Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 5, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Jefferies Financial Group Inc stock $48.85, price $48.60, upside +0.5%, quality 47 out of 100. Rating: fairly valued. Calculated from audited financials with 9 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Jefferies Financial Group Inc
JEF · USThe stock costs about what our calculation considers fair.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $21.23 – $77.79 · fair‑value band $43.21 – $61.06 · the $48.60 price screens below the $48.85 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 2 fiscal years are left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. As of Nov 6, 2026.
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Company profile
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates in two segments, Investment Banking and Capital Markets, and Asset Management.
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The company provides investment banking and advisory services for mergers or acquisitions, debt financing, restructurings, and private capital advisory transactions; underwriting and placement services related to corporate debt, municipal debt, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, equity and equity-linked securities, and loan syndication services; and corporate lending services.
It 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, the company provides investment-grade distressed debt securities, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, leveraged loans, emerging markets debt, interest rates, 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.
It serves public companies, private companies, sponsors and owners, institutional investors, and government entities. 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.
Stock analysis
Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) currently trades at $48.60, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $48.85, so the stock looks roughly fairly valued today (gap 0.5%).
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $201.13 per share, and 4 of the 9 models we run sit above the $48.60 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $26.72, and 5 of the 9 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $43.21 (bear) to $61.06 (bull), the price of $48.60 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 47/100 (below-average quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Expensive Growth: The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc reported revenue of $10.8B in FY2025 versus $8.9B in FY2021, a compound +4.9%/yr. Reported net income was $710M in FY2025, compounding −19.3%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $10.8B Large · P/E ratio 12.1 · P/S ratio 1.27 · EPS (TTM) $3.75 · Dividend yield 3.3% · Net margin 11.0% · Return on equity 8.6% · Return on assets (EBIT) 5.0%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 47 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 25% below its 52-week high and 37% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −12% fair-value upside, at 1%, JEF screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
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Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Insider trades
In the last 6 months, one officer or director bought shares worth $324.0M, on Jul 15, 2026.
- BuySUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Director2× since May 1, 2026: 12,335,879 shares, avg. $54.84$676.6MJul 15, 2026
- SaleBrian P FriedmanPresident, Director1 shares at $51.90$52May 6, 2026
Plus 23 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Source: SEC Form 4, as of Nov 5, 2026. All filings at the SEC ↗
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| Morgan Stanley MS | $182.44 | $260.72 | +43% | vs JEF |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation SCHW | $92.58 | $117.60 | +27% | vs JEF |
| Guotai Haitong Securities Co 601211 | ¥16.67 | ¥18.02 | +8% | vs JEF |
| Nomura Holdings NMR | $9.51 | $10.20 | +7% | vs JEF |
| The Goldman Sachs Group GS | $868.95 | $766.86 | −12% | vs JEF |
| CITIC Securities Company 600030 | ¥25.98 | ¥20.42 | −21% | vs JEF |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc HOOD | $78.39 | $47.60 | −39% | vs JEF |
| Macquarie Group MQG | A$248.86 | A$123.84 | −50% | vs JEF |
| East Money Information Co 300059 | ¥18.98 | ¥6.72 | −65% | vs JEF |
| Interactive Brokers Group IBKR | $72.73 | $17.48 | −76% | vs JEF |
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