Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) will release earnings for its first quarter after the closing bell on Wednesday, March 25.

Analysts expect the New York-based company to report quarterly earnings of 91 cents per share, up from 57 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Jefferies Financial's quarterly revenue is $1.98 billion (it reported $1.59 billion last year), according to Benzinga Pro.

Jefferies Financial shares gained on Tuesday after reports suggesting that Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is considering making a takeover bid for the company. According to Bloomberg, SMFG has no immediate plans to take over Jefferies.

Jefferies Financial shares fell 1.7% to trade at $39.88 on Wednesday.

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.

  • BMO Capital analyst Brennan Hawken maintained a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $68 to $42 on March 23, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
  • Oppenheimer analyst Chris Kotowski maintained an Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $97 to $74 on March 13, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 81%.
  • UBS analyst Michael Brown maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $76 to $59 on March 12, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 56%.

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