78,817 Shares in Cushman & Wakefield plc (NYSE:CWK) Bought by Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc.

Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new stake in Cushman & Wakefield plc (NYSE:CWK - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 78,817 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,031,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Cushman & Wakefield by 322.6% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 394,327 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,374,000 after buying an additional 301,017 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Cushman & Wakefield by 87.1% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 319,718 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,993,000 after purchasing an additional 148,813 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Cushman & Wakefield by 53.2% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,493,298 shares of the company's stock worth $20,354,000 after purchasing an additional 518,500 shares in the last quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC lifted its stake in Cushman & Wakefield by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC now owns 113,531 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,485,000 after buying an additional 3,635 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cushman & Wakefield by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 18,054 shares of the company's stock worth $236,000 after buying an additional 3,054 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.56% of the company's stock.

Cushman & Wakefield Stock Down 1.0 %

CWK traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $8.72. 580,528 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,104,978. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $10.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.43. Cushman & Wakefield plc has a one year low of $7.64 and a one year high of $16.11. The company has a market cap of $2.00 billion, a PE ratio of 15.83 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 1.18.

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.03. Cushman & Wakefield had a net margin of 1.39% and a return on equity of 12.62%. The firm had revenue of $2.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.67 billion. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Cushman & Wakefield plc will post 1.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Cushman & Wakefield from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Cushman & Wakefield from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Cushman & Wakefield from $14.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Cushman & Wakefield from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their target price for the company from $18.00 to $14.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Cushman & Wakefield from $13.00 to $11.50 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cushman & Wakefield presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $12.93.

Cushman & Wakefield Profile

Cushman & Wakefield Plc engages in the provision of commercial real estate services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC). The Americas segment consists of operations located in the United States, Canada and key markets in Latin America.