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Jefferies (JEF)
NYSE:JEF
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JEF Stock Chart & Stats
Day’s Range$0 - $0
52-Week Range$34.34 - $77.53
Previous Close$76.77
Volume2.06M
Average Volume (3M)1.56M
Market Cap
$15.78B
Enterprise Value$31.27B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$10.57B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$25.99B
Price to Earnings (P/E)32.8
Beta1.39
Next Earnings
Jan 13, 2025EPS Estimate
$0.85Last Dividend Ex-Date
Nov 18, 2024Dividend Yield1.67%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.34
Shares Outstanding205,498,605
10 Day Avg. Volume1,700,149
30 Day Avg. Volume1,563,081
Standard Deviation0.10
R-Squared0.47
Alpha0.01
Financial Highlights & Ratios
Price to Book (P/B)1.53
Price to Sales (P/S)1.59
Price to Cash Flow (P/CF)-5.70
P/FCF Ratio0.00
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.25
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit4.22
Enterprise Value/Ebitda29.31
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$74.25Price Target Upside-5.51% Downside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering4
Jefferies News
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Dividend IncreaseThe 17% dividend increase is viewed positively, as a sign of management’s confidence in the sustainability of their performance.
Management Outlook And PipelineManagement is optimistic about the balance of '24 and outlook for '25 given a strong pipeline, declining interest rates and pent-up demand for deals.
Market Share And Earnings GrowthThree biggest business lines each beat consensus and grew significantly year-over-year: Advisory (+77%), Equities (+42%) and FICC (+13%).
Bears Say
CompensationCore compensation ratio ticking up despite higher core investment banking and capital markets revenues.
ExpensesThe pending sale of OpNet likely puts upward pressure on the compensation ratio, given most of its expenses are in non-compensation.
ValuationJEF is trading at 1.9x TBVPS against a F2025e ROTCE of 13%, which is more expensive than comp GS.
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Ownership Overview
25.10% Insiders
21.45% Mutual Funds
16.69% Other Institutional Investors
18.22% Public Companies and
Individual Investors
Risk Analysis
Main Risk Category
Finance & CorporateFinancial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Website Traffic
Sorry, No Data AvailableThere is no website visitor data available for this stock.
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JEF FAQ
What was Jefferies’s price range in the past 12 months?
Jefferies lowest stock price was $34.34 and its highest was $77.53 in the past 12 months.
What is Jefferies’s market cap?
Currently, no data Available
When is Jefferies’s upcoming earnings report date?
Jefferies’s upcoming earnings report date is Jan 13, 2025 which is in 52 days.
How were Jefferies’s earnings last quarter?
Jefferies released its earnings results on Sep 25, 2024. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.775 by -$0.025.
Is Jefferies overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Jefferies’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Jefferies pay dividends?
Jefferies pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.35 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.67%. See more information on Jefferies dividends here
What is Jefferies’s EPS estimate?
Jefferies’s EPS estimate is $0.85.
How many shares outstanding does Jefferies have?
Jefferies has 205,498,610 shares outstanding.
What happened to Jefferies’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Jefferies reported an EPS of $0.75 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $0.775. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -1.329%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Jefferies?
Among the largest hedge funds holding Jefferies’s share is First Pacific Advisors LLC. It holds Jefferies’s shares valued at 241M.
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Jefferies Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$74.25 (-5.51% Downside)
$74.25 (-5.51% Downside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
JEF Sentiment 100%
Sector Average 65%
Sector Average 65%
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 2.7M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Bought Shares
Worth $462.8M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 1.9%
Last 30 Days ▲ 10.7%
Last 30 Days ▲ 10.7%
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
127.14%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
5.56%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
12.90%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Jefferies
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through the following segments: Investment Banking, Capital Markets, and Asset Management; Merchant Banking; and Corporate segments. The Investment Banking, Capital Markets, and Asset Management segment consists of investments in Jefferies Group. The Merchant Banking segment includes various merchant banking businesses and investments, primarily including Linkem, Vitesse Energy Finance and JETX Energy, real estate, Idaho Timber, and FXCM. The Corporate segment pertains to cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments owned, and deferred tax asset of the firm. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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JEF Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$74.25
▼(-5.51% Downside)
Technical Analysis
Best Analysts Covering JEF
1 Year
1 Year Success Rate
29/39 ratings generated profit
1 Year Average Return
+36.77%
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