Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF] stock prices are up 0.91% to $59.58 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The JEF shares have gain 4.91% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.30%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Jefferies Financial Group Inc [NYSE: JEF] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 08, 2025, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to an Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $78 for it. Previously, Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to Outperform on October 17, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $81. On October 03, 2025, BMO Capital Markets initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned a price target of $69 on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and decreased its price target to $41 on April 07, 2025. Oppenheimer downgraded its rating to a Perform. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on December 09, 2024, and upped its price target to $97. In a note dated September 17, 2024, UBS initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $67 on this stock.
The stock price of Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF] has been fluctuating between $39.28 and $82.68 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $69 within the next 12 months. Jefferies Financial Group Inc [NYSE: JEF] shares were valued at $59.58 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 15.81% based on the average JEF price forecast.
Analyzing the JEF fundamentals
The Jefferies Financial Group Inc [NYSE:JEF] reported sales of 9.07B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 2.28%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.52% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 10.26, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is -29.63.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 58.69 points at the first support level, and at 57.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 60.78, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 61.99.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Jefferies Financial Group Inc [NYSE:JEF]’s Current Ratio is 1.56. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.56. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.36, the price to book ratio is 1.18 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.52.
