Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Research

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report issued on Thursday, Zacks reports.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Newmark Group in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on shares of Newmark Group from $17.50 to $16.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Newmark Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Piper Sandler lowered shares of Newmark Group from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $14.00 to $13.00 in a report on Monday, October 19th. Finally, UBS Group set a $22.00 price objective on shares of Newmark Group in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $17.60.

Newmark Group Stock Performance

Newmark Group stock opened at $11.52 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Newmark Group has a 12-month low of $11.13 and a 12-month high of $18.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.05 and a beta of 1.76.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $0.48 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $957.78 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.42 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 12.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Newmark Group will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Newmark Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Newmark Group by 115,331.1% during the 1st quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. now owns 519,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,786,000 after purchasing an additional 518,990 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Newmark Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $5,435,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new position in shares of Newmark Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,415,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Newmark Group by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,343,384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,095,000 after purchasing an additional 227,649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $17,584,000 after purchasing an additional 186,236 shares during the last quarter. 58.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Newmark Group News Roundup

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

Newmark Group Company Profile

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.