Analyst ratings
6 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 2 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $60.67.
NYSE: JEF · Capital Markets
Over the past week, Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) saw about 79 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 46% bullish but is at odds: News runs 69% bullish while Reddit sits at just 11%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 2 of 6 analysts rating JEF a buy.
There is little buzz around JEF this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 33% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 11% to News at 69%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
6 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 2 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $60.67.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
The crowd runs 13 points hotter than the 33% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 69% bullish while Reddit sits at 11%, a 58-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) buzz held subdued around 38.1 while the price drifted down 6.3% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 1.7M shares. Over the last 7 trading days, JEF lost 1.8%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 48.0 and was variable, swinging between 38.1 and 66.2. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 20 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (2 / 4 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 46% |
| Avg price target | $60.67 |
| Most bullish source | News, 69% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 11% |
| Sentiment spread | 58 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 79 |
| Market cap | $10.87B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 14.9 · 12.3 |
| EPS · Beta | $3.58 · 1.5 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $5.4B · 23% margin |
| Industry | Capital Markets |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 70/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 46% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 79 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) is fairly quiet with 9 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 16 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 11% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads split on Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), averaging 46% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 69% bullish and Reddit at 11%, a 58-point spread. On the professional side, 2 of 6 analysts rate JEF a buy.
Of the 6 analysts covering Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), 2 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $60.67. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 46%.
Jefferies Financial Group (JEF)'s cross-source average is mixed at 46% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. X reads 57% bullish, News reads 69% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 11% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 70/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is mixed for Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) at 46% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 11% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across X and News. The hold signal carries 70/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 44 mentions (56% of total volume). News contributes 26 mentions and Reddit contributes 9 mentions. The cross-source average is mixed at 46% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. JEF's hold signal at 70/100 conviction reflects a mixed cross-source average at 46% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The JEF sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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