Oppenheimer Has Lowered Expectations for Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Stock Price

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) had its price objective dropped by stock analysts at Oppenheimer from $97.00 to $74.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the financial services provider’s stock. Oppenheimer’s price objective points to a potential upside of 103.72% from the stock’s current price.

JEF has been the topic of several other research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Jefferies Financial Group in a report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group cut their target price 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. 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 report on Monday, March 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Jefferies Financial Group from $61.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Jefferies Financial Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.00.

Jefferies Financial Group Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of Jefferies Financial Group stock opened at $36.32 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.84 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. The company has a fifty day moving average of $54.97 and a 200 day moving average of $58.15. Jefferies Financial Group has a fifty-two week low of $35.53 and a fifty-two week high of $71.04.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jefferies Financial Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of JEF. Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Jefferies Financial Group by 75.0% in the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 413 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. Smithfield Trust Co purchased a new position in Jefferies Financial Group during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Jefferies Financial Group during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Jefferies Financial Group during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Nvwm LLC bought a new stake in Jefferies Financial Group during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. 60.88% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Jefferies Financial Group News

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

About Jefferies Financial Group

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.