Vanguard Group Inc. Decreases Stake in Newmark Group, Inc. $NMRK

Vanguard Group Inc. cut its position in shares of Newmark Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NMRK) by 3.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,130,477 shares of the company’s stock after selling 852,578 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 11.96% of Newmark Group worth $394,083,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NMRK. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Newmark Group by 338.0% during 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 during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised 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 valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,340 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in Newmark Group during the second quarter valued at $138,000. CWM LLC grew its stake in shares of Newmark Group by 53.3% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 11,793 shares of the company’s stock worth $143,000 after buying an additional 4,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atria Investments Inc bought a new stake in shares of Newmark Group in the 2nd quarter worth about $146,000. Institutional investors own 58.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on NMRK. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Newmark Group in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen raised Newmark Group from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 15th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Newmark Group in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Barclays started coverage on Newmark Group in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $21.00 price target for the company. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Newmark Group from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $18.67.

Key Headlines Impacting Newmark Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Newmark Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations — Newmark reported $0.68 EPS vs. consensus $0.65 and revenue of $1.01B (up 15.3% YoY), signaling solid operating momentum. Newmark Group (NMRK) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Raised FY‑2026 top‑line guidance — management guided revenue to $3.7B–$3.8B (above Street ~$3.6B) and EPS to $1.82–$1.92, implying a midpoint roughly in line-to-slightly above consensus; this upward revenue bias is the main constructive surprise. Newmark Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder return move — the company declared a quarterly dividend (noted in the results release), which can support investor sentiment for a services/real‑estate advisor stock. Newmark Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Management commentary and detail available — full earnings call transcripts and slide deck provide color on segment performance, M&A activity and capital allocation; useful for refining revenue and margin assumptions. Newmark Group, Inc. (NMRK) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Executive hire — Newmark appointed Shanting Wong (noted in the release); hires can be positive over time but are typically neutral near‑term absent strategic detail. [PRNewswire] Newmark Appoints Shanting Wong
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability and liquidity remain modest — net margin is low (around ~3–4%) and balance‑sheet liquidity ratios (quick/current ~0.39) are weak, which could concern investors forecasting recessionary pressure or higher financing needs. Newmark Group: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Newmark Group Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ NMRK opened at $14.89 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $16.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.44. Newmark Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $9.65 and a fifty-two week high of $19.83. 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 company has a market cap of $2.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.90 and a beta of 1.91.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.03. Newmark Group had a return on equity of 25.68% and a net margin of 3.83%.The company had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $998.86 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.55 EPS. Newmark Group’s quarterly revenue was up 15.3% on a year-over-year basis. Newmark Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.820-1.920 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Newmark Group, Inc. will post 1.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Newmark Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date is 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 presently 21.05%.

Newmark Group 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.