JEF
Jefferies Financial Group Inc
NYSE: JEF · FINANCIAL SERVICES · CAPITAL MARKETS
$47.51
+2.86% today
Updated 2026-10-28
Market cap
$10.29B
P/E ratio
11.95
P/S ratio
1.21x
EPS (TTM)
$3.75
Dividend yield
3.56%
52W range
$35 – $65
Volume
2.2M
Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF) Insider transactions
Net insider activity
Net buying (38,406,737 shares)
Buy transactions
74
Sell transactions
25
All transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | G | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-01 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Sale | 842 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | WEILER, MELISSA | Director | Buy | 165 | $53.09 | $8759.85 |
| 2026-08-28 | SHARP, MICHAEL J. | EVP and General Counsel | Buy | 746 | $53.09 | $39605.14 |
| 2026-08-28 | O, KANE MICHAEL T | Director | Buy | 538 | $53.09 | $28562.42 |
| 2026-08-28 | LARSON, MATTHEW SCOTT | EVP, CFO | Buy | 746 | $53.09 | $39605.14 |
| 2026-08-28 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Buy | 75,531 | $53.09 | $4.01M |
| 2026-08-28 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Buy | 29,016 | $53.09 | $1.54M |
| 2026-08-28 | ELLIS-KIRK, MATRICE | Director | Buy | 165 | $53.09 | $8759.85 |
| 2026-08-28 | BEYER, ROBERT D | Director | Buy | 501 | $53.09 | $26598.09 |
| 2026-08-07 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Sale | 81,734 | — | — |
| 2026-07-15 | SUMITOMO, MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | Director | Buy | 5,906,542 | $53.96 | $318.72M |
| 2026-07-10 | SUMITOMO, MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | Director | Buy | 3,769,500 | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | SUMITOMO, MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | Director | Sale | 3,769,500 | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | SUMITOMO, MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | Director | Sale | 55,125 | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | SUMITOMO, MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | Director | Buy | 27,562,500 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | WEILER, MELISSA | Director | Buy | 165 | $52.72 | $8698.80 |
| 2026-05-29 | SHARP, MICHAEL J. | EVP and General Counsel | Buy | 746 | $52.72 | $39329.12 |
| 2026-05-29 | O, KANE MICHAEL T | Director | Buy | 538 | $52.72 | $28363.36 |
| 2026-05-29 | LARSON, MATTHEW SCOTT | EVP, CFO | Buy | 746 | $52.72 | $39329.12 |
| 2026-05-29 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Buy | 97,136 | $52.72 | $5.12M |
| 2026-05-29 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Sale | 10,545 | $52.94 | $558252.30 |
| 2026-05-29 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Buy | 29,003 | $52.72 | $1.53M |
| 2026-05-29 | ELLIS-KIRK, MATRICE | Director | Buy | 165 | $52.72 | $8698.80 |
| 2026-05-29 | BEYER, ROBERT D | Director | Buy | 501 | $52.72 | $26412.72 |
| 2026-05-28 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Sale | 487 | — | — |
| 2026-05-28 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Sale | 464 | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Sale | 1,440,307 | $52.43 | $75.52M |
| 2026-05-06 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Sale | 1 | $51.91 | $51.91 |
| 2026-05-06 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Sale | — | $51.88 | — |
| 2026-05-01 | SUMITOMO, MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | Director | Buy | 6,429,337 | $48.22 | $310.02M |
| 2026-04-27 | SUMITOMO, MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | Director | Buy | 9,247,081 | — | — |
| 2026-04-27 | SUMITOMO, MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | Director | Sale | 9,247,081 | — | — |
| 2026-03-26 | WEILER, MELISSA | Director | Buy | 5,461 | $40.28 | $219969.08 |
| 2026-03-26 | O, KANE MICHAEL T | Director | Buy | 5,461 | $40.28 | $219969.08 |
| 2026-03-26 | KATZ, JACOB M | Director | Buy | 5,461 | $40.28 | $219969.08 |
| 2026-03-26 | JONES, THOMAS W | Director | Buy | 5,461 | $40.28 | $219969.08 |
| 2026-03-26 | GILMARTIN, MARYANNE | Director | Buy | 5,461 | $40.28 | $219969.08 |
| 2026-03-26 | ELLIS-KIRK, MATRICE | Director | Buy | 5,461 | $40.28 | $219969.08 |
| 2026-03-26 | BEYER, ROBERT D | Director | Buy | 5,461 | $40.28 | $219969.08 |
| 2026-03-26 | ADAMANY, LINDA | Director | Buy | 5,461 | $40.28 | $219969.08 |
| 2026-03-02 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Buy | 259,010 | — | — |
| 2026-02-27 | WEILER, MELISSA | Director | Buy | 145 | $44.40 | $6438.00 |
| 2026-02-27 | SHARP, MICHAEL J. | EVP and General Counsel | Buy | 877 | $44.40 | $38938.80 |
| 2026-02-27 | O, KANE MICHAEL T | Director | Buy | 633 | $44.40 | $28105.20 |
| 2026-02-27 | LARSON, MATTHEW SCOTT | EVP, CFO | Buy | 877 | $44.40 | $38938.80 |
| 2026-02-27 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Buy | 114,947 | $44.40 | $5.10M |
| 2026-02-27 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Buy | 34,769 | $44.40 | $1.54M |
| 2026-02-27 | ELLIS-KIRK, MATRICE | Director | Buy | 145 | $44.40 | $6438.00 |
| 2026-02-27 | BEYER, ROBERT D | Director | Buy | 540 | $44.40 | $23976.00 |
| 2026-02-09 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Buy | 81,076 | — | — |
