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Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) stock, explained like you're 5
Jefferies Financial Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker JEF. It is a mid cap company in the investment bankers/brokers/service industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 8.6 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- JEF
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Investment Bankers/Brokers/Service
- Size
- Mid cap, about 8.6 billion dollars
Is Jefferies Financial Group a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Jefferies Financial Group is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 8.6 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Jefferies Financial Group makes money
- Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits.
- Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance.
- Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves JEF stock
- Interest rates and the health of the economy.
- How many borrowers fail to repay loans.
- Rules from regulators and market activity.
In the news lately
- Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) Stock Forecasts (Yahoo Finance)
- Greencore Group (LON:GNC) Given "Hold" Rating at Jefferies Financial Group (MarketBeat)
- Jefferies Financial Group (JEF): Record Banking Revenue Is Not Enough to Resolve the Valuation Discount (Yahoo Finance)
- Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) Stock Now Rated "Hold" by Sell Side Brokerages (MarketBeat)
- Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) Stock forecasts (Yahoo Finance UK)
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Questions about Jefferies Financial Group stock
What does Jefferies Financial Group do?
Jefferies Financial Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker JEF. It is a mid cap company in the investment bankers/brokers/service industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 8.6 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Jefferies Financial Group?
Jefferies Financial Group trades under the ticker JEF on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Jefferies Financial Group's market cap?
Jefferies Financial Group is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 8.6 billion dollars.
How does Jefferies Financial Group make money?
Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits. Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance. Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves JEF stock?
Interest rates and the health of the economy. How many borrowers fail to repay loans. Rules from regulators and market activity.
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