Cap$12.30B

Enterprise Value$32.07B

52W Range35.53 - 71.04

Beta1.54

P/E16.58

P/S1.10

P/B1.16

P/FCF-422.63

EV/Sales2.86

EV/EBITDA28.57

EV/FCF-1,101.90

Earnings Yield6.03%

FCF Yield-0.24%

Dividend Yield3.15%

Gross Margin59.67%

Oper. Margin6.34%

Profit Margin6.56%

Debt/Eq2.25

Current Ratio2.43

Quick Ratio2.43

Revenue 5Y8.91%

Target$62.40

Target Upside12.98%

Target Median$60.00

Target Range50.00 - 83.00

Volume909.98K

Avg Volume2.24M

EPS Surprise-0.17

Investment DNA

How strong this company looks for long-term investors

out of 100

Business Quality

Margins, moat, returns

37/100

Financial Strength

Debt, cash, stability

58/100

Growth Potential

Revenue and expansion

95/100

Price Attractiveness

Cheap or expensive today

76/100

Why this score▼

Positive revenue growth · 10.3%Reasonable earnings multiple · 17.25Healthy liquidity · 2.43High debt level · 2.25Weak profitability

Analyst view

Analyst sentiment and price target

JEF

Analyst sentiment

Based on 9 analyst votes · 2026-09-05

67/100

Neutral

Bullish

Hold

Bearish

Price Target

2026-07-11

Low

$50.00

Mean

$62.40

Median

$60.00

High

$83.00

Company Overview

IPO: 3/17/1980

Industry: Financial - Capital Markets

P/B i: 1.16

Debt / Equity i: 2.25

Operating Margin: 6.34%

Net Margin: 6.56%

ROE i: -

ROIC: -

Financial Health

Score12 / 20

Debt / Equity: 2.25

Current Ratio: 2.43

Quick Ratio: 2.43

Status: Good

Warnings

High debt level

Insider Transactions

Recent executive and insider activity

⚠ 2 high-volume insider sells detected

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Transaction: 06/30/2026

SELL

Change

-55,125

Price

Not reported

Filing

07/02/2026

Type

SELL

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Transaction: 06/30/2026

BUY

Change

+27,562,500

Price

Not reported

Filing

07/02/2026

Type

BUY

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Transaction: 05/01/2026

BUY

Change

+6,429,337

Price

$54.83

Filing

06/29/2026

Type

BUY

Insider	Type	Change	Price	Transaction	Filing
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	SELL	-55,125	Not reported	06/30/2026	07/02/2026
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	BUY	+27,562,500	Not reported	06/30/2026	07/02/2026
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	BUY	+6,429,337	$54.83	05/01/2026	06/29/2026
BEYER ROBERT D	BUY	+501	$52.72	05/29/2026	05/29/2026
O Kane Michael T	BUY	+538	$52.72	05/29/2026	05/29/2026
Ellis-Kirk Matrice	BUY	+165	$52.72	05/29/2026	05/29/2026
Weiler Melissa	BUY	+165	$52.72	05/29/2026	05/29/2026
Larson Matthew Scott	BUY	+746	$52.72	05/29/2026	05/29/2026
Sharp Michael J.	BUY	+746	$52.72	05/29/2026	05/29/2026
FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	BUY	+29,003	$52.72	05/29/2026	05/29/2026
HANDLER RICHARD B	SELL	-10,545	$52.94	05/29/2026	05/29/2026
FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	SELL	-464	Not reported	05/28/2026	05/29/2026
HANDLER RICHARD B	SELL	-487	Not reported	05/28/2026	05/29/2026
HANDLER RICHARD B	SELL	-1,440,307	$52.43	05/23/2026	05/26/2026
FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	SELL	—	$51.91	05/06/2026	05/08/2026
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	BUY	+6,429,337	$48.22	05/01/2026	05/04/2026
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	SELL	-9,247,081	Not reported	04/27/2026	04/29/2026
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	BUY	+9,247,081	Not reported	04/27/2026	04/29/2026
Hyakutome Yoshihiro	OTHER	0	Not reported	03/26/2026	04/03/2026
Adamany Linda	BUY	+5,461	$40.28	03/26/2026	03/27/2026

About the Company

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as a diversified global financial services firm, primarily focused on investment banking, capital markets, and asset management. Its extensive operations span the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company organizes its activities into distinct segments: Investment Banking and Capital Markets, Asset Management, Merchant Banking, and Corporate. Jefferies delivers a comprehensive suite of investment banking services, offering strategic advisory for mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, recapitalizations, and private capital transactions. This also includes underwriting for both equity and debt issuances, as well as corporate lending. Beyond advisory and underwriting, the firm provides financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage solutions. It further supports clients with equities research, financing, and wealth management services. In its capital markets segment, Jefferies engages in the sales and trading of a wide array of fixed-income products. This encompasses investment-grade corporate bonds, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, leveraged and consumer loans, high-yield and distressed debt, and emerging markets debt. The firm also deals in interest rate and credit derivative products, performs foreign exchange trade execution, and offers securitization services. Within asset management, Jefferies is involved in the management, investment, and servicing of diverse alternative asset management platforms, covering numerous investment strategies and asset classes. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in New York, New York, the company was formerly known as Leucadia National Corporation until it officially changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in May 2018.

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Latest news

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. to Host Annual Investor Meeting

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) (“Jefferies”) will host its annual Investor Meeting on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in Manhattan. The meeting will include management presentations regarding Jefferies' major businesses, as well as an opportunity to present questions to management. Registration details to be announced. About Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Jefferies is one of the world's leading full-service investment banking and capital markets fir.

Business Wire

Baron Focused Growth Fund Q2 2026 Portfolio Update

Baron Focused Growth Fund rebounded in Q2 from a disappointing start to the year, with the Fund gaining 13.26% compared with a gain of 24.02% for the Russell 2500 Growth Index. We remain steadfast in our commitment to long-term investing in competitively advantaged, growth businesses. As of June 30, 2026, the Fund owned 28 investments.

Seeking Alpha

Jefferies-linked fund takes legal action against trader Radiant World in London

LAM Trade Finance Group II, in which U.S. bank Jefferies holds a minority stake, is set to sue iron ore trader Radiant World in London, according to court records.

Reuters

Bank of Nova Scotia Makes New $3.51 Million Investment in Jefferies Financial Group Inc. $JEF

Bank of Nova Scotia acquired a new stake in shares of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 70,203 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $3,509,000. Other

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Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC Acquires New Shares in Jefferies Financial Group Inc. $JEF

Barrow Hanley Mewhinney and Strauss LLC bought a new stake in Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,545,859 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $127,242,000. Barrow

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Earnings Surprises

Period	Estimate	Actual	Surprise
2026-03-25	0.894	0.72	-0.174
2026-01-07	0.876	0.89	0.014
2025-09-29	0.8	1.05	0.25
2025-06-25	0.44	0.43	-0.01
2025-03-26	0.939	0.6	-0.339
2025-01-08	0.85	1.05	0.2
2024-09-25	0.78	0.75	-0.03
2024-06-26	0.63	0.64	0.01
2024-03-27	0.75	0.69	-0.06
2024-01-08	0.34	0.29	-0.05
2023-09-27	0.34	0.32	-0.02
2023-06-27	0.33	0.29	-0.04