Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Financial Services

NYSE:JEF · New York Stock Exchange

Market Cap $12.60B Beta 1.53 P/E (TTM) 17.9
$61.65 +3.34%

+$1.99 today

52W Low $35.53High $71.04

Vol 1.05M · Avg 2.38M

EPS (TTM)$3.45
Div Yield2.59%
Financial - Capital Markets

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

6.7%

avg 5.8%

ROIC

0.9%

avg 3.2%

ROA

0.9%

avg 1.1%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 6.7% versus its period average of 5.8%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Brian Paul Friedman

President & Director$11.45M70$2.09M1.02%

Richard Brian Handler

Chief Executive Officer & Director$11.23M65$2.09M1.02%

Michael J. Sharp

Executive Vice President & General Counsel$5.01M70$132,492.000.06%

Matthew Scott Larson

Executive VP & CFO$4.01M53$99,010.000.05%

Joseph Saul Steinberg

Co-Founder & Chairman$1.31M81$2.34M1.14%

Edward John Wehle

Global Head of Technology Services Investment Banking$0.00<0.01%

Haim Jimmy Hallac

Managing Director55

Christopher Laskowski

Head of Asia Investment Banking

John F. Stacconi

Managing Director & Global Treasurer63$0.00<0.01%

Jun Wu

Head of Health-Care Coverage - Asia

Mark L. Cagno

Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer55$15.00<0.01%

Oliver Diehl

MD & Continental European Head of Equity Capital Markets

Peter Colwell

Global Head of Industrial, Energy & Infrastructure Banking

Tiffany Serfaty

Event Driven Sales Executive

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

1

$310.02M

Sells

2

$51.90

Net Sentiment

+$310.02M

Net buying

Most Active

FRIEDMAN BRIAN P

2 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
May 6, 2026

FRIEDMAN BRIAN P

Direct

Sell0.74$51.91$38.41
May 6, 2026

FRIEDMAN BRIAN P

Direct

Sell0.26$51.88$13.49
May 1, 2026

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Indirect

Buy6.43M$48.22$310,022,630.14

Analysis

Insiders reported 1 buys worth $310.02M and 2 sells worth $51.90 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net buying of $310.02M. FRIEDMAN BRIAN P was the most active insider with 2 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-40.1%
+14.6% (14yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+7.5%
-0.9% (14yr)2 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A-30.8%
+10.2% (14yr)2 analysts
EBITN/AN/A-8.3%
+8.5% (14yr)2 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at +7.5% over three years. Forward estimates point to EPS at +14.6% (14yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages JEF?

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) lists 14 active executives. The top listed executive is Edward John Wehle, Global Head of Technology Services Investment Banking.

Are JEF insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net buying of $650.17M.

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