Jefferies Financial Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) will release its third-quarter earnings report after the closing bell on Monday, Sept. 28.

Analysts expect the New York-based company to report quarterly earnings of $1.00 per share, down from $1.01 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for JEF’s quarterly revenue is $2.2 billion. It reported $2.05 billion last year, according to Benzinga Pro.

On June 24, Jefferies Financial Group reported worse-than-expected second-quarter financial results.

Jefferies Financial shares rose 1.1% to close at $47.87 on Thursday.

Benzinga readers can access the latest analyst ratings on the Analyst Stock Ratings page. Readers can sort by stock ticker, company name, analyst firm, rating change or other variables.

Let’s have a look at how Benzinga’s most-accurate analysts have rated the company in the recent period.

• UBS analyst Michael Brown maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $65 to $61 on Sept. 11, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 59%.
• BMO Capital analyst Brennan Hawken maintained a Market Perform rating and slashed the price target from $60 to $57 on Sept. 11, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
• Oppenheimer analyst Chris Kotowski maintained an Outperform rating and cut the price target from $87 to $83 on June 25, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 82%.
• Morgan Stanley analyst Ryan Kenny maintained an Equal-Weight rating and increased the price target from $44 to $50 on June 9, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 51%.
• Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $47 to $54 on April 14, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.

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