Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) is expected to be issuing its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, January 7th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.83 per share and revenue of $2.0053 billion for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.22. Jefferies Financial Group had a net margin of 7.40% and a return on equity of 7.25%. The company had revenue of $2.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.75 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Jefferies Financial Group to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Jefferies Financial Group Price Performance

Shares of Jefferies Financial Group stock opened at $62.70 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $12.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.55 and a beta of 1.52. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $57.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.80. Jefferies Financial Group has a twelve month low of $39.28 and a twelve month high of $82.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.05.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jefferies Financial Group

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Jefferies Financial Group by 159.3% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 892 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 548 shares during the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Jefferies Financial Group during the 3rd quarter valued at $64,000. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S lifted its stake in shares of Jefferies Financial Group by 28.7% in the 2nd quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 1,872 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $102,000 after purchasing an additional 418 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in shares of Jefferies Financial Group in the 3rd quarter worth $124,000. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Jefferies Financial Group during the third quarter worth $133,000. 60.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JEF has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Jefferies Financial Group from $84.00 to $74.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Capital One Financial set a $55.00 target price on Jefferies Financial Group in a report on Friday, October 17th. Morgan Stanley set a $78.00 price target on Jefferies Financial Group and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Jefferies Financial Group from $69.00 to $55.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Jefferies Financial Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $72.71.

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.