BGC Group combines 44% year-over-year revenue growth, a forward multiple of roughly 7x, and strong price momentum — the reward-to-risk ratio of roughly 2-to-1 with 11.6% upside to the analyst target is favorable, though a leverage penalty and a spot-entry asymmetry gate that fell short of threshold temper conviction.
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- Compelling Growth And Valuation→Stable
- Leverage As Structural Headwind↓Deteriorating
- Strong Price Momentum→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
BGC Group, Inc. (BGC) Stock Analysis
Financial Services · Capital Markets
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $11.68, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.6): -1.0.
BGC Group is a global inter-dealer broker and financial technology company providing brokerage and trade execution across fixed income, FX, equities, and energy, commodity, and shipping (ECS) markets. The company earns commissions and fees through Voice, Hybrid, and Fully... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $11.68, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.6): -1.0. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
About BGC Group, Inc.
About BGC Group, Inc.
BGC Group brokered transactions in fixed income, FX, equities, derivatives, and ECS products through 2,510 front-office personnel across 40+ cities globally at December 31, 2025. Fenics, the technology-driven segment, contributed 22.4% of total revenues for the year, while Voice and Hybrid brokerage represented the majority of revenues. The April 2025 acquisition of OTC Global established BGC as the world's largest energy, commodities, and shipping broker by revenue.
BGC earns commission and fee revenue from inter-dealer brokerage across fixed income, FX, equities, and ECS products, supplemented by recurring data, network, and post-trade service fees within Fenics. Voice and Hybrid brokerage generates per-transaction commissions and remains the majority of revenues; Fenics electronic platforms carry higher margins, with Fenics Integrated desks requiring expected pre-tax margins of at least 25%. In April 2025, BGC acquired OTC Global, adding crude and refined products, petrochemicals, natural gas, and ship brokerage, and in December 2025 acquired AMCOM for agricultural commodities. FMX — in which Bank of America, Barclays, Citi, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo collectively invested $171.7 million for a 25.75% ownership stake — operates a U.S. interest rate futures exchange and cash Treasuries platform. Top 10 customers accounted for approximately 23.6% of total consolidated revenue in 2025, with the largest at approximately 4.0%, indicating a highly fragmented client base.
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BGC's governance structure changed significantly in 2025: on February 18, Howard W. Lutnick was confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Commerce and stepped down as Chairman and CEO, with three Co-CEOs — John J. Abularrage, JP Aubin, and Sean Windeatt — simultaneously appointed. By October 6, 2025, Lutnick completed the divestiture of his holdings in compliance with government ethics rules, transferring effective control to trusts managed by Brandon Lutnick. The 10-K also notes that BGC excluded OTC Global from management's internal controls over financial reporting assessment for fiscal 2025, acknowledging that remediation of additional controls may be required when OTC Global is integrated.
See also: Financial Services · Capital Markets
From BGC Group, Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 9, 2026.
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updated 2026-07-30Recent Developments — BGC Group, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS BGC Group earnings loom with sequential revenue decline expected By Investing.com - Investing.com UK — Investing.com UK negative
- NEWS BGC Group earnings loom with sequential revenue decline expected - Investing.com — Investing.com negative
- NEWS BGC|Bgc Group Inc|Price:11.965|Chg%:+0.175 - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS BGC Earnings: What To Look For From BGC - StockStory — StockStory neutral
- NEWS BGC Earnings: What To Look For From BGC - TradingView — TradingView neutral
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $11.68, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.6): -1.0. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $13.17 (+12.8%), stop $11.02 (−6.0%), A.R:R 1.3:1. Score 6.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $13.17 (+12.8% upside). Target $13.17 (+12.8%), stop $11.02 (−6.0%), A.R:R 1.3:1. Stop-loss: $11.02.
Leverage penalty (D/E 1.6): -1.0.
BGC Group, Inc. trades at a P/E of 32.7 (forward 7.4). TrendMatrix value score: 8.5/10. Verdict: Hold.
6 analysts cover BGC with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $16.
What does BGC Group, Inc. do?BGC Group is a global inter-dealer broker and financial technology company providing brokerage and trade execution...
BGC Group is a global inter-dealer broker and financial technology company providing brokerage and trade execution across fixed income, FX, equities, and energy, commodity, and shipping (ECS) markets. The company earns commissions and fees through Voice, Hybrid, and Fully Electronic platforms operated by 2,510 front-office personnel across 40+ cities, with the technology-driven Fenics business representing 22.4% of total revenues in 2025.