NASDAQ:BGCP - BGC Partners Stock Price, Price Target & More

BGC Partners trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BGCP."

BGC Partners announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Tuesday, June 5th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 18th. View BGC Partners' Dividend History.

BGC Partners declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, April 12th 2017, which authorizes the company to repurchase $170,300,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 5.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 3rd. The financial services provider reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $956.65 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $924 million. BGC Partners had a return on equity of 48.64% and a net margin of 1.24%. View BGC Partners' Earnings History.

BGC Partners is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for BGC Partners.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BGC Partners in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to BGC Partners include Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), LPL Financial (LPLA), INTL Fcstone (INTL), Yintech Investment (YIN), OTC Markets Group (OTCM), National (NHLD) and Primus Guaranty (PRSG).

Media headlines about BGCP stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. BGC Partners earned a media sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.05 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

BGC Partners' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Clinton Group Inc. (0.03%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.02%) and Raymond James Trust N.A. (0.01%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for BGC Partners.

BGCP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Clinton Group Inc. and Bank of Montreal Can. View Insider Buying and Selling for BGC Partners.

BGCP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Raymond James Trust N.A.. View Insider Buying and Selling for BGC Partners.

Shares of BGCP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BGCP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.07.

BGC Partners has a market capitalization of $3.54 billion and generates $3.35 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $51.47 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.20 on an earnings per share basis. BGC Partners employs 9,238 workers across the globe.

BGC Partners' mailing address is 499 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY, 10022. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 212-610-2200.