Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is −35% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 53 points behind the market. Through the fall, its own insiders bought $677M more stock than they sold. 1-year return: −35% (S&P 500 +18%). vs 200-day average: −15%, a clear downtrend. RSI (14): 29, oversold, sold harder than it has been bought. Below its 52-week high: 35%.

JEFJefferies Financial Group Inc.

Financial Services

$44.40-35% 1Y

$44.40

$35.7452 weeks$68.12

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: insiders net buying, but in a downtrend (−15% vs 200-day).

1 good, 1 to watch, 1 neutral

TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 9, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 29). Price is −15% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction+$324.0M (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net buyers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026.

Short interest3.4% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Level with the previous count, up from 2.3% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbehind 89% of the market

vs 200-day avgbehind 81% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How JEF is trading

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is −35% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 53 points behind the market. Through the fall, its own insiders bought $677M more stock than they sold.

−35%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average: −15%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
RSI (14): 29
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
Below its 52-week high: 35%
Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$35.74 – $78.36 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-09: $44.40
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%: −18%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%: −35%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%: +46%
vs 50-day average$51.27: −13%
52-week high: $68.12
52-week low: $35.74
Annualised volatility: 43%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08: $677M

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	−27%
2025	−19%
2024	+99%
2023	+28%
2022	−8.5%
2021	+62%
2020	+19%
2019	+35%
2018	−33%
2017	+15%

Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
Month	Years	Positive	Average
Jan	10	6 of 10	+3.3%
Feb	10	3 of 10	−2.7%
Mar	10	2 of 10	−8.6%
Apr	10	6 of 10	+1.8%
May	10	5 of 10	+0.80%
Jun	10	8 of 10	+4.7%
Jul	11	9 of 11	+7.6%
Aug	11	5 of 11	+0.60%
Sep	11	7 of 11	−0.41%
Oct	11	6 of 11	+0.72%
Nov	10	9 of 10	+9.9%
Dec	10	7 of 10	+1.1%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

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