Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) stock: insider trades, news & valuation
Financials · Net buyingShare price and insider trades
Jefferies Financial Group insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 1 insider bought $1.31B and 1 sold $52 of JEF stock on the open market; P/E 12.2 vs. a sector median of 12.2.
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JEF insider buying and selling by quarter
Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.
| Quarter | Bought | Purchases | Sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | $643M | 2 | — | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | $663M | 2 | $52 | 2 |
Valuation, profit and volume
Summary
Over the past 12 months, 1 Jefferies Financial Group Inc. insider reported open-market purchases totaling $1.31B, while 1 insider reported sales totaling $52. Among insiders with enough purchase history to measure, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Director) has the highest Insider Score at 53. 0 of 2 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.
JEF stock news and SEC filings
Recent 8-K filings and headlines. Tone is scored from the headline wording; “Policy” marks regulatory, trade or government topics.
- 8-K Earnings release
- 8-K Other material event
- 8-K Other material event
- 8-K Earnings release
Insider transactions
Open-market purchases and sales.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Since | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21SEC | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.Director | Buy | 5,906,5428,566,379 held (+222%) | $54.86 | $324M | -19.1% | 53 |
| Jul 17SEC | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.Director | Buy | 5,906,5428,566,379 held (+222%) | $53.96 | $319M | -17.8% | 53 |
| Jun 29SEC | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.Director | Buy | 6,429,337new position | $54.83 | $353M | -19.1% | 53 |
| May 8SEC | Brian P FriedmanPresident | Sell | 12,061,442 held (−0%) | $51.91 | $38 | -14.5% | — |
| May 8SEC | Brian P FriedmanPresident | Sell | 02,061,442 held (−0%) | $51.88 | $13 | -14.5% | — |
| May 4SEC | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.Director | Buy | 6,429,337new position | $48.22 | $310M | -8.0% | 53 |
Insiders at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.Director | $1.31B | — | Aug 21, 2026 | 53 |
| Brian P FriedmanPresident | — | $52 | May 8, 2026 | — |
Insider activity at other Financials companies
Same sector, ranked by insider buying in the last 90 days.
JEF stock: common questions
Are Jefferies Financial Group Inc. insiders buying JEF stock?
In the past 12 months, 1 insiders reported open-market purchases of JEF worth $1.31B. The latest was Director Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. bought $324M of JEF at $54.86 — raises the stake by 222%.
Are Jefferies Financial Group Inc. insiders selling JEF stock?
1 insiders reported sales worth $52 over the same period.
Where does this data come from?
Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.
What is JEF's P/E ratio?
JEF trades at about 12.2 times trailing earnings, compared with a median of 12.2 for the Financials sector.
What is JEF's 52-week range?
Over the past year JEF has traded between $35.48 and $64.78. It last closed at $44.38 on Oct 9, 2026.