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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF)

Financial Services | Capital Markets | New York, United States | NYSE
48.09 USD +1.53 (3.286%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4:04 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 48.12 +0.03 (0.062%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:24 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:10 p.m. EDT

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) appears to be a stock with a moderate short-term outlook, given the recent price movements and options activity. While the dividend yield is attractive, the stock's fundamentals show mixed signals, with a relatively low P/E ratio and high debt-to-equity ratio. Investors should consider the recent price dip as a potential buying opportunity, but the long-term outlook remains uncertain due to the stock's high leverage and volatile nature.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.287272
AutoARIMA0.289038
AutoETS0.290277
AutoTheta0.345121

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 10.28
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.192
Excess Kurtosis -1.18
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-17
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 343.678
Revenue per Share 18.586
Market Cap 9,932,929,024
Trailing P/E 16.14
Forward P/E 10.86
Profit Margins 23.02%
Website https://www.jefferies.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:10 p.m. EDT: Options activity suggests a mix of bullish and bearish sentiment. The ATM IV is relatively stable, but there are notable IV spikes on certain strikes, indicating potential volatility. The presence of significant OI on out-of-the-money strikes suggests speculation on potential price movements, particularly on the upside. However, the overall trend in options data does not strongly indicate a clear direction, suggesting a cautious approach.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.77% 3.01% 3.03% 3.20%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-17 0.400000 0.769527
2025-11-17 0.400000 0.767767
2025-08-18 0.400000 0.676207
2025-05-19 0.400000 0.796414
2025-02-14 0.400000 0.576057
2024-11-18 0.350000 0.490775
2024-08-19 0.350000 0.632262
2024-05-17 0.300000 0.663479
2024-02-15 0.300000 0.767087
2023-11-10 0.300000 0.938142
2023-08-11 0.300000 0.917121
2023-05-12 0.300000 1.094045
2023-02-10 0.300000 0.843388
2022-11-10 0.286807 0.906969
2022-08-12 0.286807 0.954462
2022-05-13 0.286807 1.093654
2022-02-11 0.286807 0.902114
2021-11-12 0.239006 0.661570
2021-08-13 0.239006 0.816190
2021-05-14 0.191205 0.711935
2021-02-11 0.191205 0.813634
2020-11-12 0.143403 0.761049
2020-08-14 0.143403 0.991871
2020-05-15 0.143403 1.425678
2020-02-13 0.143403 0.771298
2019-11-15 0.119503 0.791595
2019-08-16 0.111894 0.819542
2019-05-17 0.111894 0.826577
2019-02-14 0.111894 0.757669
2018-11-16 0.111894 0.724883
2018-09-14 0.111894 0.667990
2018-06-15 0.089515 0.564893
2018-03-16 0.089515 0.511478
2017-12-12 0.089515 0.484864
2017-09-15 0.089515 0.554233
2017-06-15 0.056395 0.311921
2017-03-16 0.056395 0.302364
2016-12-12 0.056395 0.338355
2016-09-15 0.056395 0.424590
2016-06-09 0.056395 0.459488
2016-03-10 0.056395 0.540908
2015-12-10 0.056395 0.475660
2015-09-10 0.056395 0.392962
2015-06-11 0.056395 0.336839
2015-03-12 0.056395 0.350148
2014-12-11 0.056395 0.364371
2014-09-11 0.056395 0.322443
2014-06-12 0.056395 0.323735
2014-03-13 0.056395 0.318584
2013-12-12 0.056395 0.305028
2013-09-12 0.056395 0.304740
2013-06-13 0.056395 0.298812
2013-03-14 0.056395 0.310181
2012-12-13 0.217905 1.444203
2011-12-14 0.217905 1.538367
2010-12-15 0.217905 1.223663
2007-12-13 0.217905 0.706173
2006-12-14 0.217905 1.262098
2005-12-19 0.108952 0.758397
2004-12-21 0.108952 0.764410
2003-12-17 0.072635 0.838076
2002-12-05 0.018304 0.226415
2001-12-05 0.072635 1.303875
2000-12-06 0.072635 1.212187
1999-12-15 0.459053 10.878800
1999-05-24 3.486475 90.546771
1998-12-03 0.018013 0.513896
1997-12-03 0.072635 1.830109
1996-12-04 0.072635 2.371535
1995-12-13 0.072635 2.371957
1994-12-09 0.036317 1.487531
1993-11-24 0.036317 1.622815
1992-12-24 0.002905 0.137529
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.6
dividendYield 3.33
exDividendDate 2026-05-18
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.4
lastDividendDate 2026-02-17
dividendDate 2026-05-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.15656567
Address1 520 Madison Avenue
Address2 10th Floor
All Time High 82.68
All Time Low 0.040857
Ask 48.5
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,123,870
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,075,941
Average Volume 3,075,941
Average Volume10Days 2,123,870
Bid 48.0
Bid Size 500
Board Risk 5
Book Value 51.906
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 48.09
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 49.52
Day Low 47.41
Debt To Equity 343.678
Display Name Jefferies Financial
Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Dividend Rate 1.6
Dividend Yield 3.33
Earnings Growth 0.228
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.218
Earnings Timestamp 1,774,468,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,782,331,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,782,331,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue -1.986
Enterprise Value -10,729,194,496
Eps Current Year 3.50333
Eps Forward 4.42667
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.98
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,062,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 45.3964
Fifty Day Average Change 2.6935997
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.059335094
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 15.656567
Fifty Two Week High 71.04
Fifty Two Week High Change -22.95
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.32305744
Fifty Two Week Low 35.53
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.560001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.35350412
Fifty Two Week Range 35.53 - 71.04
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.82
Float Shares 171,222,279
Forward Eps 4.42667
Forward P E 10.863696
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 7,596
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.02625
Gross Profits 141,832,352
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.25972
Held Percent Institutions 0.68793
Implied Shares Outstanding 206,548,730
Industry Capital Markets
Industry Disp Capital Markets
Industry Key capital-markets
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,771,286,400
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 9,932,929,024
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_285359
Most Recent Quarter 1,772,236,800
Net Income To Common 388,839,520
Next Fiscal Year End 1,795,996,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 9,831,149,643
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 47.86
Operating Margins 0.13408
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.5369
Peg Ratio 1.46
Phone 212 284 2300
Post Market Change 0.02999878
Post Market Change Percent 0.062380493
Post Market Price 48.12
Post Market Time 1,776,464,657
Previous Close 46.56
Price Eps Current Year 13.72694
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9264825
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.8385471
Profit Margins 0.23019
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.53
Regular Market Change Percent 3.28608
Regular Market Day High 49.52
Regular Market Day Low 47.41
Regular Market Day Range 47.41 - 49.52
Regular Market Open 47.86
Regular Market Previous Close 46.56
Regular Market Price 48.09
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,266
Regular Market Volume 2,555,837
Revenue Growth 0.266
Revenue Per Share 18.586
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 204,432,307
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0231
Shares Short 4,728,181
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,860,051
Short Name Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.027
Short Ratio 1.21
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol JEF
Target High Price 74.0
Target Low Price 42.0
Target Mean Price 54.0
Target Median Price 52.5
Total Cash 57,255,104,512
Total Cash Per Share 280.069
Total Debt 36,643,414,016
Total Revenue 5,402,596,864
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 2.98
Trailing P E 16.137585
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.5072
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 56.09165
Two Hundred Day Average Change -8.001648
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.14265311
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,555,837
Website https://www.jefferies.com
Zip 10,022