Why BGC fell on Nov 5
Down 7% on Nov 5, a down day for the market: the S&P 500 fell 4%, 86% of stocks fell, and exchanges & trading stocks a median 2%.
- It reported quarterly revenue of $832.6M and diluted EPS of $0.14 that day.
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Down 7% on Nov 5, a down day for the market: the S&P 500 fell 4%, 86% of stocks fell, and exchanges & trading stocks a median 2%.
| The company | Profit up 50% to $242M |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Nov 9 |
BGC Group filed an 8-K reporting a change of CEO
BGC closed +1.1% the next session (Nov 4).
Tue Nov 17: Annual meeting, online10:00 AM ET. Proxy filed Oct 8.
1 more date ahead: dividend dates, for Pro members.
After its last 4 reports it closed +1.2% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 3 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
BGC is #7 of 9 by Quality Score.
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| 1 | ||
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| 7 |
Share count against a year before: BGC -0.4%, SNEX +9.3%, TW -1.4%.
Expected to report Thu Feb 11, before the open (in 93 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Revenue of $832.6M, 13% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.14 a share.
“BGC generated record third quarter revenues of $832.6 million, up 13.0 percent, reflecting growth across all geographies.”
BGC's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
“Compensation and employee benefits under GAAP and for Adjusted Earnings increased by 13.9 percent and 14.7 percent, respectively, reflecting higher commissionable revenues and product mix during the period.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 5)
Sales grew 7.4% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.08 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | +5.7% | -7.2% | not yet |
| Jul 30, 2026 | +2.5% | -0.8% | -6.9% |
| May 7, 2026 | -2.7% | +3.7% | +2.5% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $2.9B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 44.8, MACD below signal, below its 50-day, above its 200-day. Not scored.
One trade disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: BGC is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
BGC Group Inc is a brokerage and financial technology company that serves financial markets, energy, and commodities markets. Its service and product offerings include brokerage for a wide range of financial products, including fixed income, equities, commodities, derivatives, and real estate, software solutions for trading platforms, clearing, trade execution, and other back-office services. Its clients mostly include banks, financial institutions, and corporate clients. BGC operates in one reportable segment, which is providing brokerage services. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), followed by the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region.
“We encounter competition in all aspects of our business.”
BGC scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #7 of 9 in Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services by Quality Score, with 3 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 7% on Nov 5, a down day for the market: the S&P 500 fell 4%, 86% of stocks fell, and exchanges & trading stocks a median 2%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
BGC scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #7 of 9 in Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind BGC's 9.
Expected to report Thu Feb 11, before the open, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. BGC closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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