Investigating a stock’s 52-week price history, covering the range of low and high prices, can provide significant information about its present state and future potential. Jefferies Financial Group Inc’s current trading price is -7.09% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 52.83%. The stock’s price range during this period has varied between $28.81 and $47.39. The company, active in the Financial sector, saw a trading volume of around 1.73 million for the day, considerably higher average daily volume of 0.98 million observed over the last three months.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc’s stock has seen a smooth market performance. The company’s stock achieved a 1-year high of $47.39 on 03/28/24, and the lowest price during that time was $28.81, recorded on 05/04/23.
How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization
Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) has experienced a quarterly rise of 7.71% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 9.34B and boasts a workforce of 7564 employees.
The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 41.15, with a change in price of +9.01. Similarly, Jefferies Financial Group Inc recorded 1,082,335 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +25.60%.
How JEF’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health
A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for JEF stands at 2.81. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 1.07.
JEF Stock Stochastic Average
As of today, the raw stochastic average of Jefferies Financial Group Inc over the past 50 days is 57.64%. This is a increase compared to the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was recorded at 52.17%. Additionally, the Stochastic %K and %D values for the company were 50.77% and 38.90%, respectively, over the past 20 days.
JEF Stock Price Performance Analysis
The stock price performance for the year has been a mixed bag, indicating either a pessimistic or optimistic outlook depending on how you look at it. This year’s metric has recorded a Price increase of 8.96%. However, over the past six months, we’ve seen a weaker performance of 37.34%. The price of JEF leaped by -2.71% over the last 30 days. And in the last five days, it has surged by 6.90%.
