Wall Street Zen lowered shares of GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ:GCMG – Free Report) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Saturday morning,Wall Street Zen reports.
Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on GCMG. Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on GCM Grosvenor from $18.00 to $17.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of GCM Grosvenor from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of GCM Grosvenor from $13.50 to $14.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of GCM Grosvenor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of GCM Grosvenor from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $15.00.
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GCM Grosvenor Price Performance
GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ:GCMG – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.01. GCM Grosvenor had a return on equity of 142.74% and a net margin of 7.79%.The business had revenue of $134.34 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $131.21 million. As a group, research analysts expect that GCM Grosvenor will post 0.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.
GCM Grosvenor Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. GCM Grosvenor’s dividend payout ratio is currently 92.31%.
Insider Transactions at GCM Grosvenor
In other news, insider Kathleen Sullivan sold 24,963 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.15, for a total value of $328,263.45. Following the transaction, the insider owned 59,832 shares in the company, valued at $786,790.80. This represents a 29.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Pamela L. Bentley sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.56, for a total transaction of $502,400.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 24,397 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $306,426.32. This represents a 62.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 90,000 shares of company stock worth $1,155,350. 70.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On GCM Grosvenor
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in shares of GCM Grosvenor in the second quarter worth about $4,226,000. Globeflex Capital L P purchased a new stake in GCM Grosvenor in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,198,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in GCM Grosvenor by 17.4% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 823,520 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,070,000 after acquiring an additional 122,110 shares in the last quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. raised its stake in GCM Grosvenor by 41.3% during the 1st quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 297,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,916,000 after acquiring an additional 87,000 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake in GCM Grosvenor by 18.8% during the 1st quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 280,406 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,748,000 after acquiring an additional 44,316 shares during the period. 99.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About GCM Grosvenor
GCM Grosvenor is a global alternative asset management firm that provides investment solutions across private equity, infrastructure, real estate and absolute return strategies. The company invests through a range of approaches, including primary fund investments, secondary transactions, direct investments and co-investments.
Founded in 1997, GCM Grosvenor serves institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies, as well as family offices and wealth management platforms.
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