CBRE Group, Inc. $CBRE Stock Holdings Trimmed by Sterling Capital Management LLC

Sterling Capital Management LLC cut its stake in CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) by 7.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 68,937 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 5,566 shares during the quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC’s holdings in CBRE Group were worth $8,856,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in CBRE Group by 3.2% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 9,870,413 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,337,051,000 after acquiring an additional 302,426 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of CBRE Group by 5.8% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,896,802 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $392,368,000 after purchasing an additional 159,482 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB boosted its stake in shares of CBRE Group by 119.6% during the first quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,571,280 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $348,306,000 after buying an additional 1,400,452 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in shares of CBRE Group by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 2,181,413 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $295,494,000 after acquiring an additional 175,344 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in CBRE Group by 52.2% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,930,992 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $248,075,000 after acquiring an additional 662,421 shares during the period. 98.41% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting CBRE Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: CBRE reported third-quarter core EPS of $2.05, exceeding analyst expectations of approximately $1.96–$1.97 and rising from $1.61 a year earlier. Revenue increased 12.7% year over year to about $11.5 billion, while infrastructure services revenue grew 50% on a trailing 12-month basis. CBRE Group Q3 2026 financial results
• Positive Sentiment: Management maintained its full-year 2026 core EPS outlook at $7.80–$7.90, broadly in line with the $7.80 consensus estimate. Strong infrastructure demand, property sales and development activity helped support profitability. CBRE investor relations earnings release
• Neutral Sentiment: CBRE’s earnings call emphasized infrastructure-led growth, with data centers and related activity helping offset weaker conditions in other commercial real estate businesses. Morgan Stanley also maintained its Buy rating, although the broader analyst price targets cited remain well above the current trading level. CBRE earnings call highlights
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue of roughly $11.5 billion missed consensus estimates near $11.8 billion to $12.0 billion. Investors appear concerned that higher interest rates are delaying and repricing commercial real estate transactions, pressuring capital-markets-related businesses. CBRE commentary on rising rates and CRE deals
• Negative Sentiment: Management cited modest leasing growth, declining U.S. office leasing, slower corporate real estate capital spending and the restructuring of two facilities-management accounts. These comments suggest near-term operating pressure despite the EPS beat. Recent insider activity also showed five sales and no purchases over the past six months.

Insider Activity at CBRE Group

In other news, CFO Emma Giamartino sold 2,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.29, for a total transaction of $333,652.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 108,479 shares in the company, valued at $16,086,350.91. The trade was a 2.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Vikramaditya Kohli sold 2,666 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total transaction of $399,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,869 shares in the company, valued at $20,230,350. This represents a 1.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders sold 5,144 shares of company stock valued at $767,363. 0.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on CBRE. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of CBRE Group from $180.00 to $164.00 in a research report on Monday, October 12th. Evercore decreased their target price on shares of CBRE Group from $175.00 to $166.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of CBRE Group from $180.00 to $183.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on CBRE Group from $190.00 to $186.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of CBRE Group from $188.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $185.44.

CBRE Group Trading Down 6.2%

Shares of CBRE traded down $8.10 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $123.14. 4,564,671 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,427,800. The business has a fifty day moving average of $138.87 and a 200-day moving average of $139.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.66 billion, a PE ratio of 26.37 and a beta of 1.23. CBRE Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.69 and a 1-year high of $174.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88.

CBRE Group (NYSE:CBRE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.09. CBRE Group had a return on equity of 26.31% and a net margin of 3.08%. The firm had revenue of $11.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.81 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.61 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 12.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that CBRE Group, Inc. will post 7.80 EPS for the current year.

About CBRE Group

CBRE Group, Inc (NYSE:CBRE) is a global commercial real estate services and investment firm. The company provides advisory, transaction, property management, facilities management, project management, valuation, and consulting services to corporate, institutional, and other real estate clients.

Its businesses support the acquisition, development, leasing, operation, and disposition of commercial properties across sectors such as office, industrial and logistics, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and data centers.