CBRE Group (CBRE) Competitors

CBRE Group (NYSE:CBRE) and Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts rate CBRE or JLL?

CBRE Group presently has a consensus price target of $148.56, suggesting a potential upside of 2.64%. Jones Lang LaSalle has a consensus price target of $309.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.02%. Given Jones Lang LaSalle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Jones Lang LaSalle is more favorable than CBRE Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBRE Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Jones Lang LaSalle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Does the media refer more to CBRE or JLL?

In the previous week, CBRE Group had 2 more articles in the media than Jones Lang LaSalle. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for CBRE Group and 16 mentions for Jones Lang LaSalle. CBRE Group's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Jones Lang LaSalle's score of 0.75 indicating that CBRE Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CBRE Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jones Lang LaSalle	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CBRE or JLL?

Jones Lang LaSalle received 2 more outperform votes than CBRE Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.13% of users gave Jones Lang LaSalle an outperform vote while only 68.11% of users gave CBRE Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CBRE Group	Outperform Votes 457 68.11%	Underperform Votes 214 31.89%
Jones Lang LaSalle	Outperform Votes 459 69.13%	Underperform Votes 205 30.87%

Is CBRE or JLL more profitable?

CBRE Group has a net margin of 2.79% compared to Jones Lang LaSalle's net margin of 2.12%. CBRE Group's return on equity of 13.91% beat Jones Lang LaSalle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBRE Group	2.79%	13.91%	5.47%
Jones Lang LaSalle	2.12%	8.95%	3.58%

Which has more volatility and risk, CBRE or JLL?

CBRE Group has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jones Lang LaSalle has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CBRE or JLL?

CBRE Group has higher revenue and earnings than Jones Lang LaSalle. Jones Lang LaSalle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CBRE Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBRE Group	$31.95B	1.39	$986M	$3.11	46.54
Jones Lang LaSalle	$20.76B	0.65	$225.40M	$9.89	28.66

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CBRE or JLL?

98.4% of CBRE Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Jones Lang LaSalle shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of CBRE Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Jones Lang LaSalle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CBRE Group beats Jones Lang LaSalle on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.