William Blair Has Pessimistic View of CBRE Group Q4 Earnings

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair dropped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of CBRE Group in a research report issued on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $2.54 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.55. The consensus estimate for CBRE Group's current full-year earnings is $5.99 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for CBRE Group's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.01 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on CBRE. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on CBRE Group from $145.00 to $129.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of CBRE Group from $163.00 to $141.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of CBRE Group from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Raymond James lowered CBRE Group from a "strong-buy" rating to an "outperform" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $155.00 to $152.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised CBRE Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $133.00 to $152.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $149.00.

CBRE Group Stock Performance

NYSE:CBRE opened at $120.88 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $127.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $132.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.07. CBRE Group has a 52-week low of $84.24 and a 52-week high of $147.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.25 billion, a PE ratio of 38.50 and a beta of 1.26.

CBRE Group (NYSE:CBRE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.05. CBRE Group had a net margin of 2.71% and a return on equity of 16.96%. The business had revenue of $8.91 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.73 billion.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CBRE Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CBRE. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of CBRE Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $514,609,000. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its holdings in CBRE Group by 290.0% during the 4th quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 4,050,089 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $531,736,000 after purchasing an additional 3,011,566 shares during the period. Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd bought a new stake in CBRE Group during the 4th quarter valued at $190,695,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CBRE Group in the 4th quarter worth $175,978,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of CBRE Group by 20,889.0% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,291,453 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $168,896,000 after buying an additional 1,285,300 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.41% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at CBRE Group

In other CBRE Group news, CFO Emma E. Giamartino sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.69, for a total value of $251,380.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 107,343 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,491,941.67. This represents a 1.83 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Chad J. Doellinger sold 797 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.31, for a total transaction of $100,669.07. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 28,735 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,629,517.85. This represents a 2.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

About CBRE Group

CBRE Group, Inc operates as a commercial real estate services and investment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The Advisory Services segment offers strategic advice and execution to owners, investors, and occupiers of real estate in connection with leasing of offices, and industrial and retail space; clients fully integrated property sales services under the CBRE Capital Markets brand; clients commercial mortgage and structured financing services; originates and sells commercial mortgage loans; property management services, such as marketing, building engineering, accounting, and financial services on a contractual basis for owners of and investors in office, industrial, and retail properties; and valuation services that include market value appraisals, litigation support, discounted cash flow analyses, and feasibility studies, as well as consulting services, such as property condition reports, hotel advisory, and environmental consulting.

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