JEFJefferies Financial Group Inc.

$44.40-35% 1Y

Is it safe?

Mixed

Nothing alarming, nothing pristine: insiders buying and typical volatility.

1 good, 1 neutral, 4 without data
Insider conviction+$324.0MSEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net buyers (+$324.0M, 90 days to Oct 8, 2026). SEC Form 4 filings: officers and directors must report their own trades within two business days.

Drawdown risk43% volderived · Oct 9, 2026

Moderate price swings, typical volatility. Worst drawdown -54% · now 35% below its 52-week high.

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.

Volatilitymiddle of the market
Max drawdownbetter than 69% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Altman sits structurally low for utilities and pipelines; Beneish runs high for fast growers, since sales growth alone lifts it; banks and REITs are excluded.

Can JEF take a bad year?

The deepest fall in JEF's price history on file is −54%; it is 35% below its high today.

−54%

Worst drawdown on file · −35% today

Annualised volatility
43%

Annualised volatility · roughly twice as jumpy as the market

Details›
Annualised volatilitytwo years of daily moves
43%
Worst drawdown on file
−54%
Below its 52-week high
35%

Balance sheet from SEC filings; drawdown and volatility from end-of-day closes; Altman Z from the filed statements.