William Blair Has Bullish Outlook for CWK FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• William Blair has raised its FY2025 EPS estimate for Cushman & Wakefield from $1.14 to $1.20, aligning with the consensus estimate for the year.
• Cushman & Wakefield reported a quarterly EPS of $0.30, exceeding the consensus estimate of $0.22, despite revenue falling short of expectations at $1.65 billion.
• Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with ratings ranging from "strong buy" to "sell," and a consensus price target of $13.63.

Cushman & Wakefield PLC (NYSE:CWK - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cushman & Wakefield in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, August 5th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.20 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.14. The consensus estimate for Cushman & Wakefield's current full-year earnings is $1.20 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Cushman & Wakefield's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.82 EPS.

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.38 billion. Cushman & Wakefield had a return on equity of 14.33% and a net margin of 2.11%. The business's revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.20 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Cushman & Wakefield from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. JMP Securities upped their target price on shares of Cushman & Wakefield from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley set a $14.50 price target on Cushman & Wakefield and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Cushman & Wakefield from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, July 20th. Finally, Citizens Jmp began coverage on Cushman & Wakefield in a research report on Monday, July 21st. They set a "strong-buy" rating and a $15.00 price objective for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $13.63.

Cushman & Wakefield Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of NYSE:CWK opened at $13.69 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $3.17 billion, a PE ratio of 15.56 and a beta of 1.50. Cushman & Wakefield has a 52 week low of $7.64 and a 52 week high of $16.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.13. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.97.

Institutional Trading of Cushman & Wakefield

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Cushman & Wakefield by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 90,691 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,004,000 after buying an additional 934 shares during the period. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC increased its position in Cushman & Wakefield by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC now owns 116,909 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,294,000 after acquiring an additional 1,118 shares during the period. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Cushman & Wakefield by 2.7% during the first quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC now owns 78,751 shares of the company's stock worth $805,000 after acquiring an additional 2,070 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Cushman & Wakefield by 18.1% during the 1st quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 17,310 shares of the company's stock valued at $177,000 after acquiring an additional 2,656 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in Cushman & Wakefield by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 61,130 shares of the company's stock valued at $677,000 after acquiring an additional 2,876 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.56% of the company's stock.

Cushman & Wakefield Company Profile

Cushman & Wakefield Plc engages in the provision of commercial real estate services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC). The Americas segment consists of operations located in the United States, Canada and key markets in Latin America.

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