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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Capital Markets industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of Jefferies Financial Group Inc is $8.94B. A total of 1.75 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 963.30K 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 income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Jefferies Financial Group Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.85%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 34.47. JEF’s most recent ex-dividend date was 5/17/2024 when it declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/30/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/27/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2/15/2024. The JEF stock dividend was $0.30 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, JEF has a high of $47.39 and a low of $28.81.
As of this writing, JEF has an earnings estimate of $JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of Telefonica SA estimates, with a high estimate of $Greif Inc. per share and a lower estimate of $Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $46.13, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $10.61B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside 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.
