Jefferies Financial logged a 0.7% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $53.28 per share.
Jefferies Financial returned losses of -17.3% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $82.68 and a low of $39.28. Over the same period, the stock underperformed the S&P 500 index by -38.1%. AThe company's 50-day average price was $61.33. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as an investment banking and capital markets firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. Based in New York, NY, the Large-Cap Finance company has 7,866 full time employees. Jefferies Financial has returned a 2.9% dividend yield over the last 12 months, but this may not be sustainable seen that the company has a choppy cash flow record.
Positive Cash Flows:
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (M) | $5,359 | $6,880 | $8,945 | $7,149 | $7,441 | $10,515 |
| Interest Income (M) | $87 | $1,030 | $932 | $1,170 | $2,741 | $3,441 |
| Operating Margins | 9% | 16% | 25% | 15% | 5% | 10% |
| Net Margins | 18% | 11% | 19% | 11% | 4% | 7% |
| Net Income (M) | $960 | $770 | $1,667 | $782 | $262 | $716 |
| Depreciation & Amort. (M) | $153 | $158 | $157 | $173 | $112 | $190 |
| Diluted Shares (M) | 317 | 277 | 272 | 256 | 237 | 224 |
| Earnings Per Share | $3.03 | $2.65 | $6.13 | $3.06 | $1.1 | $2.99 |
| EPS Growth | n/a | -12.54% | 131.32% | -50.08% | -64.05% | 171.82% |
| Avg. Price | $15.05 | $15.9 | $30.5 | $30.22 | $40.41 | $52.91 |
| P/E Ratio | 4.9 | 5.93 | 4.85 | 9.65 | 36.08 | 17.18 |
| Free Cash Flow (M) | -$2,535 | $2,242 | $1,417 | $1,581 | -$1,935 | -$391 |
| CAPEX (M) | $1,707 | $186 | $166 | $224 | $1 | $251 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.38 | 3.16 | 2.5 | 5.19 | 22.11 | 10.53 |
| Total Debt (M) | $8,337 | $8,352 | $9,126 | $8,774 | $9,699 | $13,531 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 1.04 | -0.57 | -0.68 | -0.76 | 2.51 | 1.15 |
The Market May Be Undervaluing Jefferies Financial's Assets and Equity:
Jefferies Financial has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 21.3, compared to an average of 15.92 for the Finance sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $4.47, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 13.7. The 5.7% compound average growth rate of Jefferies Financial's historical and projected earnings per share yields a PEG ratio of 3.73. This suggests that these shares are overvalued. In contrast, the market is likely undervaluing Jefferies Financial in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 1.05 while the sector average is 1.78. The company's shares are currently trading -3.6% below their Graham number.
Jefferies Financial Has an Average Rating of Buy:
The 5 analysts following Jefferies Financial have set target prices ranging from $47.0 to $81.0 per share, for an average of $65.2 with a buy rating. The company is trading -18.3% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst consensus of some upside potential.
Jefferies Financial has an average amount of shares sold short because 2.8% of the company's shares are sold short. Institutions own 67.6% of the company's shares, and the insider ownership rate stands at 26.07%, suggesting a large amount of insider shareholders. The largest shareholder is Blackrock Inc., whose 7% stake in the company is worth $820,382,571.
