Short Interest in Newmark Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NMRK) Grows By 21.1%

Newmark Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NMRK) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 5,576,811 shares, a growth of 21.1% from the February 26th total of 4,606,674 shares. Approximately 3.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,886,481 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in shares of Newmark Group during the fourth quarter worth about $820,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Newmark Group by 29.3% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 8,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $142,000 after purchasing an additional 1,848 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in shares of Newmark Group by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 23,819 shares of the company’s stock valued at $413,000 after purchasing an additional 2,049 shares during the last quarter. VARCOV Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Newmark Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $356,000. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Newmark Group by 35.8% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 759,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,165,000 after purchasing an additional 200,104 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.42% of the company’s stock.

Newmark Group Stock Up 2.1%

Newmark Group stock traded up $0.31 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $14.99. The stock had a trading volume of 2,216,810 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,603,541. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. Newmark Group has a 52-week low of $9.65 and a 52-week high of $19.83. The stock has a market cap of $2.76 billion, a PE ratio of 22.04 and a beta of 1.89. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $15.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.88.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.03. Newmark Group had a net margin of 3.83% and a return on equity of 24.97%. The company had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $998.86 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.55 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Newmark Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.820-1.920 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Newmark Group will post 1.45 EPS for the current year.

Newmark Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th were paid a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Newmark Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.65%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Newmark Group in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Newmark Group in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Newmark Group from $21.00 to $19.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on Newmark Group from $22.00 to $18.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Newmark Group from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $17.80.

Newmark Group Company Profile

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.