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Jefferies Financial Group Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Capital Markets industry. The current market capitalization of Jefferies Financial Group Inc is $9.18B. A total of 0.84 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.06M shares.
In the most recent transaction, STEINBERG JOSEPH S sold 134,217 shares of JEF for 35.79 per share on Aug 04 ’23. After the transaction, the Chairman of the Board now owns 15,744,184 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 03 ’23, 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 ’23 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 ’23. Company shares held by the Chairman of the Board now total 16,450,696.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Jefferies Financial Group Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.77%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 39.26. 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.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, JEF has a high of $43.12 and a low of $28.34.
As of this writing, JEF has an earnings estimate of $0.75 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 3 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.8 per share and a lower estimate of $0.66. The company reported an EPS of $0.22 in the last quarter, which was -33.30% lower than expectations of $0.33.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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
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. 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.
