Investing.com - Jefferies Financial reported on Wednesday third quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Jefferies Financial announced earnings per share of $1.10 on revenue of $1.52B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $0.64 on revenue of $1.35B.
Jefferies Financial shares are down 23.43% from the beginning of the year, still down 33.19% from its 52 week high of $44.47 set on November 3, 2021.
Jefferies Financial shares gained 0.07% in after-hours trade following the report.
Jefferies Financial follows other major Financial sector earnings this month
Jefferies Financial's report follows an earnings beat by Industrial Commercial Bank of China on August 30, who reported EPS of $0.6673 on revenue of $31.47B, compared to forecasts EPS of $0.657 on revenue of $32.98B.
FactSet Research had missed expectations on September 22 with fourth quarter EPS of $3.13 on revenue of $499.3M, compared to forecast for EPS of $3.21 on revenue of $487.34M.
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