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Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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JEF Stock Forecast

Jefferies Financial Group stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $69.00 (represents a -9.47% downside from JEF’s last price of $76.22) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 9 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

JEF Price Target

The average price target for Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) is $69.00 based on 1-year price targets from 9 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $97.00 to $49.00. This represents a potential -9.47% downside from JEF's last price of $76.22.

JEF Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 9 Wall Street analysts, Jefferies Financial Group's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for JEF stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 7 'Buy' (77.78%), 2 'Hold' (22.22%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Jefferies Financial Group Price Target by Analyst

DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Dec 09, 2024Benjamin BudishBarclays$49.00$79.51-38.37%-35.71%
Dec 09, 2024Ryan KennyMorgan Stanley$97.00$78.1224.17%27.26%
Sep 17, 2024Brennan HawkenUBS$67.00$62.038.01%-12.10%
Sep 13, 2024Chris KotowskiOppenheimer$66.00$57.5614.66%-13.41%
Sep 10, 2024James YaroGoldman Sachs$66.00$56.3117.21%-13.41%
Jul 23, 2024Ryan KennyMorgan Stanley$59.00$54.877.53%-22.59%
Jun 28, 2024Chris KotowskiOppenheimer$58.00$48.9218.56%-23.90%
Jun 14, 2024Chris KotowskiOppenheimer$57.00$43.8330.05%-25.22%
Jun 11, 2024James YaroGoldman Sachs$52.00$43.2420.26%-31.78%
Apr 30, 2024Chris KotowskiOppenheimer$56.00$43.0630.05%-26.53%
Apr 02, 2024Chris KotowskiOppenheimer$54.00$43.5524.00%-29.15%
Sep 06, 2023Chris KotowskiOppenheimer$43.00$36.7916.88%-43.58%
Jan 10, 2023James YaroJefferies$40.00$39.172.12%-47.52%
Dec 21, 2022Michael BrownJefferies$37.00$35.673.73%-51.46%
Sep 05, 2022Michael BrownJefferies$38.00$31.5020.63%-50.14%
Aug 04, 2022Goldman Sachs$37.00$32.8912.50%-51.46%
Jul 19, 2022Morgan Stanley$28.00$29.11-3.80%-63.26%
Jun 28, 2022Morgan Stanley$32.00$27.9614.45%-58.02%
Mar 20, 2022Chris KotowskiOppenheimer$47.00$32.7243.64%-38.34%

The latest Jefferies Financial Group stock forecast, released on Dec 09, 2024 by Benjamin Budish from Barclays, set a price target of $49.00, which represents a -38.37% decrease from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($79.51), and a -35.71% decrease from JEF last price ($76.22).

Jefferies Financial Group Price Target by Period

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# Anlaysts2211
Avg Price Target$73.00$73.00$61.91
Last Closing Price$76.22$76.22$76.22
Upside/Downside-4.22%-4.22%-18.77%

In the current month, the average price target of Jefferies Financial Group stock is $73.00, according to 2 Wall Street analysts offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -4.22% decrease as opposed to Jefferies Financial Group's last price of $76.22. This month's average price target is down 0.00% compared to last quarter, and up 17.91% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Dec 09, 2024BernsteinOutperformUpgrade
Dec 09, 2024BarclaysOverweightUpgrade
Dec 09, 2024JefferiesUnderperformBuyUpgrade
Dec 09, 2024Morgan StanleyEqual-WeightOverweightUpgrade
Sep 23, 2024JefferiesUnderperformUnderperformHold
Sep 23, 2024Morgan StanleyEqual-WeightEqual-WeightHold
Sep 17, 2024UBSBuyInitialise
Sep 13, 2024OppenheimerOutperformOutperformHold
Sep 10, 2024Goldman SachsBuyBuyHold
Jul 23, 2024Morgan StanleyEqual-WeightEqual-WeightHold
Jun 14, 2024OppenheimerOutperformOutperformHold
Jun 11, 2024Goldman SachsConviction BuyConviction BuyHold
Apr 30, 2024OppenheimerOutperformOutperformHold
Apr 02, 2024OppenheimerOutperformOutperformHold
Sep 06, 2023OppenheimerOutperformOutperformHold
Aug 22, 2023JefferiesNeutralBuyUpgrade
Mar 24, 2023OppenheimerOutperformOutperformHold
Jan 10, 2023JefferiesMarket PerformNeutralDowngrade
Jan 02, 2023Keefe Bruyette & WoodsMarket PerformDowngrade
Dec 22, 2022Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMarket PerformDowngrade
Dec 21, 2022JefferiesOutperformMarket PerformDowngrade
Sep 05, 2022JefferiesOutperformUpgrade
Aug 04, 2022Goldman SachsBuyBuyHold
Jul 19, 2022Morgan StanleyEqual-WeightEqual-WeightHold
Jun 28, 2022Morgan StanleyEqual-WeightEqual-WeightHold
Jun 07, 2022OppenheimerOutperformOutperformHold
Mar 20, 2022OppenheimerOutperformOutperformHold

