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

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

BGC Partners declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Tuesday, June 5th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 18th. View BGC Partners' Dividend History.

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

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 3rd. The financial services provider reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.02. The financial services provider had revenue of $956.65 million for 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 Thursday, August, 2nd 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 stories about BGCP stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. BGC Partners earned a news impact score of 0.06 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the financial services provider an impact score of 49.15 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

BGC Partners' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include James Investment Research Inc. (0.06%), Clinton Group Inc. (0.03%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.03%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.02%), Raymond James Trust N.A. (0.01%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.01%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for BGC Partners.

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

BGCP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including James Investment Research Inc., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and 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 $11.00.

BGC Partners has a market capitalization of $3.53 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.