Zacks Research Expects Lower Earnings for Jones Lang LaSalle

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE:JLL) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Jones Lang LaSalle in a report released on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Fatarpekar now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.88 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.07. The consensus estimate for Jones Lang LaSalle’s current full-year earnings is $16.45 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Jones Lang LaSalle’s Q3 2025 earnings at $4.31 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $6.89 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $16.35 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $21.92 EPS.

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

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. 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 report on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com downgraded Jones Lang LaSalle from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Jones Lang LaSalle from $263.00 to $327.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. Wolfe Research upgraded Jones Lang LaSalle from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $353.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, November 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Jones Lang LaSalle in a report on Friday, December 6th. They set a “buy” rating and a $352.00 price target on the stock. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Jones Lang LaSalle presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $309.00.

Jones Lang LaSalle Price Performance

JLL opened at $249.68 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $266.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $264.46. Jones Lang LaSalle has a 12-month low of $171.45 and a 12-month high of $288.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The firm has a market cap of $11.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.12 and a beta of 1.36.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Integrated Advisors Network LLC boosted its position in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 2,347 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $594,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 1,545 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $391,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. Forum Financial Management LP boosted its position in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 28.1% in the 4th quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 1,556 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $394,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the period. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. now owns 16,967 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,295,000 after purchasing an additional 1,482 shares during the period. Finally, CSS LLC IL boosted its position in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. CSS LLC IL now owns 2,780 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $704,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

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.