Jefferies Financial Group's last stock rating was published by Bernstein on Dec 09, 2024. The company Upgrade its JEF rating from "null" to "Outperform".

Jefferies Financial Group Financial Forecast

Jefferies Financial Group Revenue Forecast

Dec 26Aug 26May 26Mar 26Dec 25Aug 25May 25Mar 25Dec 24Aug 24May 24Mar 24Dec 23Aug 23May 23Mar 23Dec 22Aug 22May 22Mar 22Dec 21Aug 21May 21Mar 21Dec 20Aug 20May 20Mar 20Dec 19Aug 19
Revenue-------------$1.28B$1.75B--$1.52B$1.37B---$1.95B--$1.62B$1.15B--$856.78M
Avg Forecast$2.31B$2.31B$2.20B$2.19B$1.92B$1.98B$1.89B$1.97B$1.77B$1.71B$1.59B$1.52B$1.15B$1.25B$1.04B$1.09B$1.93B$1.36B$1.26B$1.55B$1.90B$1.74B$1.58B$1.75B$1.26B$1.11B$844.30M$1.05B$791.10M$993.20M
High Forecast$2.42B$2.42B$2.31B$2.29B$2.01B$2.07B$1.98B$2.11B$1.86B$1.72B$1.67B$1.52B$1.23B$1.31B$1.09B$1.14B$2.32B$1.39B$1.29B$1.58B$1.93B$1.78B$1.61B$1.78B$1.28B$1.14B$860.91M$1.07B$806.66M$1.01B
Low Forecast$2.21B$2.21B$2.11B$2.10B$1.84B$1.89B$1.81B$1.85B$1.69B$1.70B$1.53B$1.52B$1.06B$1.20B$996.24M$1.04B$1.55B$1.34B$1.24B$1.52B$1.87B$1.72B$1.55B$1.72B$1.24B$1.10B$831.65M$1.04B$779.25M$978.32M
# Analysts1111111221112188161111111464874
Surprise %-------------1.02%1.68%--1.12%1.08%---1.24%--1.45%1.36%--0.86%

Jefferies Financial Group's average Quarter revenue forecast for Dec 23 based on 2 analysts is $1.15B, with a low forecast of $1.06B, and a high forecast of $1.23B. JEF's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -10.33% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $1.28B (Aug 23).

Jefferies Financial Group EBITDA Forecast

Dec 26Aug 26May 26Mar 26Dec 25Aug 25May 25Mar 25Dec 24Aug 24May 24Mar 24Dec 23Aug 23May 23Mar 23Dec 22Aug 22May 22Mar 22Dec 21Aug 21May 21Mar 21Dec 20Aug 20May 20Mar 20Dec 19Aug 19
# Analysts1111111221112188161111111464874
EBITDA-------------$244.89M$581.72M--$349.86M$228.55M---$537.11M--$446.71M$122.59M--$-19.14M
Avg Forecast$862.06M$860.93M$821.99M$816.80M$717.23M$737.04M$706.23M$736.72M$662.06M$637.59M$594.23M$329.97M$429.39M$467.80M$387.83M$299.97M$539.36M$352.06M$326.57M$272.70M$489.85M$450.34M$407.36M$491.79M$324.98M$287.90M$218.18M$192.11M$204.43M$256.65M
High Forecast$902.90M$901.72M$860.94M$855.49M$751.22M$771.96M$739.69M$786.54M$692.32M$642.15M$622.38M$395.96M$458.50M$489.96M$406.21M$359.96M$647.23M$358.98M$333.00M$327.24M$499.48M$459.20M$415.37M$590.15M$331.37M$293.56M$222.47M$230.53M$208.45M$261.70M
Low Forecast$826.14M$825.06M$787.74M$782.76M$687.35M$706.33M$676.80M$690.45M$631.79M$633.04M$569.47M$263.97M$396.64M$448.31M$371.67M$239.98M$431.49M$346.78M$321.68M$218.16M$482.51M$443.60M$401.26M$393.43M$320.11M$283.58M$214.91M$153.68M$201.37M$252.81M
Surprise %-------------0.52%1.50%--0.99%0.70%---1.32%--1.55%0.56%---0.07%

2 analysts predict JEF's average Quarter EBITDA for Dec 23 to be $429.39M, with a high of $458.50M and a low of $396.64M. This is 75.34% upper than Jefferies Financial Group's previous annual EBITDA (Aug 23) of $244.89M.

