Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Set to Announce Earnings on Monday

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) is expected to be issuing its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Monday, September 28th. Analysts expect Jefferies Financial Group to post earnings of $1.00 per share and revenue of $2.1963 billion for the quarter. Individuals can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Monday, September 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 24th. The financial services provider reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.16 by ($0.14). The firm had revenue of $2.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.30 billion. Jefferies Financial Group had a return on equity of 9.23% and a net margin of 7.58%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 35.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.40 EPS. On average, analysts expect Jefferies Financial Group to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Jefferies Financial Group Price Performance

NYSE:JEF opened at $47.64 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 1.52. Jefferies Financial Group has a 52-week low of $35.53 and a 52-week high of $69.93. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $53.22 and a 200 day moving average of $50.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98.

Jefferies Financial Group declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, June 24th that allows the company to buyback $250.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the financial services provider to purchase up to 2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on JEF shares. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Jefferies Financial Group from $44.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Weiss Ratings lowered Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 19th. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Jefferies Financial Group from $65.00 to $61.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 11th. Finally, Capital One Financial set a $57.00 target price on shares of Jefferies Financial Group in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $62.75.

About Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE:JEF) is a diversified financial services company that provides investment banking, capital markets, asset management and wealth management services. Its principal operating business, Jefferies, advises companies, governments and institutional investors on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, restructuring and other strategic transactions.

Through its investment banking and securities operations, Jefferies offers equity and fixed-income underwriting, sales and trading, research, prime brokerage and related services.