William Blair Has Negative Outlook for CWK Q1 Earnings

Cushman & Wakefield plc (NYSE:CWK) – William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cushman & Wakefield in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 20th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.02 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.06. The consensus estimate for Cushman & Wakefield’s current full-year earnings is $1.20 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Cushman & Wakefield’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS.

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $2.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.67 billion. Cushman & Wakefield had a net margin of 1.39% and a return on equity of 12.62%.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on CWK. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Cushman & Wakefield from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $18.00 to $14.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Cushman & Wakefield from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of Cushman & Wakefield from $14.50 to $13.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.00.

Cushman & Wakefield Stock Performance

NYSE CWK opened at $11.68 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $13.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.43. The company has a market capitalization of $2.68 billion, a PE ratio of 21.23 and a beta of 1.34. Cushman & Wakefield has a 1 year low of $9.24 and a 1 year high of $16.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 1.18.

Institutional Trading of Cushman & Wakefield

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CWK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Cushman & Wakefield by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 13,700,599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $179,204,000 after purchasing an additional 806,684 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its stake in Cushman & Wakefield by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 12,474,380 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,164,000 after buying an additional 1,094,260 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Cushman & Wakefield by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,586,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $151,551,000 after buying an additional 736,955 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Cushman & Wakefield by 9.8% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,463,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,359,000 after acquiring an additional 756,966 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cushman & Wakefield by 7.5% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,696,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,656,000 after acquiring an additional 395,652 shares in the last quarter. 95.56% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield Plc engages in the provision of commercial real estate services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC). The Americas segment consists of operations located in the United States, Canada and key markets in Latin America.