Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Newmark Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NMRK - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 21,367 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $274,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Newmark Group by 5.7% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,554,867 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,216,000 after purchasing an additional 190,974 shares in the last quarter. Algert Global LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Newmark Group by 64.3% during the third quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 238,138 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,698,000 after purchasing an additional 93,160 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Newmark Group by 13.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,223,807 shares of the company's stock valued at $19,006,000 after acquiring an additional 143,251 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its position in Newmark Group by 352.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 227,099 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,526,000 after acquiring an additional 176,947 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in Newmark Group during the third quarter valued at $835,000. 58.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Newmark Group Stock Performance
Shares of NMRK opened at $12.51 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.32. The stock has a market cap of $2.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.74 and a beta of 1.96. Newmark Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $9.44 and a 52 week high of $16.10.
Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $888.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $790.76 million. Newmark Group had a return on equity of 20.74% and a net margin of 2.22%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 18.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.46 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Newmark Group, Inc. will post 1.45 EPS for the current year.
Newmark Group Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. Newmark Group's payout ratio is 34.29%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
NMRK has been the subject of a number of research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Newmark Group in a research report on Friday, December 6th. They set a "buy" rating and a $19.00 price objective for the company. Wolfe Research cut Newmark Group from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Monday, November 25th.
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Newmark Group, Inc provides commercial real estate services in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers capital markets consisting of investment sales and commercial mortgage brokerage; landlord or agency representation leasing; valuation and advisory; property management; commercial real estate technology platform and capabilities; the United Kingdom business rates services; due diligence, consulting, and other advisory services; GSEs and the Federal Housing Administration lending services comprising multifamily lending and loan servicing; asset management; and flexible workspace solutions for owners.
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