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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. JEF
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) earns a Piotroski F-score of 2/9 (weak financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 3.73% (safety: n/a).
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Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-06-25 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-06-18 | UBS | Neutral (down) |
| 2026-06-12 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-06-09 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-06-08 | BMO Capital | Market Perform (main) |
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Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies
Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 2/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEF | Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | 2/9 | — | — | +2.9% |
| SF | STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | 6/9 | — | 15.5 | +6.7% |
| RJF | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 5/9 | — | 13.7 | +6.6% |
| HOOD | Robinhood Markets, Inc. | 3/9 | — | 47.2 | +51.6% |
| VIRT | Virtu Financial, Inc. | 6/9 | — | 19.4 | +26.2% |
| FUTU | Futu Holdings Ltd | 6/9 | 2.04 | — | +67.8% |
| IBKR | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. | 1/9 | — | — | +23.4% |
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About Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
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.
FAQ
Is JEF financially healthy?
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 2/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does JEF pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 3.73% with a None payout ratio, rated “n/a” for safety.
Is JEF overvalued or undervalued?
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. trades at about 19.4× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.4×–62.8×, median 21.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for JEF?
The average Wall-Street price target for Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is $61.50, about 12.2% above the recent price, from 6 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is JEF a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Jefferies Financial Group Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 2/9, a dividend yield of 3.73%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-11-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.