Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Given New $57.00 Price Target at The Goldman Sachs Group

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) had its price objective cut by stock analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from $67.00 to $57.00 in a research report issued on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the financial services provider’s stock. The Goldman Sachs Group’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 20.88% from the company’s previous close.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of Jefferies Financial Group from $57.00 to $50.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Capital One Financial set a $57.00 target price on shares of Jefferies Financial Group in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Loop Capital set a $60.00 target price on shares of Jefferies Financial Group in a report on Monday, June 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $76.00 price target on shares of Jefferies Financial Group in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Jefferies Financial Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.62.

Jefferies Financial Group Stock Down 1.1%

JEF stock opened at $47.15 on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group has a fifty-two week low of $35.53 and a fifty-two week high of $69.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.17 and a beta of 1.52. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $53.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.97.

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) last announced its earnings results on Monday, September 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.08. Jefferies Financial Group had a net margin of 7.58% and a return on equity of 9.23%. The company had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.20 billion. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Jefferies Financial Group will post 3.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Jefferies Financial Group declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, June 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $250.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the financial services provider to buy up to 2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Trading of Jefferies Financial Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Jefferies Financial Group by 5.9% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 182,934 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $9,143,000 after buying an additional 10,264 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Jefferies Financial Group by 77.3% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 68,577 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,427,000 after acquiring an additional 29,899 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Jefferies Financial Group by 25.2% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,646 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $232,000 after acquiring an additional 935 shares in the last quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. grew its position in Jefferies Financial Group by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. now owns 617,122 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $30,844,000 after acquiring an additional 2,799 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Jefferies Financial Group by 84.7% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 11,649 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $582,000 after acquiring an additional 5,341 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.88% of the company’s stock.

Jefferies Financial Group News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Jefferies Financial Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly earnings beat expectations: Jefferies reported third-quarter diluted EPS of $1.08, up from $1.01 a year earlier and above the roughly $1.00–$1.04 analyst estimates. Revenue increased to $2.22 billion, slightly exceeding the $2.20 billion consensus. Net earnings attributable to common shareholders rose 16% to $260.6 million. Jefferies Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Investment banking growth remained a key driver: Coverage highlighted stronger investment banking revenue and record banking activity, indicating continued momentum in one of Jefferies’ most important businesses. Jefferies 3Q Profit Rises, Driven by Investment Banking Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend maintained: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, or $1.60 annualized, representing a yield of approximately 3.4%. The dividend is payable November 25 to shareholders of record November 16. Jefferies dividend announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed market reaction: Jefferies shares slipped after hours even though profit, EPS and revenue exceeded estimates. The decline suggests investors may have been focused on the size and sustainability of the beat, forward conditions in capital markets, or already-high expectations. Jefferies Stock Falls Despite Earnings Beat and Record Banking Revenue
• Neutral Sentiment: Other Jefferies research activity is not a direct JEF catalyst: Recent analyst calls on BSE, PB Fintech, Nike, Roblox and other companies demonstrate ongoing research activity but have limited immediate impact on Jefferies Financial Group’s own fundamentals.

Jefferies Financial Group Company Profile

Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE:JEF) is a diversified financial services company that provides investment banking, capital markets, asset management and wealth management services. Its principal operating business, Jefferies, advises companies, governments and institutional investors on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, restructuring and other strategic transactions.

Through its investment banking and securities operations, Jefferies offers equity and fixed-income underwriting, sales and trading, research, prime brokerage and related services.