After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
BGC Group Inc is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Financial sector and is a part of the Capital Markets industry. The current market capitalization of BGC Group Inc is $4.59B. A total of 3.04 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.33M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Richards David sold 43,893 shares of BGC for 9.02 per share on Aug 09 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 14,506 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 07 ’24, Windeatt Sean A sold 118,449 shares at 8.75 per share. BGC shares that Chief Operating Officer owns now total 641,175.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Windeatt Sean A disposed of 40,000 shares on May 06 ’24 at a per-share price of $8.73. This resulted in the Chief Operating Officer holding 759,624 shares of BGC after the transaction.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. BGC Group Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.07, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.73%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 39.66. BGC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.79% when it declared a $0.02 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/21/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 5/17/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 0.9%. The BGC stock dividend was $0.01 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BGC has a high of $11.79 and a low of $6.59.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. BGC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $553.60M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.23B in debt and $1.19B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $1.77, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $663.32M.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for BGC is Buy with a score of 5.00.
