What Happened?
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after comments from a key Federal Reserve official bolstered hopes for an interest rate cut. New York Federal Reserve President John Williams stated he sees “room for a further adjustment” in the near term, sparking a significant market rally. Following his remarks, the probability of the central bank cutting rates at its December meeting jumped from 39% to over 73%, according to the CME FedWatch tool. This positive sentiment provided relief to markets amid concerns over high valuations, particularly in AI-related stocks.
The stock market overreacts to news, and big price drops can present good opportunities to buy high-quality stocks.
Among others, the following stocks were impacted:
- Leisure Products company YETI (NYSE: YETI) jumped 7.4%. Is now the time to buy YETI? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free for active Edge members.
- Leisure Products company Latham (NASDAQ: SWIM) jumped 7.2%. Is now the time to buy Latham? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free for active Edge members.
- Real Estate Services company eXp World (NASDAQ: EXPI) jumped 7.7%. Is now the time to buy eXp World? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free for active Edge members.
- Real Estate Services company Newmark (NASDAQ: NMRK) jumped 7.7%. Is now the time to buy Newmark? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free for active Edge members.
- Leisure Facilities company Dave & Buster's (NASDAQ: PLAY) jumped 7.3%. Is now the time to buy Dave & Buster's? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free for active Edge members.
Zooming In On Newmark (NMRK)
Newmark’s shares are quite volatile and have had 15 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The biggest move we wrote about over the last year was 9 months ago when the stock gained 12.1% on the news that the company reported strong fourth quarter 2024 results that blew past analysts' revenue expectations, driven by its Investment Sales division. In addition, its EPS and EBITDA beat. On the other hand, its full-year EBITDA guidance missed. Still, this quarter had some key positives.
Newmark is up 31.4% since the beginning of the year, but at $16.48 per share, it is still trading 15.8% below its 52-week high of $19.58 from September 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Newmark’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $2,427.
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