Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) Stock Rating Cut to “Strong Sell” at Zacks Research

Zacks Research downgraded shares of Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a research report report published on Thursday,Zacks reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on NMRK. Weiss Ratings upgraded Newmark Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 13th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Newmark Group in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd. UBS Group set a $22.00 price target on Newmark Group in a report on Monday, August 10th. Piper Sandler downgraded Newmark Group from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $14.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Monday, October 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Newmark Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 24th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.60.

Newmark Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NMRK opened at $11.52 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.88 and a beta of 1.76. Newmark Group has a 1-year low of $11.13 and a 1-year high of $18.25. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $13.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $14.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.55 and a quick ratio of 0.55.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.01. Newmark Group had a net margin of 4.07% and a return on equity of 27.61%. The firm had revenue of $973.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $957.78 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.42 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Newmark Group will post 1.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Newmark Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 13th. Newmark Group’s payout ratio is 28.92%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NMRK. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Newmark Group by 4.4% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,343,384 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,095,000 after purchasing an additional 227,649 shares during the last quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP increased its stake in Newmark Group by 7.7% in the 1st quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 1,692,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,371,000 after buying an additional 121,011 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Newmark Group by 18.9% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,173,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,584,000 after buying an additional 186,236 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in Newmark Group by 9.6% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 814,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,203,000 after buying an additional 71,516 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Newmark Group by 30.6% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 543,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,144,000 after buying an additional 127,365 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.42% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Newmark Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Newmark reported third-quarter revenue of $973.2 million, up 12.7% year over year, while adjusted EPS increased to $0.48 from $0.42. Revenue exceeded the approximately $953.9 million consensus estimate, and EPS was slightly above the $0.47 consensus used by several analysts. Newmark Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share, equivalent to $0.24 annually and a yield of roughly 2.1%. The dividend provides continued shareholder income, although the ex-dividend date is November 13. Newmark Group Reports Earnings Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Management’s earnings call highlighted the quarterly performance and outlook for Newmark’s commercial real estate advisory business. Investors are assessing whether improving revenue trends can continue amid an uncertain commercial real estate environment. Newmark Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Newmark cut its full-year outlook after the quarter. That guidance reduction is outweighing the earnings and revenue beats because it signals weaker-than-expected near-term earnings momentum and prompted the stock’s decline. Newmark Group Beat on Both Lines, Then Cut Its Full-Year Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks added NMRK to its Rank #5 Strong Sell list. Zacks also characterized the $0.48 EPS result as below its $0.49 consensus estimate, adding to negative analyst sentiment. New Strong Sell Stocks for October 30th

About Newmark Group

Newmark Group, Inc is a global commercial real estate services company that provides advisory, transaction, and management services to occupiers, owners, investors, and developers. Its services cover office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and other commercial property sectors.

The company assists clients with leasing, investment sales, acquisition and disposition advisory, debt and structured finance, valuation, consulting, and property and facilities management. Newmark also provides corporate real estate services, workplace strategy, capital markets advice, and technology-enabled data and research solutions.

Newmark serves clients through operations in major real estate markets across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other international regions.