Newmark Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NMRK) Short Interest Update

Newmark Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NMRK) was the target 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 shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,886,481 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.0 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Newmark Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Newmark Group in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Newmark Group by 98.9% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 915 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in 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 acquiring an additional 1,450 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in 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. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Newmark Group by 4,587.0% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 4,587 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Newmark Group Price Performance

NMRK stock traded up $0.31 during midday 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. Newmark Group has a 52-week low of $9.65 and a 52-week high of $19.83. The company has a current ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $15.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.88. The company has a market cap of $2.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.04 and a beta of 1.89.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $998.86 million. Newmark Group had a net margin of 3.83% and a return on equity of 24.97%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.55 earnings per share. Newmark Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.820-1.920 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Newmark Group will post 1.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Newmark Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th were issued a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. Newmark Group’s payout ratio is currently 17.65%.

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.