Cinctive Capital Management LP Cuts Holdings in Jefferies Financial Group Inc. $JEF

Cinctive Capital Management LP trimmed its position in Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) by 54.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 61,021 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 72,216 shares during the quarter. Cinctive Capital Management LP’s holdings in Jefferies Financial Group were worth $3,992,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bison Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Jefferies Financial Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $224,000. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Jefferies Financial Group by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 7,225 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $395,000 after acquiring an additional 289 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in shares of Jefferies Financial Group by 19.1% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,942 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $106,000 after acquiring an additional 311 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Jefferies Financial Group in the second quarter valued at $221,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Jefferies Financial Group by 0.5% in the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 73,533 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,022,000 after purchasing an additional 362 shares in the last quarter. 60.88% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Jefferies Financial Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Jefferies Financial Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer cut its price target to $74 from $97 but kept an “outperform” rating, still implying large upside vs. the current share price. Oppenheimer Lowers PT to $74
• Neutral Sentiment: UBS lowered its target to $59 (from $76) but maintained a “buy” rating — a reduction in optimism but not a cut to recommendation. UBS Lowers PT to $59
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman Sachs trimmed its target to $54 (from $61) while retaining a “buy” stance, signaling lower near‑term expectations from a major bank but continued conviction in longer‑term value. Goldman Cuts PT to $54
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded JEF from “hold” to “strong sell,” increasing selling pressure and signaling short‑term analyst skepticism. Zacks Downgrades to Strong Sell TickerReport
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple shareholder lawsuits and continued securities‑fraud investigations (press releases from Pomerantz, Glancy Prongay & Murray, and other firms) raise legal and reputational risk that could pressure the stock and increase potential liabilities. Pomerantz Investigation Glancy Prongay & Murray
• Negative Sentiment: JEF hit a new 1‑year low following recent analyst downgrades, highlighting increased short‑term downside risk and reduced analyst confidence. 1‑Year Low After Downgrade

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Jefferies Financial Group from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $49.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Monday, March 9th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Jefferies Financial Group from $76.00 to $59.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Jefferies Financial Group from $61.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on shares of Jefferies Financial Group from $97.00 to $74.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Jefferies Financial Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $60.00.

Jefferies Financial Group Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of JEF opened at $36.32 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73. The business has a fifty day moving average of $54.97 and a 200 day moving average of $58.10. The company has a market cap of $7.50 billion, a PE ratio of 12.84 and a beta of 1.52. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. has a 52-week low of $35.53 and a 52-week high of $71.04.

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.13. Jefferies Financial Group had a net margin of 6.56% and a return on equity of 7.27%. The business had revenue of $2.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.91 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Jefferies Financial Group Inc. will post 4.41 EPS for the current year.

Jefferies Financial Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 17th. Jefferies Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 56.54%.

Jefferies Financial Group Profile

Jefferies Financial Group Inc is a diversified financial services company that provides a range of investment banking, capital markets and asset management services to corporations, governments and institutional investors worldwide. Through its core platform, Jefferies offers advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity underwriting, restructuring and recapitalization. The firm also operates a global sales and trading business covering equities, fixed income and foreign exchange products, complemented by equity research and macroeconomic analysis.

In addition to its capital markets franchise, Jefferies maintains a growing asset management division that delivers customized investment solutions across public and private markets.