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

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) will likely be releasing its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Monday, September 28th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $1.00 per share and revenue of $2.1963 billion for the quarter. Investors may visit the the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earning overview 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 earnings results on Wednesday, June 24th. The financial services provider reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by ($0.14). Jefferies Financial Group had a net margin of 7.58% and a return on equity of 9.23%. The firm had revenue of $2.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.30 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.40 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 35.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 Trading Up 3.0%

JEF opened at $47.64 on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group has a 1-year low of $35.53 and a 1-year high of $69.93. The company has a market cap of $9.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $53.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.82. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99.

Jefferies Financial Group declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, June 24th that permits the company to buyback $250.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the financial services provider to repurchase up to 2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on JEF shares. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $76.00 target price on shares of Jefferies Financial Group in a report on Thursday, September 17th. Wall Street Zen raised Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 19th. UBS Group lowered their price target on Jefferies Financial Group from $65.00 to $61.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Jefferies Financial Group from $44.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Capital One Financial set a $57.00 price objective on shares of Jefferies Financial Group in a report on Friday, September 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $62.75.

Jefferies Financial Group Company Profile

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.