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Company snapshot — Jefferies Financial Group Inc

JEF in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Jefferies Financial Group is an investment bank and capital markets firm working across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. It runs two segments, one covering investment banking and capital markets and another covering asset management, advising on mergers, debt and equity underwriting, restructurings and private capital deals, while also running prime brokerage, research, trading, wealth management and foreign exchange services for companies, sponsors and institutional clients. It traded for years as Leucadia National Corporation before taking its current name, and is based in New York.
Where it sits in the stack
Jefferies carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, the diary's AI build-out indices, so it sits outside that stack entirely. Within our wider coverage it belongs to the capital markets sleeve, alongside the other investment banks and brokers followed for their role in financing activity across the market rather than any position in the AI build-out.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group for Jefferies is not defined in our records. The comparison the market most often draws is with Goldman Sachs, as another firm built around advisory work, underwriting and trading rather than deposit-taking.
Why Closelook tracks it
Jefferies holds a seat in the Russell 1000 but none in Rubin or Halo, and it does not yet carry a Closelook score. The diary has not quoted it in any edition so far, and no peer group has been set for it.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the stock's run of declining sessions and its slide below its short- and longer-term averages steadies, and whether the recently trimmed analyst price target marks a lasting reset in expectations rather than a passing move.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for JEF, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 4 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Oppenheimer, 2026-09-17

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for JEF from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Oppenheimer — target 76 from 83 Target cut to $76 from $83 (+60.5% to spot) 2026-09-17
  • Price target BMO Capital — target 57 from 60 Target cut to $57 from $60 (+6.9% to spot) 2026-09-11
  • Price target UBS — target 61 from 65 Target cut to $61 from $65 (+14.1% to spot) 2026-09-11

4 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 4 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Capital Markets · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Capital Markets · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against JEF on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.34%, quarterly · last 0.40 USD on 2026-08-18

Dividends and capital return

What JEF pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.60 USD per share · a 3.34% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +3.2% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.55 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.40 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-18
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.30 USD (partial) · 2024: 1.30 USD · 2025: 1.60 USD · 2026: 1.20 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-10

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF)?

Jefferies Financial Group Inc trades as JEF on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is JEF in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Jefferies Financial Group Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does JEF trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -11.1% vs the 50-day and -9.5% vs the 200-day average, 31% below the 52-week high and +35.9% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 52 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Jefferies Financial Group Inc do?

Jefferies Financial Group is an investment bank and capital markets firm working across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. It runs two segments, one covering investment banking and capital markets and another covering asset management, advising on mergers, debt and equity underwriting, restructurings and private capital deals, while also running prime brokerage, research, trading, wealth management and foreign exchange services for companies, sponsors and institutional clients. It traded for years as Leucadia National Corporation before taking its current name, and is based in New York. Closelook's peer group for Jefferies is not defined in our records. The comparison the market most often draws is with Goldman Sachs, as another firm built around advisory work, underwriting and trading rather than deposit-taking.

Where does Jefferies Financial Group Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Jefferies carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, the diary's AI build-out indices, so it sits outside that stack entirely. Within our wider coverage it belongs to the capital markets sleeve, alongside the other investment banks and brokers followed for their role in financing activity across the market rather than any position in the AI build-out. Jefferies holds a seat in the Russell 1000 but none in Rubin or Halo, and it does not yet carry a Closelook score. The diary has not quoted it in any edition so far, and no peer group has been set for it.

Does Jefferies Financial Group Inc pay a dividend?

Jefferies Financial Group Inc has paid 1.60 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.34% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.40 USD on 2026-08-18. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Jefferies Financial Group Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Jefferies Financial Group Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Oppenheimer on 2026-09-17 (target 76 from 83). 4 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 4 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for JEF, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Capital Markets. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.