William Blair Has Negative Forecast for CWK Q1 Earnings

Cushman & Wakefield plc (NYSE:CWK) – Equities research analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cushman & Wakefield in a report issued on Thursday, February 20th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.02 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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 results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.03. Cushman & Wakefield had a net margin of 1.39% and a return on equity of 12.62%. The business had revenue of $2.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.67 billion.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on CWK. Jefferies Financial Group cut Cushman & Wakefield from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $18.00 to $14.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of 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 cut their price objective on shares of Cushman & Wakefield from $14.50 to $13.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.00.

Cushman & Wakefield Price Performance

CWK opened at $11.88 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $13.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.42. Cushman & Wakefield has a 12-month low of $9.24 and a 12-month high of $16.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.59 and a beta of 1.34.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cushman & Wakefield

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CWK. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in Cushman & Wakefield by 137.5% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 2,027 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Cushman & Wakefield by 264.3% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 2,691 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Cushman & Wakefield by 820.3% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 7,215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 6,431 shares during the period. KBC Group NV boosted its position in Cushman & Wakefield by 31.7% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 7,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,000 after buying an additional 1,915 shares during the period. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Cushman & Wakefield during the 4th quarter valued at $135,000. 95.56% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Cushman & Wakefield Company Profile

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.