Jefferies Financial Group Net Income Forecast

Dec 26Aug 26May 26Mar 26Dec 25Aug 25May 25Mar 25Dec 24Aug 24May 24Mar 24Dec 23Aug 23May 23Mar 23Dec 22Aug 22May 22Mar 22Dec 21Aug 21May 21Mar 21Dec 20Aug 20May 20Mar 20Dec 19Aug 19
# Analysts1111111221112188161111111464874
Net Income-------------$135.63M$140.94M--$197.53M$116.08M---$354.22M--$305.81M$46.32M--$49.75M
Avg Forecast$332.63M$338.14M$306.97M$308.54M$276.67M$261.13M$240.47M$253.54M$201.46M$171.83M$140.41M$246.40M$56.90M$73.16M$60.41M$224.00M$396.99M$137.70M$108.57M$203.63M$283.34M$210.43M$190.66M$332.06M$105.92M$70.97M$-6.36M$99.41M$129.22M$66.42M
High Forecast$353.12M$358.97M$325.88M$327.54M$293.72M$277.22M$255.29M$275.78M$213.87M$173.15M$140.45M$295.68M$83.17M$77.67M$64.13M$268.80M$476.39M$141.22M$111.34M$244.36M$290.58M$215.81M$195.53M$398.48M$108.63M$72.78M$-6.23M$119.29M$132.53M$68.12M
Low Forecast$314.62M$319.83M$290.34M$291.83M$261.69M$246.99M$227.45M$231.30M$190.55M$170.50M$140.37M$197.12M$30.64M$69.20M$57.14M$179.20M$317.59M$135.01M$106.45M$162.91M$277.82M$206.33M$186.94M$265.65M$103.86M$69.58M$-6.52M$79.52M$126.71M$65.12M
Surprise %-------------1.85%2.33%--1.43%1.07%---1.86%--4.31%-7.29%--0.75%

Jefferies Financial Group's average Quarter net income forecast for Dec 23 is $56.90M, with a range of $30.64M to $83.17M. JEF's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -58.05% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $135.63M (Aug 23).

Jefferies Financial Group SG&A Forecast

Dec 26Aug 26May 26Mar 26Dec 25Aug 25May 25Mar 25Dec 24Aug 24May 24Mar 24Dec 23Aug 23May 23Mar 23Dec 22Aug 22May 22Mar 22Dec 21Aug 21May 21Mar 21Dec 20Aug 20May 20Mar 20Dec 19Aug 19
# Analysts1111111221112188161111111464874
SG&A-------------$202.86M$-218.77M--$398.22M$328.28M---$341.56M--$237.71M$249.12M--$268.74M
Avg Forecast$379.01M$378.51M$361.39M$359.11M$315.34M$324.04M$310.50M$323.90M$291.08M$280.32M$261.26M$213.30M$188.78M$205.67M$170.51M$193.91M$471.01M$223.46M$207.29M$176.28M$310.92M$285.85M$258.57M$154.61M$206.28M$182.74M$138.49M$258.73M$129.76M$162.91M
High Forecast$396.97M$396.45M$378.52M$376.12M$330.28M$339.40M$325.21M$345.81M$304.38M$282.32M$273.63M$255.96M$201.58M$215.41M$178.59M$232.69M$565.21M$227.86M$211.37M$211.54M$317.04M$291.47M$263.65M$185.53M$210.33M$186.33M$141.21M$310.47M$132.31M$166.11M
Low Forecast$363.22M$362.74M$346.34M$344.15M$302.20M$310.54M$297.56M$303.56M$277.77M$278.32M$250.37M$170.64M$174.38M$197.10M$163.41M$155.13M$376.81M$220.12M$204.18M$141.03M$306.27M$281.57M$254.69M$123.69M$203.19M$180.00M$136.41M$206.98M$127.82M$160.47M
Surprise %-------------0.99%-1.28%--1.78%1.58%---1.32%--1.30%1.80%--1.65%

Jefferies Financial Group's average Quarter SG&A projection for Dec 23 is $188.78M, based on 2 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $174.38M to $201.58M. The forecast indicates a -6.94% fall compared to JEF last annual SG&A of $202.86M (Aug 23).

