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Jefferies Financial Gr Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:JEF | Benzinga
Jefferies Financial Group Inc has a consensus price target of $47 based on the ratings of 6 analysts. The high is $67 issued by UBS on September 17, 2024. The low is $28 issued by Morgan Stanley on July 19, 2022. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Morgan Stanley on May 15, 2025, April 7, 2025, and March 27, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $59.33 between Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Morgan Stanley, there's an implied 22.83% upside for Jefferies Financial Group Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
UBS
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Morgan Stanley
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Jefferies Financial Gr
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/15/2025 | Buy Now | 28.35% | Goldman Sachs | James Yaro58% | $55 → $62 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2025 | Buy Now | -15.12% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny47% | $75 → $41 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2025 | Buy Now | 55.26% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny47% | $81 → $75 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/19/2025 | Buy Now | — | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2025 | Buy Now | 67.68% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny47% | $92 → $81 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2025 | Buy Now | 67.68% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $82 → $81 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | 100.81% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny47% | $67 → $97 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/14/2024 | Buy Now | 71.82% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $73 → $83 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/05/2024 | Buy Now | 51.12% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $71 → $73 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2024 | Buy Now | 38.7% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny47% | $64 → $67 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | 32.49% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny47% | $59 → $64 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/17/2024 | Buy Now | 38.7% | UBS | Brennan Hawken72% | → $67 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/13/2024 | Buy Now | 36.63% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $64 → $66 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | 22.14% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny47% | $44 → $59 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/14/2024 | Buy Now | 18% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $56 → $57 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | 15.93% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $54 → $56 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2024 | Buy Now | 11.79% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $52 → $54 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/08/2024 | Buy Now | 7.65% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $53 → $52 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/06/2023 | Buy Now | -10.98% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $39 → $43 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2023 | Buy Now | -17.19% | Goldman Sachs | James Yaro58% | $37 → $40 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2023 | Buy Now | -25.47% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny47% | $27 → $36 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/28/2023 | Buy Now | -44.11% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny47% | $27 → $27 | Reiterates | Underweight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2023 | Buy Now | -44.11% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny47% | → $27 | Reiterates | → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2023 | Buy Now | -6.84% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $40 → $45 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2023 | Buy Now | -44.11% | Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny47% | $28 → $27 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/06/2023 | Buy Now | -17.19% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $42 → $40 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/24/2023 | Buy Now | -13.05% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $48 → $42 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/11/2023 | Buy Now | -17.19% | Goldman Sachs | James Yaro58% | → $40 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/22/2022 | Buy Now | -23.4% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Michael Brown65% | $38 → $37 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2022 | Buy Now | -23.4% | Goldman Sachs | James Yaro58% | $33 → $37 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2022 | Buy Now | -42.03% | Morgan Stanley | Manan Gosalia76% | $32 → $28 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/28/2022 | Buy Now | -33.75% | Morgan Stanley | Manan Gosalia76% | $33 → $32 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/07/2022 | Buy Now | -2.7% | Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski83% | $50 → $47 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Jefferies Financial Gr (JEF) stock?
The latest price target for Jefferies Financial Gr (NYSE:JEF) was reported by Goldman Sachs on May 15, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $62.00 expecting JEF to rise to within 12 months (a possible 28.35% upside). 15 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Jefferies Financial Gr (JEF)?
The latest analyst rating for Jefferies Financial Gr (NYSE:JEF) was provided by Goldman Sachs, and Jefferies Financial Gr maintained their buy rating.
When was the last upgrade for Jefferies Financial Gr (JEF)?
The last upgrade for Jefferies Financial Group Inc happened on December 9, 2024 when Morgan Stanley raised their price target to $97. Morgan Stanley previously had an equal-weight for Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Jefferies Financial Gr (JEF)?
The last downgrade for Jefferies Financial Group Inc happened on April 7, 2025 when Morgan Stanley changed their price target from $75 to $41 for Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Jefferies Financial Gr (JEF)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Jefferies Financial Gr, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Jefferies Financial Gr was filed on May 15, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 15, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Jefferies Financial Gr (JEF) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Jefferies Financial Gr (JEF) rating was a maintained with a price target of $55.00 to $62.00. The current price Jefferies Financial Gr (JEF) is trading at is $48.31, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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