65,985 Shares in Newmark Group, Inc. $NMRK Purchased by Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Newmark Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NMRK) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 65,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,231,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Newmark Group by 338.0% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,450 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Newmark Group by 135.9% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 2,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,340 shares during the period. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new position in Newmark Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $131,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new position in Newmark Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $138,000. Finally, CWM LLC increased its stake in Newmark Group by 53.3% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 11,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,000 after buying an additional 4,100 shares during the period. 58.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Newmark Group Price Performance

Newmark Group stock opened at $17.58 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.84 and a beta of 1.93. Newmark Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $9.65 and a fifty-two week high of $19.83. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $17.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $16.68.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $863.46 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $767.12 million. Newmark Group had a return on equity of 23.69% and a net margin of 3.26%.The business’s revenue was up 25.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.33 EPS. Newmark Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.630 EPS. Analysts predict that Newmark Group, Inc. will post 1.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Newmark Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th were issued a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. Newmark Group’s dividend payout ratio is 21.05%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NMRK has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Newmark Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Newmark Group in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Zacks Research lowered Newmark Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on Newmark Group from $18.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Newmark Group from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $18.29.

About Newmark Group

Newmark Group, Inc is a publicly traded commercial real estate advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services to real estate investors, occupiers and developers, including leasing advisory, property management, capital markets placement, loan servicing, valuation and advisory services. Newmark’s platform integrates local market expertise with national reach to support clients across diverse property types such as office, industrial, retail, multifamily and specialty assets.

Operating across two principal segments—global corporate services and capital markets & property-level services—Newmark delivers tailored solutions encompassing tenant representation, landlord leasing, investment sales, debt and equity financing, and appraisal services.