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 24 times as much as Jefferies Financial ($266B against $11.0B).
Goldman Sachs grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (18.7% 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 | $266B | $11.0B |
| Share price | $913.60 | $47.82 |
| Change, 1 year | 12.7% | −14.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 136% | 20.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.22 | 1.42 |
| Employees | 20K | 7,787 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.1× | – |
| P/S | 3.8× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 2.1× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | −4.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 2.6× |
| PEG | 0.67 | – |
| FCF yield | −15.0% | 38.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $1044.58 | $109.04 |
| Margin of safety | 12.5% | 56.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 18.7% (better) | 13.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.5% | 9.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 33.0% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 41.3% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 15.7% (better) | 1.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 98.7% |
| Net margin | 31.8% | – |
| FCF margin | −57.4% | 34.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | 17.8% | – |
| 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 | 28.4% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 22.9% (better) | 21.7% |
| Buyback yield | 5.6% (better) | 4.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 7.6% (better) | 7.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.9% | 61.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.47% | 20.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$160M | $1.3B (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 3.8% |
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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