On Tuesday, Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) opened higher 1.55% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $63.83. Price fluctuations for JEF have ranged from $33.16 to $67.79 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Financial Sector giant was 9.89%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 169.02% at the time writing. With a float of $153.02 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $210.63 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 7564 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 83.39%, operating margin of 42.49%, and the pretax margin is 8.08%.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Capital Markets industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Jefferies Financial Group Inc is 25.54%, while institutional ownership is 65.81%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Oct 31 ’24, was worth 2,960,200. In this transaction Director of this company sold 46,200 shares at a rate of $64.07, taking the stock ownership to the 100,375 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Oct 31 ’24, when Company’s Director proposed sale 46,200 for $64.07, making the entire transaction worth $2,960,200.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) Recent Fiscal highlights
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 8/31/2024, the company posted 0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, coming under the agreed prediction (set at 0.34) by -0.05. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.17 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 169.02% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 18.00% during the next five years compared to -1.01% drop over the previous five years of trading.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.39. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 20.27.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.34, a number that is poised to hit 0.85 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.46 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF)
Looking closely at Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF), its last 5-days average volume was 0.94 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 1.23 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 32.71%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.22.
During the past 100 days, Jefferies Financial Group Inc’s (JEF) raw stochastic average was set at 87.80%, which indicates a significant increase from 32.00% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 16.61% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 25.46% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $62.00, while its 200-day Moving Average is $50.57. However, in the short run, Jefferies Financial Group Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $65.41. Second resistance stands at $65.99. The third major resistance level sits at $66.70. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $64.12, it is likely to go to the next support level at $63.41. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $62.83.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) Key Stats
There are currently 205,499K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 13.32 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 4,700 M according to its annual income of 277,690 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,684 M and its income totaled 187,910 K.
