Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE: JEF) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 6/29/2026 – Jefferies Financial Group was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “sell (d+)”.
• 6/25/2026 – Jefferies Financial Group had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $67.00 to $65.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 6/25/2026 – Jefferies Financial Group had its price target lowered by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $87.00 to $83.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/18/2026 – Jefferies Financial Group was downgraded by UBS Group AG from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $67.00 price target on the stock, up from $59.00.
• 6/12/2026 – Jefferies Financial Group was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 6/12/2026 – Jefferies Financial Group had its price target raised by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $72.00 to $87.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/9/2026 – Jefferies Financial Group had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $44.00 to $50.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 6/8/2026 – Jefferies Financial Group was given a new $60.00 price target by Loop Capital.
• 6/8/2026 – Jefferies Financial Group had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $42.00 to $60.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 6/5/2026 – Jefferies Financial Group had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 5/18/2026 – Jefferies Financial Group was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “sell (d+)”.

Jefferies Financial Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 18th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 18th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. Jefferies Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 44.69%.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc is a diversified financial services company that provides a range of investment banking, capital markets and asset management services to corporations, governments and institutional investors worldwide. Through its core platform, Jefferies offers advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity underwriting, restructuring and recapitalization. The firm also operates a global sales and trading business covering equities, fixed income and foreign exchange products, complemented by equity research and macroeconomic analysis.

In addition to its capital markets franchise, Jefferies maintains a growing asset management division that delivers customized investment solutions across public and private markets.