William Blair Expects Weaker Earnings for Jones Lang LaSalle

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE:JLL) – Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Jones Lang LaSalle in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 6th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.96 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.06. The consensus estimate for Jones Lang LaSalle’s current full-year earnings is $12.59 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Jones Lang LaSalle’s FY2025 earnings at $15.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $18.06 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Jones Lang LaSalle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Raymond James boosted their price target on shares of Jones Lang LaSalle from $246.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Jones Lang LaSalle from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $246.80.

Jones Lang LaSalle Trading Down 6.4 %

Shares of JLL stock opened at $261.86 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $262.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $231.03. Jones Lang LaSalle has a twelve month low of $136.83 and a twelve month high of $288.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.58, a quick ratio of 2.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The stock has a market cap of $12.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.06 and a beta of 1.37.

Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The financial services provider reported $2.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.30 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $5.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.48 billion. Jones Lang LaSalle had a net margin of 1.76% and a return on equity of 8.03%. The company’s revenue was up 11.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.50 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 350.0% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 135 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Jones Lang LaSalle in the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its stake in Jones Lang LaSalle by 37.5% in the 3rd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 143 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Jones Lang LaSalle in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 22.9% in the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 204 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 38 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.