After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, JEF falls under the Financial sector while operating within the Capital Markets industry segment. The current market capitalization of Jefferies Financial Group Inc is $16.03B. A total of 0.93 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.59M shares.
In the most recent transaction, FRIEDMAN BRIAN P sold 393,397 shares of JEF for 72.17 per share on Nov 06 ’24. After the transaction, the President now owns 560,507 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 06 ’24, HANDLER RICHARD B sold 400,000 shares at 72.26 per share. JEF shares that CEO owns now total 14,971,288.
Among the insiders who bought shares, FRIEDMAN BRIAN P acquired of 393,397 shares on Nov 06 ’24 at a per-share price of $63.98. In another insider transaction, HANDLER RICHARD B bought 400,000 shares at $63.98 per share on Nov 06 ’24.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Jefferies Financial Group Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.30, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.67%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.37. JEF’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/18/2024 when it declared a $0.35 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/27/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/30/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/19/2024. The JEF stock dividend was $0.35 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, JEF has a high of $80.53 and a low of $36.10.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. JEF’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $10.76B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $11.42B in debt and $11.97B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $48.89, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $10.61B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for JEF is Buy with a score of 4.50.
