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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking and dividends.

Which has stronger valuation & 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	$36.74B	1.00	$968M	$3.27	37.35
Jones Lang LaSalle	$23.43B	0.46	$225.40M	$11.29	20.13

Does the media prefer CBRE or JLL?

In the previous week, CBRE Group had 26 more articles in the media than Jones Lang LaSalle. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for CBRE Group and 14 mentions for Jones Lang LaSalle. Jones Lang LaSalle's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat CBRE Group's score of 0.98 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	23 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jones Lang LaSalle	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, CBRE or JLL?

CBRE Group has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jones Lang LaSalle has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

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

98.4% of CBRE Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Jones Lang LaSalle shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CBRE Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Jones Lang LaSalle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CBRE or JLL?

Jones Lang LaSalle received 6 more outperform votes than CBRE Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.49% of users gave Jones Lang LaSalle an outperform vote while only 67.79% of users gave CBRE Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CBRE Group	Outperform Votes 461 67.79%	Underperform Votes 219 32.21%
Jones Lang LaSalle	Outperform Votes 467 69.49%	Underperform Votes 205 30.51%

Do analysts recommend CBRE or JLL?

CBRE Group presently has a consensus price target of $149.22, suggesting a potential upside of 22.17%. Jones Lang LaSalle has a consensus price target of $315.83, suggesting a potential upside of 38.98%. Given Jones Lang LaSalle's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Summary

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