Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) fair value: what the stock is really worth
We calculate from audited financials what Jefferies Financial Group Inc is really worth. The fair value tells you whether the price is too high or too low, the quality score (0 to 100) how solid the business behind it is. 26 models, 37 quality factors, updated daily.
- Fair value above price? No
- Good quality? No
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Jefferies Financial Group Inc
JEF · USLow PriorityFair Value upside is limited and quality is weak.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 18, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $22.49 – $78.36 · fair‑value band $35.68 – $47.57 · the $47.90 price screens above the $47.57 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. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 18, 2026.
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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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. 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 $47.90, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $47.57, implying the stock looks roughly 0.7% fairly valued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Earnings-Based group reads highest at a median of $98.11 per share, and 4 of the 9 models we run sit above the $47.90 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $31.02, and 5 of the 9 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $35.68 (bear) to $47.57 (bull), the price of $47.90 sits above 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 40/100 (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 $10.7B · P/E ratio 18.2 · P/S ratio 1.19 · EPS (TTM) $3.58 · Dividend yield 3.4% · Net margin 6.6% · Return on equity 6.6% · 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 31% below its 52-week high and 36% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −23% fair-value upside, at −1%, JEF screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
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Of which business quality 43 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 30
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Recent news
- Jefferies Sets Jaw-Dropping S&P 500 Target for 2027
- Analysts Estimate Jefferies (JEF) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
- Jefferies stays bullish on S&P 500, sees 9,000 by end-2027
- Jefferies to Benefit From Increased Investment Banking Momentum, Oppenheimer Says
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Values & ESG
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| Interactive Brokers Group IBKR | $91.37 | $22.69 | −75% |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc HOOD | $104.42 | $47.18 | −55% |
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| East Money Information Co 300059 | ¥18.09 | ¥4.77 | −74% |
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