JEF

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.$55.46+0.36 (+0.65%)

Prev Close$55.10·MCap$11.36B·P/E18.74·Vol1.28M·Yield0.03%

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Buys (12M)

$628.74M

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Sells (12M)

$24.87M

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Net Activity

Net Buyer

$603.87M

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Active Insiders

last 12 mo

Over the past 12 months, insider activity at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) has been dominated by buying, with 2 insider purchases totaling $628.74M and 2 insider sales totaling $24.87M. The most recent insider transaction was by SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (director), who purchased $318.72M worth of shares on Jul 17, 2026. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates in the Financial Services sector, within the Financial - Capital Markets industry, with a market cap of $11.36B.

JEF Insider Trading Activity

Date	Insider	Role	Type	Shares	Avg Price	Value	Shares After
Jul 17, 2026	SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	director	Buy	5,906,542	$53.96	$318.72M2.9% OS	8,566,379+222%
May 4, 2026	SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	director	Buy	6,429,337	$48.22	$310.02M3.1% OS	6,429,337
Dec 16, 2025	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	187,121	$61.16	$11.44M	0
Dec 16, 2025	HANDLER RICHARD B	CEO	Sell	219,497	$61.16	$13.42M	0
Nov 6, 2024	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	393,397	$72.17	$28.39M	1,282,979
Nov 6, 2024	HANDLER RICHARD B	CEO	Sell	400,000	$72.26	$28.90M	14,971,288
Oct 31, 2024	BEYER ROBERT D		Sell	46,200	$64.07	$2.96M	100,375-32%
Oct 30, 2024	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	247,326	$65.20	$16.13M	1,632,277
Oct 10, 2024	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	200,000	$63.09	$12.62M	604,606
Sep 19, 2024	SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.		Buy	9,247,081	$59.67	$551.77M4.5% OS	9,247,081
May 14, 2024	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	280,396	$46.27	$12.97M	2,591,350
Apr 24, 2024	HANDLER RICHARD B	CEO	Sell	1,500,000	$43.50	$65.25M0.7% OS	15,314,150
Aug 4, 2023	STEINBERG JOSEPH S	Chairman of the Board	Sell	481,201	$35.71	$17.18M	15,878,401
Aug 2, 2023	STEINBERG JOSEPH S	Chairman of the Board	Sell	666,859	$36.31	$24.21M	16,673,452
Oct 24, 2022	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	640,000	$32.85	$21.02M	6,722,213
Aug 1, 2022	Nittoli Rocco J	VP, Chief Compliance Officer	Sell	7,000	$32.41	$226.9K	1,000-88%
Jul 26, 2022	JONES THOMAS W		Buy	40,000	$31.21	$1.25M	55,962+251%
Apr 20, 2022	O Kane Michael T		Sell	6,000	$33.39	$200.4K	97,138
Mar 31, 2022	JONES THOMAS W		Buy	10,000	$33.48	$334.8K	15,697+176%
Jan 14, 2022	Weiler Melissa		Buy	4,000	$37.49	$149.9K	8,000+100%
Nov 5, 2021	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	293,561	$43.82	$12.86M	8,160,162
Aug 10, 2021	STEINBERG JOSEPH S	Chairman of the Board	Sell	100,000	$35.05	$3.50M	204,005-33%
Jul 19, 2021	Weiler Melissa		Buy	4,000	$32.00	$128.0K	4,000
Apr 14, 2021	REESE STUART HARRY		Sell	10,000	$31.59	$315.9K	38,756
Apr 9, 2021	REESE STUART HARRY		Sell	10,000	$31.20	$312.0K	43,756

JEF Insider Buying Activity

The following table shows recent insider purchases of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) stock reported via SEC Form 4 filings.

Date	Insider	Role	Type	Shares	Avg Price	Value	Shares After
Jul 17, 2026	SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	director	Buy	5,906,542	$53.96	$318.72M2.9% OS	8,566,379+222%
May 4, 2026	SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	director	Buy	6,429,337	$48.22	$310.02M3.1% OS	6,429,337
Sep 19, 2024	SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.		Buy	9,247,081	$59.67	$551.77M4.5% OS	9,247,081
Jul 26, 2022	JONES THOMAS W		Buy	40,000	$31.21	$1.25M	55,962+251%
Mar 31, 2022	JONES THOMAS W		Buy	10,000	$33.48	$334.8K	15,697+176%
Jan 14, 2022	Weiler Melissa		Buy	4,000	$37.49	$149.9K	8,000+100%
Jul 19, 2021	Weiler Melissa		Buy	4,000	$32.00	$128.0K	4,000

JEF Insider Selling Activity

The following table shows recent insider sales of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) stock reported via SEC Form 4 filings.

Date	Insider	Role	Type	Shares	Avg Price	Value	Shares After
Dec 16, 2025	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	187,121	$61.16	$11.44M	0
Dec 16, 2025	HANDLER RICHARD B	CEO	Sell	219,497	$61.16	$13.42M	0
Nov 6, 2024	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	393,397	$72.17	$28.39M	1,282,979
Nov 6, 2024	HANDLER RICHARD B	CEO	Sell	400,000	$72.26	$28.90M	14,971,288
Oct 31, 2024	BEYER ROBERT D		Sell	46,200	$64.07	$2.96M	100,375-32%
Oct 30, 2024	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	247,326	$65.20	$16.13M	1,632,277
Oct 10, 2024	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	200,000	$63.09	$12.62M	604,606
May 14, 2024	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	280,396	$46.27	$12.97M	2,591,350
Apr 24, 2024	HANDLER RICHARD B	CEO	Sell	1,500,000	$43.50	$65.25M0.7% OS	15,314,150
Aug 4, 2023	STEINBERG JOSEPH S	Chairman of the Board	Sell	481,201	$35.71	$17.18M	15,878,401
Aug 2, 2023	STEINBERG JOSEPH S	Chairman of the Board	Sell	666,859	$36.31	$24.21M	16,673,452
Oct 24, 2022	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	640,000	$32.85	$21.02M	6,722,213
Aug 1, 2022	Nittoli Rocco J	VP, Chief Compliance Officer	Sell	7,000	$32.41	$226.9K	1,000-88%
Apr 20, 2022	O Kane Michael T		Sell	6,000	$33.39	$200.4K	97,138
Nov 5, 2021	FRIEDMAN BRIAN P	President	Sell	293,561	$43.82	$12.86M	8,160,162
Aug 10, 2021	STEINBERG JOSEPH S	Chairman of the Board	Sell	100,000	$35.05	$3.50M	204,005-33%
Apr 14, 2021	REESE STUART HARRY		Sell	10,000	$31.59	$315.9K	38,756
Apr 9, 2021	REESE STUART HARRY		Sell	10,000	$31.20	$312.0K	43,756