Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF – Get Free Report) and Coincheck Group (NASDAQ:CNCK – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Jefferies Financial Group and Coincheck Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Jefferies Financial Group | 6.61% | 7.83% | 1.15% |
| Coincheck Group | -0.01% | -0.26% | -0.02% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Jefferies Financial Group and Coincheck Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Jefferies Financial Group | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Coincheck Group | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Jefferies Financial Group and Coincheck Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Jefferies Financial Group | $10.82 billion | 0.90 | $710.47 million | $2.96 | 16.03 |
| Coincheck Group | $475.13 billion | 0.00 | -$94.71 million | $0.02 | 91.00 |
Jefferies Financial Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coincheck Group. Jefferies Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coincheck Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
60.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.2% of Coincheck Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.1% of Coincheck Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
Jefferies Financial Group has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coincheck Group has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Jefferies Financial Group beats Coincheck Group on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Jefferies Financial Group
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Investment Banking and Capital Markets, and Asset Management. It provides investment banking, advisory services with respect to mergers or acquisitions, debt financing, restructurings or recapitalizations, and private capital advisory transactions; underwriting and placement services related to corporate debt, municipal bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, equity and equity-linked securities, and loan syndication services; and corporate lending services. The company also offers financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage services; equities research, sales, and trading services; wealth management services; and online foreign exchange trading services. In addition, it provides investment grade distressed debt securities, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, leveraged loans, emerging markets debt, and interest rate and credit index derivative products; and manages and offers services to a diverse group of alternative asset management platforms across a spectrum of investment strategies and asset classes. The company was formerly known as Leucadia National Corporation and changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in May 2018. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Coincheck Group
Coincheck Group NV. is a Dutch public limited liability company and a holding company of Coincheck, Inc. which operates one of the largest multi-cryptocurrency marketplaces and crypto asset exchanges in Japan and is regulated by the Financial Services Agency of Japan. The company was founded on February 18, 2022 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherland.
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