Jefferies Financial Group (JEF)

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. engages in the investment banking and capital markets, asset management, and direct investing businesses in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

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With a P/E ratio of 56.40, the stock appears relatively expensive compared to its index ^SPX at the moment.

The market capitalization of Jefferies Financial Group is currently at $6.42 B. This places it among the medium capitalized companies.

The book value reported in the balance sheet results in a P/B ratio of 0.65.

With one share of Jefferies Financial Group investors achieved a dividend of $1.19. This results in a good dividend yield of 4.30%. In the last 8 years, the quarterly dividend has risen constantly.

For the risk analysis, the high beta factor should be noted, which is currently at a value of 1.47. The price of the stock NYSE:JEF is therefore subject to relatively strong fluctuations in relation to the overall market.

19.6% of JEF Stocks is owned by insiders.

For Wall Street analysts, a price target of $38.25 is currently considered realistic.

NYSE:JEF has a 52 week range of $22.87 - $44.47 and is currently trading around $27.62.

The low short sale ratio indicated that the value might increase in the foreseeable future.