What happened Share of the investment bank Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE: JEF) had fallen roughly 10% as of 1:55 p.m. ET today after the company reported earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021. So what For the three months ending Nov. 30, 2021, Jefferies reported $1.20 diluted earnings per share (EPS) on total revenue of roughly $1.8 billion, missing on both EPS and revenue estimates. Analysts on average had projected Jefferies to report $1.34 EPS on total revenue of $1.9 billion. On an adjusted basis after removing some expenses related to the repayment of debt in the quarter, Jefferies would have beat EPS estimates. Image source: Getty Images. For the full year ending Nov. 30, Jefferies reported $6.13 EPS on total revenue of $8.2 billion. Both numbers missed on full-year estimates as well. The company's board of directors increased the quarterly dividend from $0.25 to $0.30, a 140% increase from just two years ago. Management also said the bank will potentially be able to buy back stock in the future. Now what Revenue and earnings can be a bit tougher to predict for investment banks but overall Jefferies had a nice year, with revenue from investment banking and capital markets, asset management, and merchant banking all much higher than in 2020. For the year ending Nov. 30, the bank generated a 24.5% return on adjusted tangible equity. I am not overly concerned about the miss. 10 stocks we like better than Jefferies Financial Group Inc.When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Jefferies Financial Group Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 10, 2022 Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns and recommends Jefferies Financial Group Inc. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source