10 Companies Mirror Wall Street Downturn

5. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF)

Shares of Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) declined by 10.80 percent on Friday, ending the trading week at $71.48 apiece as investors unloaded positions after the investment bank missed fourth-quarter earnings expectations.

In the fourth quarter of the year, Jefferies Financial (JEF) posted earnings per share of 93 cents, lower than the 97 cents analysts expected. During the same period last year, Jefferies posted 29-cent earnings per share.

Revenues surged by 73 percent to $986.8 million but were weaker than expected, hurt by lower equity underwriting, according to UBS analysts.

While advisory revenues jumped 91 percent year-on-year to $596.7 million, the figure still missed UBS analyst projections of $609 million.