Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF] stock is trading at $66.26, up 2.74%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The JEF shares have gain 5.69% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 12.65%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight on December 08, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $78. On October 17, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $81 on the stock. BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and suggested a price target of $69 on October 03, 2025. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and reduced its price target to $41 on April 07, 2025. Oppenheimer downgraded its rating to Perform for this stock on March 19, 2025. In a note dated December 09, 2024, Morgan Stanley upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $67 to $97.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc [JEF] stock has fluctuated between $39.28 and $82.68 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $76 within the next 12 months. Jefferies Financial Group Inc [NYSE: JEF] shares were valued at $66.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.7% based on the average JEF price forecast.
Analyzing the JEF fundamentals
Jefferies Financial Group Inc [NYSE:JEF] reported sales of 9.07B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth 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 64.84 points at the first support level, and at 63.42 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 67.00, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 67.75.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Jefferies Financial Group Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.56. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.56. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.51, the price to book ratio is 1.31 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.83.
