After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted Jefferies and SMBC Expand and Strengthen Strategic Alliance, Broadening Joint Business Efforts Across EMEA.
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Stocks Info
JEF belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Capital Markets industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $40.13 and fluctuated between $40.17 as its day high and $39.12 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Jefferies Financial Group Inc is $8.44B. A total of 1.15 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.16M shares.
Insider Activity
Investors also take into account insider trades in predicting how the stock will perform in the future. During the recent three months, JEF has seen 0 BUY and 1 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 170,000 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 35 BUYs and 17 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 2,334,152 shares during that period but sold 5,374,462.
In the most recent transaction, STEINBERG JOSEPH S sold 134,217 shares of JEF for 35.79 per share on Aug 04. After the transaction, the Chairman of the Board now owns 15,744,184 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 03, STEINBERG JOSEPH S sold 346,984 shares at 35.68 per share. JEF shares that Chairman of the Board owns now total 15,878,401.
Among the insiders who sold shares, STEINBERG JOSEPH S disposed of 225,311 shares on Aug 02 at a per-share price of $35.87. This resulted in the Chairman of the Board holding 16,225,385 shares of JEF after the transaction. In another insider transaction, STEINBERG JOSEPH S sold 222,756 shares at $36.23 per share on Aug 01. Company shares held by the Chairman of the Board now total 16,450,696.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Jefferies Financial Group Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.25, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.10%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.28. JEF’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/15/2024 when it declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/27/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/28/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/10/2023. The JEF stock dividend was $0.30 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for JEF in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $48.00 with high estimates of $53.00 and low estimates of $44.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, JEF has a high of $41.82 and a low of $28.34.
As of this writing, JEF has an earnings estimate of $iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of Telefonica SA estimates, with a high estimate of $iShares S&P 100 ETF per share and a lower estimate of $Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. JEF’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $10.76B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $11.42B in debt and $11.97B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $46.10, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $10.61B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for JEF is Buy with a score of 4.33.