| 2026-02-02 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Sale | 472,804 | — | — |
| 2026-01-14 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Sale | 124,526 | — | — |
| 2026-01-14 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Buy | 122,421 | — | — |
| 2026-01-14 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Buy | 2,105 | — | — |
| 2026-01-07 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Sale | 130,471 | — | — |
| 2026-01-02 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Sale | 600 | — | — |
| 2026-01-02 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Sale | 3,000 | — | — |
| 2026-01-02 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Buy | 1,800 | — | — |
| 2025-12-16 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Sale | 219,497 | $61.16 | $13.42M |
| 2025-12-16 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Sale | 622 | — | — |
| 2025-12-16 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Sale | 187,121 | $61.16 | $11.44M |
| 2025-12-12 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Sale | 128,163 | — | — |
| 2025-12-10 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Buy | 121,300 | $61.83 | $7.50M |
| 2025-12-10 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Sale | 23,742 | — | — |
| 2025-12-10 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Buy | 121,300 | $61.83 | $7.50M |
| 2025-12-10 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Sale | 22,613 | — | — |
| 2025-11-26 | WEILER, MELISSA | Director | Buy | 112 | $57.23 | $6409.76 |
| 2025-11-26 | SHARP, MICHAEL J. | EVP and General Counsel | Buy | 676 | $57.23 | $38687.48 |
| 2025-11-26 | O, KANE MICHAEL T | Director | Buy | 488 | $57.23 | $27928.24 |
| 2025-11-26 | LARSON, MATTHEW SCOTT | EVP, CFO | Buy | 676 | $57.23 | $38687.48 |
| 2025-11-26 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Buy | 90,024 | $57.23 | $5.15M |
| 2025-11-26 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Buy | 27,747 | $57.23 | $1.59M |
| 2025-11-26 | ELLIS-KIRK, MATRICE | Director | Buy | 112 | $57.23 | $6409.76 |
| 2025-11-26 | BEYER, ROBERT D | Director | Buy | 416 | $57.23 | $23807.68 |
| 2025-11-05 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Sale | 231,268 | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Sale | 2,880 | — | — |
| 2025-10-17 | SHARP, MICHAEL J. | EVP and General Counsel | Buy | 96,711 | — | — |
| 2025-10-17 | LARSON, MATTHEW SCOTT | EVP, CFO | Buy | 96,711 | — | — |
| 2025-08-29 | WEILER, MELISSA | Director | Buy | 98 | $64.85 | $6355.30 |
| 2025-08-29 | O, KANE MICHAEL T | Director | Buy | 428 | $64.85 | $27755.80 |
| 2025-08-29 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Buy | 78,959 | $64.85 | $5.12M |
| 2025-08-29 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Buy | 24,337 | $64.85 | $1.58M |
| 2025-08-29 | ELLIS-KIRK, MATRICE | Director | Buy | 98 | $64.85 | $6355.30 |
| 2025-08-29 | BEYER, ROBERT D | Director | Buy | 365 | $64.85 | $23670.25 |
| 2025-05-29 | WEILER, MELISSA | Director | Buy | 128 | $49.41 | $6324.48 |
| 2025-05-29 | O, KANE MICHAEL T | Director | Buy | 557 | $49.41 | $27521.37 |
| 2025-05-29 | HANDLER, RICHARD B | Director, CEO | Buy | 102,801 | $49.41 | $5.08M |
| 2025-05-29 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Buy | 31,685 | $49.41 | $1.57M |
| 2025-05-29 | ELLIS-KIRK, MATRICE | Director | Buy | 128 | $49.41 | $6324.48 |
| 2025-05-29 | BEYER, ROBERT D | Director | Buy | 475 | $49.41 | $23469.75 |
| 2025-03-28 | FRIEDMAN, BRIAN P | Director, President | Sale | 82,979 | — | — |
| 2025-03-27 | WEILER, MELISSA | Director | Buy | 4,047 | $54.35 | $219954.45 |
| 2025-03-27 | O, KANE MICHAEL T | Director | Buy | 4,047 | $54.35 | $219954.45 |
| 2025-03-27 | KATZ, JACOB M | Director | Buy | 4,047 | $54.35 | $219954.45 |
| 2025-03-27 | JONES, THOMAS W | Director | Buy | 4,047 | $54.35 | $219954.45 |
| 2025-03-27 | GILMARTIN, MARYANNE | Director | Buy | 4,047 | $54.35 | $219954.45 |
| 2025-03-27 | ELLIS-KIRK, MATRICE | Director | Buy | 4,047 | $54.35 | $219954.45 |
| 2025-03-27 | BEYER, ROBERT D | Director | Buy | 4,047 | $54.35 | $219954.45 |
| 2025-03-27 | ADAMANY, LINDA | Director | Buy | 4,047 | $54.35 | $219954.45 |
Frequently asked questions
Are JEF insiders buying or selling?
Over the transactions on record, JEF insiders have been net buyers, with about $100.94M in stock sold across 25 sales, against 64 open-market purchases.
Does insider selling at JEF mean the stock will fall?
Not by itself. Most executive selling is pre-scheduled through 10b5-1 plans filed months in advance, and insiders sell for diversification, taxes, and liquidity far more often than out of any view on the price. Insider buying is the stronger signal, especially when several insiders buy around the same time, because there is usually only one reason to put personal cash into the stock.
Which JEF insiders are selling the most?
Recent selling is concentrated in a few names. HANDLER, RICHARD B accounts for the largest share on record, with about $89.50M sold. Selling by one or two individuals matters less than broad selling across the whole leadership team, which is the pattern worth watching.