JEF

Jefferies Financial GroupD

NYSE / Financial Services

At close

2026-07-17

Current thesis

The best bull read is that June 24 results strengthened evidence that Jefferies' core franchise is gaining share: record advisory and underwriting revenue, record equities revenue, higher book value per share, active buybacks, and management's explicit confidence in 2H26 backlog all support a constructive medium-term setup [#SEC-8K-2026-06-24].

Posture

Defensive

Lead driver

Value

What changed

Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.2.

What can break

Asset-management and legacy investment exposures remain a source of earnings noise even as the firm winds them down, limiting how cleanly investors may capitalize core capital-markets momentum.

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $52.00 · Bull $58.00 · Bear $43.00

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-17

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-17 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-06-29 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-17

Supporting evidence

What

Grade D · Defensive

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $64.40

Why

Momentum29 · Δ7d -28.4

Value54 · Δ7d +0.2

Sentiment48 · Δ7d -10.5

So what

Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.

Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-28.4

Δ21d

-59.3

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

+0.2

Δ21d

+0.1

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-10.5

Δ21d

-23.4

Why this grade

Composite grade D. Momentum 29.2 / Value 54.4 / Sentiment 48.3

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-17

Market Cap

$11.14B

Beta

1.50

Shares Out

202.99M

P/E (TTM)

22.4

P/S (TTM)

1.24

P/FCF (TTM) · Derived

5.13

Rev YoY

+49.6%

EPS YoY

+21.4%

Gross Margin

+89.8%

Op Margin

+8.6%

Net Debt

$20.88B

Current Ratio

1.52

As of 2026-07-17 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology