Jefferies Financial Group Inc. ( JEF ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 14, 2019. A cash dividend payment of $0.125 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 28, 2019. Shareholders who purchased JEF prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that JEF has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of JEF was $20.48, representing a -19.53% decrease from the 52 week high of $25.45 and a 26.42% increase over the 52 week low of $16.20.
JEF is a part of the Consumer Non-Durables sector, which includes companies such as Hormel Foods Corporation ( HRL ) and Tyson Foods, Inc. ( TSN ). JEF's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.18.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the JEF Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to JEF through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have JEF as a top-10 holding:
- Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF ( RPV ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is RPV with an decrease of -8.46% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of JEF at 1.54%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.