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    How Investors Are Reacting To Newmark Group (NMRK) Expanding Seoul Flagship And Middle East Advisory Leadership

    Simply Wall St·12/17/2025 04:31:15
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    • Earlier this month, Newmark Group, Inc. opened a Korean flagship office in Seoul and expanded its Middle East Valuation & Advisory business, hiring senior leaders across valuations, tenant representation, research and occupier solutions with experience overseeing more than US$21.00 billion in annual real estate valuations and multi-asset portfolios above SAR 30.00 billion.
    • By pairing on-the-ground leadership in Korea and the Gulf Cooperation Council with a new Global Head of Occupier Solutions, Newmark is deepening its ability to serve multinational clients across major Asian and Middle Eastern real estate markets.
    • We’ll now examine how the Seoul flagship launch and regional leadership hires influence Newmark’s existing investment narrative and growth assumptions.

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    Newmark Group Investment Narrative Recap

    To own Newmark, you need to believe its global platform buildout and occupier-solutions push can translate recent expansion into durable earnings, despite low returns on equity and historic cash burn. The Seoul flagship and GCC valuation hires reinforce the global growth catalyst in Asia and the Middle East, but they also add to the same execution and integration risks that already sit at the center of the Newmark story.

    Among the recent updates, Peter Trollope’s appointment as Global Head of Occupier Solutions looks most relevant, because it connects the new Seoul and Middle East teams into a single client offering that spans strategy, workplace and facilities management. If this integrated model gains traction, it could help support revenue growth and margin improvement, but it also increases the pressure on Newmark to justify its higher hiring and technology spend.

    Yet against the recent share price rally, investors should still be aware of the company’s history of negative free cash flow and...

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    Newmark Group’s narrative projects $3.8 billion revenue and $201.7 million earnings by 2028. This implies earnings rising by about $201.7 million from today’s level.

    Uncover how Newmark Group's forecasts yield a $20.00 fair value, a 17% upside to its current price.

    Exploring Other Perspectives

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    Three Simply Wall St Community valuations span roughly US$11.81 to US$23.49 per share, underlining how far apart individual views on Newmark’s worth can be. As you weigh those opinions, remember that the same global expansion investors are excited about also raises execution and integration risks that could influence how the business performs over time.

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.