Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) Research

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as a diversified global financial services firm, primarily focused on investment banking, capital markets, and asset management. Its extensive operations span the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company organizes its activities into distinct segments: Investment Banking and Capital Markets, Asset Management, Merchant Banking, and Corporate. Jefferies delivers a comprehensive suite of investment banking services, offering strategic advisory for mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, recapitalizations, and private capital transactions. This also includes underwriting for both equity and debt issuances, as well as corporate lending. Beyond advisory and underwriting, the firm provides financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage solutions. It further supports clients with equities research, financing, and wealth management services. In its capital markets segment, Jefferies engages in the sales and trading of a wide array of fixed-income products. This encompasses investment-grade corporate bonds, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, leveraged and consumer loans, high-yield and distressed debt, and emerging markets debt. The firm also deals in interest rate and credit derivative products, performs foreign exchange trade execution, and offers securitization services. Within asset management, Jefferies is involved in the management, investment, and servicing of diverse alternative asset management platforms, covering numerous investment strategies and asset classes. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in New York, New York, the company was formerly known as Leucadia National Corporation until it officially changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in May 2018.

Market snapshot

Symbol
JEF
Price
$62.10
Day change
+0.36%
Market cap
$12.7B
P/E ratio
18.02x
52-week range
35.53-71.04
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Financial - Capital Markets
Next earnings
in 5 days
Analyst price target
$62.75

Recent news

  • VF Corp.'s Vans brand shows early momentum, Jefferies notes lingering risks

    VF Corp. (NYSE:VFC, XETRA:VFP) is showing early signs of stabilization in key areas of its business, though uncertainty tied to macroeconomic factors continues to weigh on near-term visibility, according to Jefferies analysts following recent discussions with company management. Jefferies maintains a “Hold” rating on the stock with a $19 price target, implying roughly 10% upside from current levels.

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Recent insider activity

  • HANDLER RICHARD B — A-Award (97136 shares) on 2026-05-29
  • HANDLER RICHARD B — D-Return (487 shares) on 2026-05-28
  • HANDLER RICHARD B — F-InKind (10545 shares) on 2026-05-29
  • FRIEDMAN BRIAN P — A-Award (29003 shares) on 2026-05-29
  • FRIEDMAN BRIAN P — D-Return (464 shares) on 2026-05-28

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