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Although the revenue and EPS for Jefferies (JEF) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended February 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Jefferies (JEF) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.60 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.88 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.87 per share a year ago.

Jefferies Financial Group (JEF -2.24%), a prominent player in the investment banking industry and the capital markets, announced its fiscal 2025 first-quarter results on March 26. The company's diluted earnings per share (EPS) came in at $0.57, well short of analysts' consensus estimates of $0.94, while revenue of $1.59 billion was $270 million shy of expectations.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF): Q1 Financial Highlights   $ in thousands, except per share amounts Quarter End     1Q25     1Q24   Net earnings attributable to common shareholders $ 127,793   $ 149,641   Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations $ 0.57   $ 0.69   Return on adjusted tangible shareholders' equity from continuing operations1   8.0 %   9.8 % Total net revenues $ 1,593,019   $ 1,738,203   Investment banking net revenues14 $ 7.

Modest IB and trading revenues are likely to aid JEF's first-quarter fiscal 2025 results. Yet, high costs are likely to have remained a woe.

Jefferies (JEF) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) today announced it will release its first quarter financial results on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 after market close. About Jefferies Jefferies (NYSE: JEF) is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, wealth, and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies and.

I rate Jefferies Financial Group a Buy at ~$55 due to improving operating efficiency and growing market position. The company's diverse revenue mix balances advisory fees with capital markets revenue, which will help it capture upside from the broader market recovery. Jefferies trades at an attractive valuation with a P/E of 18.8x and P/B of 1.2x, and offers a favorable dividend yield above its four-year average.

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