10 Stocks Jim Cramer Wanted You To Sell & Immediately Get Out Of

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

Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q4 2024: 19

Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q4 2025: 54

Performance Since Cramer’s Remarks: -42%

Date/Month of Cramer’s Remarks: January 14th, 2025

Investment bank Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF)’s shares are down by 5% over the past year and by 29.5% year-to-date. Since Cramer discussed the firm in January, the stock is down by 42%. October 2025 was a tough month for Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) as the shares dipped by 21% between the 3rd and the 16th. During this time period, news about the now bankrupt auto parts company First Brands was making waves on the market. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) revealed that its Leucadia Asset Management fund held roughly $715 million in receivables from the company. The bank made the revelation on the 8th, and over the next week, multiple shareholder rights firms announced that they were looking into whether Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) had violated shareholder rights. Earlier this year, on March 6th, the shares closed 13% lower. On the same day, a jobs report showed that the US economy lost 92,000 jobs compared to expectations of a 60,000 jump. Here is what Cramer had said about Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) in January 2025. Since his remarks, Goldman Sachs’ shares are up by roughly 60%:

“Let me just tell you this, I think that Jefferies had a surprisingly bad quarter. I think Goldman Sachs had a surprisingly good quarter. So here’s what we do, even as I just think the world of the CEO of Jefferies, I want you to sell Jefferies and I want you to buy Goldman. Goldman’s cheaper. Goldman’s better.”