Jefferies Financial stock is trading -9.59% below its average target price of $49.0 after dropping -4.0% during today's afternoon session. Analysts are giving the Mid-Cap Capital Markets company an average rating of buy and target prices ranging from $44.0 to $52.0 per share.
Jefferies Financial's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 1.3%. The stock's short ratio is 2.37. Since 22.12% of the company's shares are owned by insiders, we can infer that there is a degree of alignment between management and shareholder interests.
Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 63.5%. In conclusion, we believe there is positive market sentiment regarding Jefferies Financial.
Institutions Invested in Jefferies Financial
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 8% | 17,489,993 | $774,806,676 |
| 2023-12-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 7% | 15,752,013 | $697,814,163 |
| 2023-12-31 | First Pacific Advisors, LP | 3% | 5,423,750 | $240,272,120 |
| 2023-12-31 | State Street Corporation | 2% | 5,233,250 | $231,832,971 |
| 2023-12-31 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2% | 4,405,866 | $195,179,860 |
| 2023-12-31 | Alliancebernstein L.P. | 2% | 3,643,775 | $161,419,229 |
| 2023-12-31 | Smith (Donald) & Company Inc. | 2% | 3,272,244 | $144,960,406 |
| 2023-12-31 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 2% | 3,236,862 | $143,392,984 |
| 2023-12-31 | Barrow, Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC | 1% | 3,023,577 | $133,944,458 |
| 2023-12-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1% | 2,656,000 | $117,660,797 |
