William Blair Has Negative Outlook for JLL Q1 Earnings

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE:JLL) – Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Jones Lang LaSalle in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.71 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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 topic of a number of other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded Jones Lang LaSalle from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the company from $292.00 to $325.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Raymond James upped their target price on 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. boosted their price target on Jones Lang LaSalle from $263.00 to $327.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. Wolfe Research raised Jones Lang LaSalle from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $353.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, November 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Jones Lang LaSalle in a report on Friday, December 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $352.00 price target for the company. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $309.00.

Jones Lang LaSalle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JLL opened at $271.88 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $265.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $262.68. The firm has a market cap of $12.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.08 and a beta of 1.36. Jones Lang LaSalle has a 52 week low of $171.45 and a 52 week high of $288.50. The company has a quick ratio of 2.29, a current ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JLL. Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 22.9% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 204 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its stake in Jones Lang LaSalle by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 846 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $214,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. lifted its stake in Jones Lang LaSalle by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. now owns 1,332 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $337,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in Jones Lang LaSalle by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 1,375 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $371,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Greenleaf Trust raised its position in Jones Lang LaSalle by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 1,617 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $409,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.