Beck Mack & Oliver LLC Cuts Position in Jefferies Financial Group Inc. $JEF

Beck Mack & Oliver LLC trimmed its position in shares of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,267,280 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 16,074 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group makes up approximately 1.5% of Beck Mack & Oliver LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Beck Mack & Oliver LLC’s holdings in Jefferies Financial Group were worth $82,905,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Jefferies Financial Group during the third quarter valued at $30,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Jefferies Financial Group in the 3rd quarter worth $36,000. Rothschild Investment LLC grew its stake in shares of Jefferies Financial Group by 34.7% in the 3rd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 741 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Jefferies Financial Group by 159.3% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 892 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 548 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Jefferies Financial Group during the 3rd quarter valued at about $64,000. 60.88% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Jefferies Financial Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Jefferies Financial Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer cut its price target to $74 from $97 but kept an “outperform” rating, still implying large upside vs. the current share price. Oppenheimer Lowers PT to $74
• Neutral Sentiment: UBS lowered its target to $59 (from $76) but maintained a “buy” rating — a reduction in optimism but not a cut to recommendation. UBS Lowers PT to $59
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman Sachs trimmed its target to $54 (from $61) while retaining a “buy” stance, signaling lower near‑term expectations from a major bank but continued conviction in longer‑term value. Goldman Cuts PT to $54
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded JEF from “hold” to “strong sell,” increasing selling pressure and signaling short‑term analyst skepticism. Zacks Downgrades to Strong Sell TickerReport
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple shareholder lawsuits and continued securities‑fraud investigations (press releases from Pomerantz, Glancy Prongay & Murray, and other firms) raise legal and reputational risk that could pressure the stock and increase potential liabilities. Pomerantz Investigation Glancy Prongay & Murray
• Negative Sentiment: JEF hit a new 1‑year low following recent analyst downgrades, highlighting increased short‑term downside risk and reduced analyst confidence. 1‑Year Low After Downgrade

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Zacks Research lowered Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Jefferies Financial Group from $76.00 to $59.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley cut Jefferies Financial Group from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $49.00 target price for the company. in a report on Monday, March 9th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on Jefferies Financial Group from $97.00 to $74.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Jefferies Financial Group from $61.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Jefferies Financial Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.00.

Jefferies Financial Group Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSE JEF opened at $36.32 on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. has a 1 year low of $35.53 and a 1 year high of $71.04. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $54.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.15. The company has a market cap of $7.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.84 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $2.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.01 billion. Jefferies Financial Group had a return on equity of 7.27% and a net margin of 6.56%.Jefferies Financial Group’s revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Jefferies Financial Group Inc. will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Jefferies Financial Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 17th. Jefferies Financial Group’s payout ratio is currently 56.54%.

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.