William Blair Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for JLL

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE:JLL) – Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Jones Lang LaSalle in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 19th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now expects that the financial services provider will earn $1.71 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

JLL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of Jones Lang LaSalle from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from $292.00 to $325.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Raymond James lifted 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 report on Friday, January 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted 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 report on Monday, December 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Jones Lang LaSalle in a research report on Friday, December 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $352.00 price objective for the company. Finally, 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. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $309.00.

Jones Lang LaSalle Stock Down 4.1 %

Jones Lang LaSalle stock opened at $261.16 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $12.39 billion, a P/E 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 fifty day simple moving average of $265.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $262.88. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The financial services provider reported $6.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.76 by $0.39. The business 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 revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.23 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Jones Lang LaSalle

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JLL. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Jones Lang LaSalle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $149,468,000. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Jones Lang LaSalle by 15.0% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,530,720 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $952,624,000 after acquiring an additional 459,466 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 7,967.8% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 279,065 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $70,643,000 after purchasing an additional 275,606 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 134.5% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 373,207 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $94,474,000 after purchasing an additional 214,087 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 146.2% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 335,451 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $84,916,000 after purchasing an additional 199,197 shares during the period. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.