Zacks Research Increases Earnings Estimates for CBRE Group

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2026 earnings estimates for CBRE Group in a research report issued on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $7.02 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.98. The consensus estimate for CBRE Group's current full-year earnings is $5.99 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CBRE Group's Q1 2027 earnings at $1.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.86 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com cut CBRE Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of CBRE Group from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of CBRE Group from $146.00 to $130.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Raymond James lowered shares of CBRE Group from a "strong-buy" rating to an "outperform" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $155.00 to $152.00 in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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 report on Thursday, April 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $149.22.

CBRE Group Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of CBRE Group stock opened at $131.58 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $124.42 and a 200 day moving average of $132.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.90 and a beta of 1.30. CBRE Group has a fifty-two week low of $84.24 and a fifty-two week high of $147.75.

CBRE Group (NYSE:CBRE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $8.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.73 billion. CBRE Group had a net margin of 2.71% and a return on equity of 16.96%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.78 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at CBRE Group

In other news, insider Chad J. Doellinger sold 797 shares of CBRE Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.31, for a total value of $100,669.07. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 28,735 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,629,517.85. This trade represents a 2.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Emma E. Giamartino sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.69, for a total transaction of $251,380.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 107,343 shares in the company, valued at $13,491,941.67. The trade was a 1.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 3,424 shares of company stock valued at $431,064 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CBRE Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in CBRE Group by 4.8% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,970,004 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,042,317,000 after buying an additional 368,214 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of CBRE Group by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,904,316 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,035,229,000 after acquiring an additional 245,821 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of CBRE Group by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,407,231 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $837,938,000 after acquiring an additional 397,818 shares during the last quarter. Cantillon Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of CBRE Group by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Cantillon Capital Management LLC now owns 4,748,386 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $623,416,000 after acquiring an additional 25,142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in CBRE Group by 17.3% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,100,770 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $538,390,000 after purchasing an additional 605,403 shares during the last quarter. 98.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CBRE Group Company Profile

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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