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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF)

Financial Services | Capital Markets | New York, United States | NYSE
53.09 USD +0.25 (0.473%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 53.09
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:49 a.m. EDT

Jefferies presents a compelling case for a medium-term swing trade backed by solid fundamentals. The company is trading at a discount to its 200-day average despite reporting robust earnings growth and a healthy backlog, creating a technical setup for a bounce. Fundamentally, the business is on a multi-year uptrend with a 274% gain over the last nine years and no recent consecutive declines, supported by accelerating revenue growth and a manageable payout ratio that allows for a 3.1% yield. While the statistical forecast model is currently neutral, the divergence between the weak short-term price momentum and the strong underlying earnings trajectory suggests the market may be overreacting to the recent miss. The options flow confirms this, with heavy call positioning targeting higher prices. Investors should view the current dip as a buying opportunity to capture the re-rating of a high-quality capital markets firm.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.053543
MSTL0.054530
AutoTheta0.065844
AutoARIMA0.139330

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 0.03
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.646
Excess Kurtosis -0.53
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-17
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-17
Debt to Equity Ratio 364.763
Revenue per Share 18.586
Market Cap 10,798,081,024
Trailing P/E 14.75
Forward P/E 11.69
Profit Margins 23.02%
Website https://www.jefferies.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move with significant call open interest walls at $60 and $70 for near-term expirations, while put volume remains concentrated at lower strikes ($45-$50) indicating a floor rather than a crash scenario. The implied volatility skew shows elevated premiums for deep out-of-the-money calls relative to puts, suggesting asymmetric bets on continued appreciation driven by the deal backlog strength mentioned in recent headlines.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.74% 3.05% 2.79% 3.01%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-18 0.400000 0.742942
2026-05-18 0.400000 0.771456
2026-02-17 0.400000 0.769527
2025-11-17 0.400000 0.762050
2025-08-18 0.400000 0.666334
2025-05-19 0.400000 0.779575
2025-02-14 0.400000 0.559597
2024-11-18 0.350000 0.474062
2024-08-19 0.350000 0.607850
2024-05-17 0.300000 0.633981
2024-02-15 0.300000 0.728332
2023-11-10 0.300000 0.884173
2023-08-11 0.300000 0.856653
2023-05-12 0.300000 1.013171
2023-02-10 0.300000 0.773196
2022-11-10 0.286807 0.825083
2022-08-12 0.286807 0.860586
2022-05-13 0.286807 0.977518
2022-02-11 0.286807 0.798297
2021-11-12 0.239006 0.580856
2021-08-13 0.239006 0.712454
2021-05-14 0.191205 0.617095
2021-02-11 0.191205 0.700772
2020-11-12 0.143403 0.650757
2020-08-14 0.143403 0.842694
2020-05-15 0.143403 1.200957
2020-02-13 0.143403 0.642121
2019-11-15 0.119503 0.654794
2019-08-16 0.111894 0.673491
2019-05-17 0.111894 0.674581
2019-02-14 0.111894 0.614250
2018-11-16 0.111894 0.584112
2018-09-14 0.111894 0.535102
2018-06-15 0.089515 0.450044
2018-03-16 0.089515 0.405678
2017-12-12 0.089515 0.382994
2017-09-15 0.089515 0.436109
2017-06-15 0.056395 0.244377
2017-03-16 0.056395 0.236311
2016-12-12 0.056395 0.263821
2016-09-15 0.056395 0.330191
2016-06-09 0.056395 0.356136
2016-03-10 0.056395 0.417775
2015-12-10 0.056395 0.365856
2015-09-10 0.056395 0.301149
2015-06-11 0.056395 0.257355
2015-03-12 0.056395 0.266838
2014-12-11 0.056395 0.276925
2014-09-11 0.056395 0.244377
2014-06-12 0.056395 0.244757
2014-03-13 0.056395 0.240276
2013-12-12 0.056395 0.229510
2013-09-12 0.056395 0.228760
2013-06-13 0.056395 0.223803
2013-03-14 0.056395 0.231790
2012-12-13 0.217905 1.076659
2011-12-14 0.217905 1.134818
2010-12-15 0.217905 0.892540
2007-12-13 0.217905 0.510517
2006-12-14 0.217905 0.907772
2005-12-19 0.108952 0.540539
2004-12-21 0.108952 0.541906
2003-12-17 0.072635 0.590878
2002-12-05 0.018304 0.158690
2001-12-05 0.072635 0.912410
2000-12-06 0.072635 0.840337
1999-12-15 0.459053 7.479297
1999-05-24 3.486475 57.831319
1998-12-03 0.018013 0.205378
1997-12-03 0.072635 0.729928
1996-12-04 0.072635 0.938968
1995-12-13 0.072635 0.930234
1994-12-09 0.036317 0.578028
1993-11-24 0.036317 0.626951
1992-12-24 0.002905 0.052798
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.6
dividendYield 3.03
exDividendDate 2026-08-18
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.4
