Zacks Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for JLL

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE:JLL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Jones Lang LaSalle in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Fatarpekar now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.24 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.23. The consensus estimate for Jones Lang LaSalle’s current full-year earnings is $13.60 per share.

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

Jones Lang LaSalle Price Performance

Shares of JLL opened at $283.43 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.29 and a current ratio of 2.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.45 billion, a PE ratio of 28.66 and a beta of 1.36. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $264.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $259.27. Jones Lang LaSalle has a 52-week low of $168.36 and a 52-week high of $288.50.

Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.67 by $0.83. The firm had revenue of $5.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.62 billion. Jones Lang LaSalle had a return on equity of 8.95% and a net margin of 2.12%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.01 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jones Lang LaSalle

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JLL. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 15.0% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,530,720 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $952,624,000 after purchasing an additional 459,466 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 7,967.8% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 279,065 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $70,643,000 after buying an additional 275,606 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 167,988.5% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 146,237 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $39,456,000 after acquiring an additional 146,150 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 688.4% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 130,752 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $32,603,000 after acquiring an additional 114,168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Artemis Investment Management LLP raised its stake in Jones Lang LaSalle by 43.0% in the 3rd quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP now owns 331,514 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $89,446,000 after acquiring an additional 99,613 shares during the period. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Jones Lang LaSalle

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.