Jefferies Financial Group Inc [NYSE: JEF] slipped around -5.94 points on Thursday, while shares priced at $54.35 at the close of the session, down -9.85%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 1.82M shares, JEF reached a trading volume of 5405952 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for JEF shares is $78.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on JEF stock is a recommendation set at 1.60. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Oppenheimer have made an estimate for Jefferies Financial Group Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Perform, with their previous recommendation back on March 19, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Morgan Stanley raised their target price from $67 to $97. The new note on the price target was released on December 09, 2024, representing the official price target for Jefferies Financial Group Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $67, while UBS analysts kept a Buy rating on JEF stock. On August 22, 2023, analysts increased their price target for JEF shares from 37 to 40.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Jefferies Financial Group Inc is set at 2.60, with the Price to Sales ratio for JEF stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.20. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.10, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 64.45. Price to Free Cash Flow for JEF in the course of the last twelve months was 127.44.
How has JEF stock performed recently?
Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -8.16. With this latest performance, JEF shares dropped by -17.36% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -13.01% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 20.08% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for JEF stock in for the last two-week period is set at 32.96, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 31.29, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 34.00 for Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 67.04, while it was recorded at 59.58 for the last single week of trading, and 64.20 for the last 200 days.
Earnings analysis for Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for JEF. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Jefferies Financial Group Inc go to 31.24%.
Insider trade positions for Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF]
There are presently around $73.56%, or 99.27%% of JEF stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of JEF stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 16.04 million shares, which is approximately 7.2904%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 15.69 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$780.91 million in JEF stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$350.8 million in JEF stock with ownership which is approximately 3.2049%.
