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Analysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Jefferies (JEF) and Factset Research (FDS)

Tipranks - Tipranks - Thu Apr 2, 6:58AM CDT

Companies in the Financial sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Jefferies (JEF) and Factset Research (FDS).

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Jefferies (JEF)

Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro maintained a Buy rating on Jefferies yesterday and set a price target of $47.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $41.27, close to its 52-week low of $40.72.

According to TipRanks.com, Yaro is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 6.1% and a 48.5% success rate. Yaro covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Figure Technology Solutions, Inc. Class A, Gemini Space Station, Inc. Class A, and Perella Weinberg Partners. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on Jefferies is a Hold with an average price target of $54.20, a 33.2% upside from current levels. In a report issued on March 24, UBS also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $59.00 price target.

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Factset Research (FDS)

Stifel Nicolaus analyst Shlomo Rosenbaum maintained a Hold rating on Factset Research today and set a price target of $248.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $216.99.

According to TipRanks.com, Rosenbaum is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 3.3% and a 50.5% success rate. Rosenbaum covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as UL Solutions Inc. Class A, Vestis Corporation, and GFL Environmental. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on Factset Research is a Moderate Sell with an average price target of $251.20, representing a 16.5% upside. In a report released yesterday, TipRanks – Anthropic also downgraded the stock to Hold with a $218.00 price target.

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