Jefferies Financial Group Inc [NYSE: JEF] gained 3.95% or 1.94 points to close at $51.02 with a heavy trading volume of 2874650 shares.
The daily chart for JEF points out that the company has recorded -34.77% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 1.94M shares, JEF reached to a volume of 2874650 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying 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 $50.50 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 2.25. 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.
Morgan Stanley have made an estimate for Jefferies Financial Group Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Equal-Weight, with their previous recommendation back on April 07, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on March 19, 2025, representing the official price target for Jefferies Financial Group Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $67 to $97, while Morgan Stanley kept a Overweight rating on JEF stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Jefferies Financial Group Inc is set at 1.68, with the Price to Sales ratio for JEF stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.08. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.03, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 62.26. Price to Free Cash Flow for JEF in the course of the last twelve months was 6.02 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.46.
Trading performance analysis for JEF stock
Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 3.26. With this latest performance, JEF shares gained by 5.87% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -34.77% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 10.60% 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 55.15, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 59.60, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 51.73 for Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 48.55, while it was recorded at 49.26 for the last single week of trading, and 63.28 for the last 200 days.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Jefferies Financial Group Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.46 and a Current Ratio set at 1.46.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
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 21.55%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF]
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%.
