William Blair Has Pessimistic Outlook of JLL Q1 Earnings

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE:JLL) – Research analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Jones Lang LaSalle in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.71 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.96. The consensus estimate for Jones Lang LaSalle’s current full-year earnings is $16.45 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Jones Lang LaSalle’s Q3 2025 earnings at $4.43 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.19 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.10 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $7.93 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on JLL. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of Jones Lang LaSalle from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $292.00 to $325.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Jones Lang LaSalle from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $353.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, November 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Jones Lang LaSalle in a research note on Friday, December 6th. They set a “buy” rating and a $352.00 target price for the company. Raymond James upped their price objective on shares of Jones Lang LaSalle from $317.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Jones Lang LaSalle from $263.00 to $327.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $309.00.

Jones Lang LaSalle Trading Down 4.1 %

NYSE JLL opened at $261.16 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $265.07 and a 200 day moving average of $263.09. The company has a market capitalization of $12.38 billion, a PE ratio of 23.13 and a beta of 1.36. Jones Lang LaSalle has a 1 year low of $171.45 and a 1 year high of $288.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 2.29.

Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The financial services provider reported $6.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.76 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $6.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.65 billion. Jones Lang LaSalle had a net margin of 2.33% and a return on equity of 10.20%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.23 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Jones Lang LaSalle

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Private Trust Co. NA grew its stake in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 112.0% in the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 106 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in Jones Lang LaSalle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in Jones Lang LaSalle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Jones Lang LaSalle by 166.7% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 176 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in Jones Lang LaSalle by 35.7% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 194 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Jones Lang LaSalle Company Profile

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated operates as a commercial real estate and investment management company. It engages in the buying, building, occupying, managing, and investing in a commercial, industrial, hotel, residential, and retail properties in Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.