Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CBRE or JLL?

Jones Lang LaSalle received 4 more outperform votes than CBRE Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.31% of users gave Jones Lang LaSalle an outperform vote while only 68.10% of users gave CBRE Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CBRE Group	Outperform Votes 459 68.10%	Underperform Votes 215 31.90%
Jones Lang LaSalle	Outperform Votes 463 69.31%	Underperform Votes 205 30.69%

Is CBRE or JLL more profitable?

CBRE Group has a net margin of 2.71% compared to Jones Lang LaSalle's net margin of 2.33%. CBRE Group's return on equity of 16.96% beat Jones Lang LaSalle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBRE Group	2.71%	16.96%	6.57%
Jones Lang LaSalle	2.33%	10.20%	4.11%

Which has more volatility & risk, CBRE or JLL?

CBRE Group has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jones Lang LaSalle has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CBRE or JLL?

CBRE Group presently has a consensus target price of $149.89, indicating a potential upside of 11.82%. Jones Lang LaSalle has a consensus target price of $309.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.82%. Given Jones Lang LaSalle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	$35.77B	1.12	$968M	$3.14	42.69
Jones Lang LaSalle	$23.43B	0.53	$225.40M	$11.29	23.03

Does the media prefer CBRE or JLL?

In the previous week, CBRE Group had 24 more articles in the media than Jones Lang LaSalle. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for CBRE Group and 19 mentions for Jones Lang LaSalle. Jones Lang LaSalle's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat CBRE Group's score of 0.93 indicating that Jones Lang LaSalle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CBRE Group	26 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jones Lang LaSalle	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CBRE Group beats Jones Lang LaSalle on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.