American Assets Capital Advisers LLC Boosts Position in CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE)

American Assets Capital Advisers LLC grew its holdings in CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBREFree Report) by 7.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,594 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 736 shares during the period. American Assets Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings in CBRE Group were worth $1,391,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CBRE. State Street Corp boosted its position in CBRE Group by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,433,513 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,672,204,000 after purchasing an additional 692,697 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in CBRE Group by 0.7% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,658,495 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $950,270,000 after buying an additional 56,888 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in CBRE Group by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,601,790 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $998,039,000 after buying an additional 177,119 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in CBRE Group by 85.6% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,587,042 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $944,435,000 after buying an additional 3,498,244 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cantillon Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of CBRE Group by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Cantillon Capital Management LLC now owns 4,748,386 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $623,416,000 after acquiring an additional 25,142 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.41% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Chad J. Doellinger sold 797 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.31, for a total value of $100,669.07. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 28,735 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,629,517.85. This represents a 2.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on CBRE. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on CBRE Group in a research report on Friday, December 6th. They set a “buy” rating and a $176.00 target price on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised CBRE Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $120.00 to $163.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on shares of CBRE Group from $147.00 to $141.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of CBRE Group from $130.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Finally, Raymond James lowered shares of CBRE Group from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $155.00 to $152.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $149.89.

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CBRE Group Trading Up 3.1 %

Shares of CBRE Group stock opened at $125.53 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $137.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $131.17. The stock has a market cap of $37.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.98 and a beta of 1.42. CBRE Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $84.24 and a 1-year high of $147.75.

CBRE Group (NYSE:CBREGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The financial services provider reported $2.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.20 by $0.12. CBRE Group had a return on equity of 16.96% and a net margin of 2.71%. Analysts predict that CBRE Group, Inc. will post 5.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CBRE Group Company Profile

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CBRE Group, Inc operates as a commercial real estate services and investment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The Advisory Services segment offers strategic advice and execution to owners, investors, and occupiers of real estate in connection with leasing of offices, and industrial and retail space; clients fully integrated property sales services under the CBRE Capital Markets brand; clients commercial mortgage and structured financing services; originates and sells commercial mortgage loans; property management services, such as marketing, building engineering, accounting, and financial services on a contractual basis for owners of and investors in office, industrial, and retail properties; and valuation services that include market value appraisals, litigation support, discounted cash flow analyses, and feasibility studies, as well as consulting services, such as property condition reports, hotel advisory, and environmental consulting.

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