William Blair Expects Higher Earnings for Jones Lang LaSalle

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE:JLL) – William Blair boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Jones Lang LaSalle in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 7th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $17.20 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $16.77. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $3.99 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $8.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.73 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on JLL. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of Jones Lang LaSalle from $325.00 to $280.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Jones Lang LaSalle from $327.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Raymond James upped their price objective 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. StockNews.com upgraded Jones Lang LaSalle from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Jones Lang LaSalle from $340.00 to $305.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $315.83.

Jones Lang LaSalle Trading Up 0.8 %

JLL stock opened at $229.64 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $233.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $255.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 1.33. 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 has a twelve month low of $192.94 and a twelve month high of $288.50.

Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The financial services provider reported $2.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.02 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $5.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.65 billion. Jones Lang LaSalle had a return on equity of 10.20% and a net margin of 2.33%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.78 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Jones Lang LaSalle

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Private Trust Co. NA raised its stake in Jones Lang LaSalle by 112.0% in the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 106 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle during the first quarter worth about $33,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in Jones Lang LaSalle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle in the 1st quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 166.7% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 176 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is currently 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.