Since the September 16 announcement that Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) will distribute Spectrum Brands (SPB) stock to its shareholders as a special dividend, shares of Spectrum have traded down from $60 to $48, Deutsche Bank analyst Faiza Alwy tells investors in a research note. The analyst views the selloff as a "short-term dislocation" and believes Spectrum has sufficient flexibility to buy back stock, which should help remove "this technical overhang." As a result, Alwy placed a "Catalyst Call" buy on Spectrum Brand as a short-term investment idea. The analyst, however, keeps a long-term fundamental Hold rating on the shares.

Jefferies Financial Group announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Rich Handler, sold 1.5M shares of Jefferies stock today at $43.50. The sale was made to facilitate the purchase of a personal boat and to pay tax obligations. For the 34 years since joining Jefferies in 1990, Mr. Handler has received approximately 70% of his compensation in the form of Jefferies shares and, except for tax purposes and charitable donations, has never sold shares. Following this sale, Mr. Handler owns on a fully diluted basis approximately 19.25 million Jefferies shares. Today's sale represents approximately 7% of Mr. Handler's aggregate holdings. Mr. Handler stated: "My sale of shares today was a gift to myself and my family, and I do not intend to sell any further shares. I remain extremely bullish on Jefferies and fully committed to helping us continue to build the best independent, global and full service investment banking firm."