Jefferies Financial Group Inc reports results for the quarter ended November 30 - Earnings Summary

• Jefferies Financial Group Inc JEF.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 93 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended November 30, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 29 cents. The mean expectation of five analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 91 cents per share. Wall Street expected results to range from 85 cents to 97 cents per share.

• Revenue rose 63.4% to $1.96 billion from a year ago; analysts expected $1.77 billion.

• Jefferies Financial Group Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was 93 cents​.

• The company reported quarterly net income of $205.75 million.

• Jefferies Financial Group Inc shares had risen by 1.5% this quarter.

FORECAST CHANGES

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by about 6.8% in the last three months.​

• In the last 30 days, there have been no negative revisions of earnings estimates

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy," no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."

• The average consensus recommendation for the investment banking & brokerage services peer group is also "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Jefferies Financial Group Inc is $88.00

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