AMTD vs JEF vs PIPR Stock Comparison

Amtd Idea, Jefferies Financial and Piper Sandler Companies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMTD Amtd Idea Group
$20.30 +2,680.8% 1M +1,762.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Investment Banking Financial Services
1 win
PIPR Piper Sandler Companies
$67.00 -6.5% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.65B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
0.03%
Investment Banking Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Jefferies Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Jefferies Financial 6, Piper Sandler Companies 5, Amtd Idea 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMTDJEFPIPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.86B $9.70B $4.65B JEF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 11.3x 15.1x JEF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.3x 14.0x JEF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +13.5% +32.1% PIPR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.0% 14.5% PIPR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.7% 23.1% JEF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.7x -0.6x JEF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.03% JEF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1,762.4% -14.4% -22.5% AMTD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +2.9%/yr +10.2%/yr PIPR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 421.8% 40.7% 36.1% PIPR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 77/100 82/100 PIPR

Percentile Scorecard

AMTDJEFPIPR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMTDJEFPIPR
Valuation – 98 #3 of 96 94 #7 of 96
Growth – 73 #18 of 65 97 #3 of 65
Profitability – 83 #12 of 65 80 #14 of 65
Financial Health 85 #15 of 92 59 #38 of 92 90 #10 of 92
Shareholder Returns – 70 #12 of 38 51 #19 of 38
Overall – 77 82
  • AMTD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • JEF ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • PIPR ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMTDJEFPIPRSPY
1 month +2,680.8%+0.8%-6.5% +0.9%
3 months +2,571.1%-13.8%-9.2% +5.9%
6 months +1,870.9%+0.1%-22.4% +8.5%
Year to date +1,950.5%-23.3%-21.1% +13.3%
1 year +1,762.4%-14.4%-22.5% +12.4%
3 years +790.4%+50.0%+99.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +107.4%+14.5%+25.8% +23.5%
5 years -9.3%+15.6%+62.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.9%+2.9%+10.2% +11.0%
10 years —+183.6%+391.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+11.0%+17.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMTDJEFPIPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 421.8%40.7%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.0%48.1%40.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.591.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 4.18-0.35-0.62 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.1%-55.9%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-28.3%-29.1% -0.9%
52-week high $30.51$66.26$94.52 $779.14
52-week low $0.38$36.02$63.48 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMTDJEFPIPR
P/E now vs peer median —median 30.1x 11.0xmedian 30.1x 14.8xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.1x -0.5xmedian 14.1x 8.3xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.8x 2.6xmedian 15.8x 9.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.4x 1.0xmedian 2.4x 2.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 0.26median 0.54 0.28median 0.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMTDJEFPIPR
Revenue – $12.17B $2.12B
Gross profit – $12.01B –
Operating income – $4.63B –
Net income – $908.87M $363.85M
Free cash flow – $4.20B $487.00M
EPS (diluted) – $4.15 $4.31
Cash & equivalents $42.53M $16.88B $304.23M
Total debt $565.38M $3.80B $15.00M
Shares (diluted) 49.91M 206.35M 71.24M
Enterprise value $1.66B -$47.51B $3.08B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMTDJEFPIPR
P/E – 11.0x 14.8x
P/FCF – 2.6x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 2.5x 8.9x
P/S – 0.9x 2.1x
P/B 1.0x 1.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.0x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA – -0.5x 8.3x
EV/EBIT – -0.5x 8.7x
EV/Revenue – -0.2x 2.0x
EV/FCF – -0.5x 8.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – -0.5x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.26 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMTDJEFPIPR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 13.5% 32.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 18.7% 17.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 14.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 18.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 10.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 19.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 30.8% 93.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 39.8% 53.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 43.1% 45.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 41.8% 53.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 352.5% 634.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 70.5% 115.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 313.1% 1,390%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 65.3% 153.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMTDJEFPIPR
Gross margin – 98.7% –
EBITDA margin – 39.6% 24.2%
Operating margin – 38.1% –
Pretax margin – 9.3% 22.9%
Net margin – 7.0% 14.5%
FCF margin – 34.5% 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 36.3% 23.9%
Return on equity – 8.5% 23.3%
Return on assets – 1.1% 16.3%
Return on invested capital – 25.7% 23.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 4.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMTDJEFPIPR
Debt / assets 1.4% 4.7% 0.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.7x -0.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 86.8% 32.7%
Equity / assets 72.7% 13.2% 67.3%
Interest coverage – 1.3x –
Current ratio 7.9x – –
Quick ratio 0.3x – –
Cash ratio 0.3x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMTDJEFPIPR
Dividend yield – 3.4% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 4.0% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.4% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 40.7% 38.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 8.8% 29.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% 27.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% 20.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMTDJEFPIPR
Forward P/E – 12.3xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.87FY2026 $4.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +36.7%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +25.3% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $8.84BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +20.5%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.8% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMTDJEFPIPR
Held by institutions 0.0% 63.8% 91.1%
Institutions holding 9 584 423
Change in shares held, QoQ -19.8% -2.4% +3.1%
Institutions buying 0 281 242
Institutions selling 5 201 114
Buyers to sellers 0.00 1.40 2.12

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMTDJEFPIPR
AMTD 1.00 -0.08 -0.05
JEF -0.08 1.00 0.59
PIPR -0.05 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMTD, JEF and PIPR?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amtd Idea (AMTD) $1.86B, Jefferies Financial (JEF) $9.70B, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) $4.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMTD, JEF and PIPR?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jefferies Financial (JEF) 11.3x, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferies Financial (JEF) is cheapest (Jefferies Financial (JEF) 12.3x, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jefferies Financial (JEF) +13.5%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) +32.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) has the highest net margin (Jefferies Financial (JEF) 7.0%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Jefferies Financial (JEF) leads (Jefferies Financial (JEF) 25.7%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 23.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amtd Idea (AMTD) returned the most: Amtd Idea (AMTD) +1,762.4%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) -14.4%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) -22.5%. Over five years, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) compounded fastest (Amtd Idea (AMTD) -1.9%/yr, Jefferies Financial (JEF) +2.9%/yr, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jefferies Financial (JEF) has the highest dividend yield: Amtd Idea (AMTD) 0.00%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 0.04%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 0.03%. Amtd Idea (AMTD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) has been the steadiest (Amtd Idea (AMTD) 421.8%, Jefferies Financial (JEF) 40.7%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMTD, JEF and PIPR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jefferies Financial (JEF) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.