BGC Group (BGC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BGC Group is a global financial brokerage and technology company serving institutional clients in wholesale financial markets. Its services include voice and electronic brokerage, market data and analytics, and post-trade solutions that support trading and settlement.

The company facilitates transactions across a range of markets, including rates, credit, foreign exchange, equities, energy and commodities, shipping, and futures. Its businesses and platforms include BGC, GFI, and Fenics, which offers electronic trading and financial technology services.

BGC traces its roots to the interdealer brokerage business of Cantor Fitzgerald and began operating as an independent company in 2004. Formerly known as BGC Partners, it adopted the BGC Group name in 2023 and serves clients across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.14 to $11.31
• 50-Day Range: $10.46 to $12.45
• 52-Week Range: $8.27 to $12.89
• Volume: 40,141 shs
• Average Volume: 2.96 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.68
• Dividend Yield: 0.72%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

BGC Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BGC Group scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 397th out of 852 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

BGC Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BGC Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BGC Group are expected to grow by 11.81% in the coming year, from $1.44 to $1.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BGC Group is 7.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BGC Group is 7.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.54.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BGC Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.39. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BGC Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.22. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.59% of the float of BGC Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BGC Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.65, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BGC Group has recently decreased by 20.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

BGC Group has a dividend yield of 0.71%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

BGC Group has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BGC Group is 16.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, BGC Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.97% next year. This indicates that BGC Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

BGC Group has a news sentiment score of 0.46. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for BGC Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for BGC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added BGC Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BGC Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

24.00% of the stock of BGC Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.11% of the stock of BGC Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/2 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/02/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Record date for 12/9 Dividend: 11/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/9 Dividend: 11/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Investment Banking & Brokerage
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BGC
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:BGCP
• CIK: 1094831
• Web: www.bgcg.com
• Phone: (212) 610-2200
• Fax: 646-346-6919
• Employees: 4,560
• Year Founded: 2004

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.49
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.92
• P/E Growth: 0.39
• Net Income: $154.96 million
• Net Margins: 7.15%
• Pretax Margin: 9.95%
• Return on Equity: 55.59%
• Return on Assets: 12.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.41
• Current Ratio: 1.37
• Quick Ratio: 1.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.80
• Cash Flow: $1.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.36
• Book Value: $2.64 per share
• Price / Book: 4.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 475,470,000
• Free Float: 361,355,000
• Market Cap: $5.30 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01