lastDividendDate 2026-08-18
dividendDate 2026-08-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.17592013
Address1 520 Madison Avenue
Address2 10th Floor
All Time High 82.68
All Time Low 0.040857
Ask 53.5
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 4
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,835,120
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,125,351
Average Volume 2,125,351
Average Volume10Days 1,835,120
Bid 53.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 5
Book Value 51.953
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 53.09
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 53.71
Day Low 52.815
Debt To Equity 364.763
Display Name Jefferies Financial
Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Dividend Rate 1.6
Dividend Yield 3.03
Earnings Growth 1.598
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.578
Earnings Timestamp 1,782,331,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,790,625,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,790,625,600
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue -2.157
Enterprise Value -11,651,730,432
Eps Current Year 3.55713
Eps Forward 4.54146
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.6
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,011,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 54.759
Fifty Day Average Change -1.6689987
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.030478986
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -17.592012
Fifty Two Week High 71.04
Fifty Two Week High Change -17.95
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.25267455
Fifty Two Week Low 35.53
Fifty Two Week Low Change 17.560001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.49423027
Fifty Two Week Range 35.53 - 71.04
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.89
Float Shares 193,099,055
Forward Eps 4.54146
Forward P E 11.690073
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 7,371
Fullday Change 0.25
Fullday Change Percent 0.473126
Fullday Price 53.09
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.02625
Gross Profits 141,832,352
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.25225002
Held Percent Institutions 0.68934995
Implied Shares Outstanding 203,392,000
Industry Capital Markets
Industry Disp Capital Markets
Industry Key capital-markets
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,011,200
Last Dividend Value 0.4
Last Fiscal Year End 1,764,460,800
Last Split Date 1,673,913,600
Last Split Factor 1,046:1000
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 10,798,081,024
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_285359
Most Recent Quarter 1,780,185,600
Net Income To Common 388,839,520
Next Fiscal Year End 1,795,996,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 12,182,381,999
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 53.0
Operating Margins 0.16941
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.44689998
Peg Ratio 1.16
Phone 212 284 2300
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 53.09
Post Market Time 1,787,961,600
Previous Close 52.84
Price Eps Current Year 14.924953
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0218852
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.9986835
Profit Margins 0.23019
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.25
Regular Market Change Percent 0.473126
Regular Market Day High 53.71
Regular Market Day Low 52.815
Regular Market Day Range 52.815 - 53.71
Regular Market Open 53.0
Regular Market Previous Close 52.84
Regular Market Price 53.09
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 1,015,427
Revenue Growth 0.35
Revenue Per Share 18.586
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 194,145,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0231
Shares Short 5,322,679
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 4,659,283
Short Name Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0324
Short Ratio 2.78
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol JEF
Target High Price 83.0
Target Low Price 46.0
Target Mean Price 61.5
Target Median Price 62.5
Total Cash 62,625,898,496
Total Cash Per Share 271.634
Total Debt 38,693,298,176
Total Revenue 5,402,596,864
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 3.6
Trailing P E 14.747223
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.1728
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 53.592
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.5019989
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.00936705
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,015,427
Website https://www.jefferies.com
Zip 10,022