GCM Grosvenor Inc. (NASDAQ:GCMG) Short Interest Up 28.1% in March
by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat GemGCM Grosvenor Inc. (NASDAQ:GCMG – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,892,230 shares, a growth of 28.1% from the March 15th total of 1,477,068 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 837,169 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days. Approximately 4.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.
GCM Grosvenor Trading Up 3.0%
Shares of GCMG opened at $10.94 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $10.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.16. GCM Grosvenor has a twelve month low of $9.30 and a twelve month high of $13.22. The stock has a market cap of $2.22 billion, a PE ratio of 29.57 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.36.
GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ:GCMG – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.07. GCM Grosvenor had a return on equity of 2,505.59% and a net margin of 8.14%.The firm had revenue of $177.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $160.20 million. On average, equities analysts forecast that GCM Grosvenor will post 0.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.
GCM Grosvenor Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. GCM Grosvenor’s dividend payout ratio is currently 129.73%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On GCM Grosvenor
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GCMG. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of GCM Grosvenor by 14.4% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 98,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,114,000 after purchasing an additional 12,391 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its position in shares of GCM Grosvenor by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 17,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,000 after purchasing an additional 1,926 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd increased its position in shares of GCM Grosvenor by 280.1% in the fourth quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 79,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $898,000 after purchasing an additional 58,484 shares during the last quarter. Numerai GP LLC increased its position in shares of GCM Grosvenor by 361.7% in the fourth quarter. Numerai GP LLC now owns 64,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $734,000 after purchasing an additional 50,775 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Engineers Gate Manager LP increased its position in shares of GCM Grosvenor by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 126,013 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,426,000 after purchasing an additional 9,198 shares during the last quarter. 99.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on GCM Grosvenor from $14.50 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of GCM Grosvenor in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer decreased their price target on GCM Grosvenor from $24.00 to $17.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $15.00.
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About GCM Grosvenor
GCM Grosvenor is a global alternative asset management firm that specializes in customized investment solutions across a range of private markets and hedge fund strategies. The firm partners with institutional clients—including pension funds, endowments, insurers and sovereign wealth funds—to design and implement portfolios that span private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit and multi‐strategy hedge fund products. Through its multi‐manager platforms and direct co‐investment vehicles, GCM Grosvenor provides diversified access to opportunities that can enhance returns and manage risk in client portfolios.
Founded in 1971 as Grosvenor Capital Management, the firm has built a track record of sourcing, structuring and monitoring alternative investments on behalf of its clients.