Goldman Sachs vs Jefferies Financial
GS and JEF side by side, both in security brokers, dealers, and flotation. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GS and JEF compare
Goldman Sachs is the larger company, worth 23 times as much as Jefferies Financial ($260B against $11.3B).
Goldman Sachs grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.8% versus 13.5% for Jefferies Financial).
Both pay dividends: Goldman Sachs yields 2.0% and Jefferies Financial 3.3%.
Goldman Sachs scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 12 for Jefferies Financial), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GS | JEF |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $260B | $11.3B |
| Share price | $894.55 | $49.15 |
| Change, 1 year | 14.2% | −11.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 120% | 13.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.22 | 1.46 |
| Employees | 20K | 7,787 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.8× | – |
| P/S | 3.9× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 2.1× | 1.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | −4.1× |
| P/FCF | – | 2.7× |
| PEG | 0.71 | – |
| FCF yield | −15.9% | 37.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $989.55 | $108.06 |
| Margin of safety | 9.6% | 54.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.8% (better) | 13.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.5% | 9.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 34.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 42.8% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 15.7% (better) | 1.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 98.7% |
| Net margin | 31.7% | – |
| FCF margin | −62.7% | 34.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | 17.0% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.22 | 0.40 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | 3.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 29.2% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 22.9% (better) | 21.7% |
| Buyback yield | 5.4% (better) | 3.9% |
| Shareholder yield | 7.4% (better) | 7.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.9% | 60.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.45% | 20.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$149M | $1.3B (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.0% |
Go deeper
- GS stock overview
- GS income statement
- GS valuation and score
- JEF stock overview
- JEF income statement
- JEF valuation and score
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