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In the latest session, BGC Group Inc (NASDAQ: BGC) closed at $9.09 down -1.41% from its previous closing price of $9.22. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.37 million shares were traded. BGC stock price reached its highest trading level at $9.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.9832.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of BGC Group Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.61.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BofA Securities on February 25, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $16.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 09 ’24 when Richards David sold 43,893 shares for $9.02 per share. The transaction valued at 395,915 led to the insider holds 14,506 shares of the business.
Windeatt Sean A sold 118,449 shares of BGC for $1,036,429 on May 07 ’24. The Chief Operating Officer now owns 641,175 shares after completing the transaction at $8.75 per share. On May 06 ’24, another insider, Windeatt Sean A, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 40,000 shares for $8.73 each. As a result, the insider received 349,200 and left with 759,624 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BGC now has a Market Capitalization of 4453954560 and an Enterprise Value of 5190062080. As of this moment, BGC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.39.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BGC is 1.07, which has changed by 0.12919259 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.101756096 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BGC has reached a high of $11.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.12%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BGC has traded an average of 2.84M shares per day and 2601760 over the past ten days. A total of 374.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 353.44M. Insiders hold about 26.81% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.15% stake in the company. Shares short for BGC as of 1741910400 were 11630770 with a Short Ratio of 4.10, compared to 1739491200 on 12341384. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11630770 and a Short% of Float of 3.7800000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for BGC is 0.08, from 0.08 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008676789The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.62. The current Payout Ratio is 27.66% for BGC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-06 with an ex-dividend date of 1741219200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-12-03 when the company split stock in a 1555:1000 ratio.
