CBRE Group (CBRE) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate JLL or CBRE?

Jones Lang LaSalle presently has a consensus price target of $255.20, suggesting a potential downside of 0.55%. CBRE Group has a consensus price target of $116.83, suggesting a potential downside of 11.34%. Given Jones Lang LaSalle's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Jones Lang LaSalle is more favorable than CBRE Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jones Lang LaSalle	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
CBRE Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media refer more to JLL or CBRE?

In the previous week, CBRE Group had 19 more articles in the media than Jones Lang LaSalle. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for CBRE Group and 8 mentions for Jones Lang LaSalle. Jones Lang LaSalle's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat CBRE Group's score of 0.81 indicating that Jones Lang LaSalle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jones Lang LaSalle	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CBRE Group	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, JLL or CBRE?

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
Jones Lang LaSalle	$20.76B	0.59	$225.40M	$9.89	25.95
CBRE Group	$34.31B	1.18	$986M	$3.11	42.37

Which has more risk and volatility, JLL or CBRE?

Jones Lang LaSalle has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CBRE Group has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JLL or CBRE 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
Jones Lang LaSalle	2.12%	8.95%	3.58%
CBRE Group	2.79%	13.91%	5.47%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JLL or CBRE?

94.8% of Jones Lang LaSalle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of CBRE Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Jones Lang LaSalle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CBRE Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JLL or CBRE?

Jones Lang LaSalle received 4 more outperform votes than CBRE Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.89% of users gave Jones Lang LaSalle an outperform vote while only 67.77% of users gave CBRE Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jones Lang LaSalle	Outperform Votes 454 68.89%	Underperform Votes 205 31.11%
CBRE Group	Outperform Votes 450 67.77%	Underperform Votes 214 32.23%

Summary

CBRE Group beats Jones Lang LaSalle on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.