Investing.com - Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) Financial reported on Thursday third quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Jefferies Financial announced earnings per share of $1.5 on revenue of $1.94B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $0.795 on revenue of $1.49B.
Jefferies Financial shares are up 50% from the beginning of the year, still down 3.66% from its 52 week high of $38.54 set on September 28. They are outperforming the S&P 500 which is up 14.68% from the start of the year.
Jefferies Financial follows other major Financial sector earnings this month
Jefferies Financial's report follows an earnings beat by Healthequity Inc on September 8, who reported EPS of $0.4 on revenue of $189.1M, compared to forecasts EPS of $0.3628 on revenue of $185.09M.
MYT Netherlands had missed expectations on September 14 with first quarter EPS of $0.088 on revenue of $162.37M, compared to forecast for EPS of $0.1137 on revenue of $156.72M.
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