Wall Street analyst estimates for Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF): consensus price target and buy/hold/sell recommendations.
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.
Consensus price target
$58.17 (+26 % vs price $46.12)
between $50.00 and $71.00 · 7 targets published in the last quarter
Closing price, Oct 30
A twelve-month target is not a fair value: compare it with the range in the Valuation tab.
Analyst Consensus
| Strong Buy | 0 |
| Buy | 3 |
| Hold | 6 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total analysts | 9 |
| Avg rating (−2 sell to +2 buy) | 0.33 |
Recent Earnings Surprises
| Date | EPS Actual | EPS Est. | vs Est. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-06 | $0.87 | ||
| 2026-09-28 | $1.08 | $1.00 | +8.0% |
| 2026-06-24 | $1.03 | $1.16 | -11.2% |
| 2026-03-25 | $0.72 | $0.89 | -19.5% |
| 2026-01-07 | $0.89 | $0.88 | +1.6% |
| 2025-09-29 | $1.05 | $0.80 | +31.2% |
| 2025-06-25 | $0.43 | $0.44 | -2.3% |
| 2025-03-26 | $0.60 | $0.94 | -36.1% |
Valuation Ratios
| P/E Ratio | 12.30 |
| Price / Book | 0.85 |
| EV / EBITDA | 20.65 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.47% |
Income Statement (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.85B | $5.05B | 0 | $5.36B | $6.96B | $8.95B | $7.15B | $7.44B | $10.52B | $10.82B |
| Cost of Revenue | $2.29B | $2.51B | 0 | $2.45B | $3.63B | $4.33B | $3.38B | $2.93B | $4.30B | $4.37B |
| Gross Profit | $1.56B | $2.54B | 0 | $2.90B | $3.33B | $4.62B | $3.77B | $4.51B | $6.22B | $6.46B |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $109.8M | $150.5M | $177.5M | 0 | 0 |
| Selling, General & Admin | $797.1M | $778.1M | 0 | $1.01B | $1.08B | $710.1M | $793.0M | $849.5M | $961.5M | $3.86B |
| Operating Expenses | $914.2M | $888.4M | 0 | $1.16B | $1.24B | $1.09B | $1.16B | $1.20B | $1.50B | $5.77B |
| Operating Income | $645.4M | $1.65B | 0 | $1.74B | $2.09B | $3.52B | $2.61B | $3.31B | $4.71B | $686.4M |
| EBITDA | $871.7M | $1.64B | $131.3M | $2.10B | $2.17B | $3.33B | $2.42B | $3.21B | $4.68B | $1.07B |
| Interest Expense | $812.6M | $971.5M | 0 | $1.47B | $945.1M | $931.6M | $1.17B | $2.74B | $3.48B | $3.48B |
| Pre-tax Income | -$12.6M | $606.5M | 0 | $478.6M | $1.07B | $2.25B | $1.06B | $354.3M | $1.01B | $871.0M |
| Income Tax | $25.8M | $642.3M | 0 | -$484.0M | $298.7M | $576.7M | $273.9M | $91.9M | $293.2M | $184.6M |
| Net Income | $130.0M | $171.7M | 0 | $964.7M | $775.2M | $1.67B | $785.4M | $277.7M | $743.4M | $710.5M |
| EPS | $0.34 | $0.45 | $0.52 | $3.07 | $2.68 | $6.29 | $3.13 | $1.12 | $3.08 | $2.93 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $0.34 | $0.45 | $0.52 | $3.03 | $2.65 | $6.13 | $3.06 | $1.10 | $2.99 | $2.83 |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 371.5 M | 370.7 M | 351.3 M | 317.0 M | 290.5 M | 271.5 M | 255.6 M | 236.6 M | 223.7 M | 222.7 M |
Price
| Price | $46.12 (closing price, October 30, 2026) |
| Market Cap | $8.7B |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Country | US |
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