Jefferies Financial Group EPS Forecast

Dec 26Aug 26May 26Mar 26Dec 25Aug 25May 25Mar 25Dec 24Aug 24May 24Mar 24Dec 23Aug 23May 23Mar 23Dec 22Aug 22May 22Mar 22Dec 21Aug 21May 21Mar 21Dec 20Aug 20May 20Mar 20Dec 19Aug 19
# Analysts1111111221112188161111111464874
EPS-------------$0.57$0.57--$0.80$0.46---$1.33--$1.08$0.16--$0.16
Avg Forecast$1.50$1.53$1.38$1.39$1.25$1.18$1.08$1.14$0.91$0.78$0.63$0.75$0.26$0.33$0.27$0.43$1.95$0.62$0.49$0.85$1.28$0.95$0.86$1.18$0.48$0.32$-0.03$0.21$0.58$0.30
High Forecast$1.59$1.62$1.47$1.48$1.32$1.25$1.15$1.24$0.96$0.78$0.63$0.80$0.38$0.35$0.29$0.46$2.07$0.64$0.50$0.87$1.31$0.97$0.88$1.21$0.49$0.33$-0.03$0.22$0.60$0.31
Low Forecast$1.42$1.44$1.31$1.32$1.18$1.11$1.03$1.04$0.86$0.77$0.63$0.71$0.14$0.31$0.26$0.41$1.85$0.61$0.48$0.83$1.25$0.93$0.84$1.16$0.47$0.31$-0.03$0.21$0.57$0.29
Surprise %-------------1.73%2.09%--1.29%0.94%---1.55%--3.37%-5.58%--0.53%

According to 2 Wall Street analysts, Jefferies Financial Group's projected average Quarter EPS for Dec 23 is $0.26, with a low estimate of $0.14 and a high estimate of $0.38. This represents a -54.97% decrease compared to JEF previous annual EPS of $0.57 (Aug 23).

Jefferies Financial Group Peer Comparison by Price Target

TickerCompanyLast Closing PriceAvg Price TargetUpside/DownsideAvg Rating
MCMoelis & Company$74.40$79.006.18%Buy
LAZLazard$52.74$53.671.76%Buy
PIPRPiper Sandler Companies$312.19$292.00-6.47%Buy
HLIHoulihan Lokey$177.96$163.00-8.41%Hold
EVREvercore$290.20$263.00-9.37%Buy
JEFJefferies Financial Group$79.19$69.00-12.87%Buy
PWPPerella Weinberg Partners$24.50$15.50-36.73%Buy
PJTPJT Partners$159.44$79.50-50.14%Buy

JEF Forecast FAQ

Is Jefferies Financial Group a good buy?

Yes, according to 9 Wall Street analysts, Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 7 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 77.78% of JEF's total ratings.

What is JEF's price target?

Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) average price target is $69 with a range of $49 to $97, implying a -9.47% from its last price of $76.22. The data is based on 9 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Jefferies Financial Group stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for JEF stock, the company can go down by -9.47% (from the last price of $76.22 to the average price target of $69), up by 27.26% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -35.71% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Jefferies Financial Group stock reach $110?

JEF's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $69 does not support the claim that Jefferies Financial Group can reach $110 in the near future.

What is Jefferies Financial Group's current price target trend?

2 Wall Street analysts forecast a $73 price target for Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) this month, down -4.22% from its last price of $76.22. Compared to the last 3 and 12 months, the average price target decreased by -4.22% and decreased by -18.77%, respectively.

Did the JEF's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

In terms of the last quarterly report (Aug 2023), Jefferies Financial Group's revenue was $1.28B, beating the average analysts' forecast of $1.25B by 2.36%. The company's EBITDA was $244.89M, missing the average prediction of $467.8M by -47.65%. Jefferies Financial Group's net income was $135.64M, beating the average estimation of $73.16M by 85.39%. The company's SG&A was $202.86M, missing the average forecast of $205.67M by -1.37%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.57, beating the average prediction of $0.33 by 72.73%