Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and 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	$24.05B	0.45	$225.40M	$11.06	20.66
CBRE Group	$36.74B	1.04	$968M	$3.27	39.21

Which has more volatility and risk, JLL or CBRE?

Jones Lang LaSalle has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CBRE Group has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer JLL or CBRE?

In the previous week, CBRE Group had 13 more articles in the media than Jones Lang LaSalle. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for CBRE Group and 21 mentions for Jones Lang LaSalle. Jones Lang LaSalle's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat CBRE Group's score of 1.14 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	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CBRE Group	25 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

Do analysts rate JLL or CBRE?

Jones Lang LaSalle currently has a consensus target price of $315.83, indicating a potential upside of 38.21%. CBRE Group has a consensus target price of $149.22, indicating a potential upside of 16.37%. Given Jones Lang LaSalle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
Jones Lang LaSalle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
CBRE Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Is JLL or CBRE 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
Jones Lang LaSalle	2.33%	10.20%	4.11%
CBRE Group	2.71%	16.96%	6.57%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JLL or CBRE?

Jones Lang LaSalle received 8 more outperform votes than CBRE Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.58% of users gave Jones Lang LaSalle an outperform vote while only 67.79% of users gave CBRE Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jones Lang LaSalle	Outperform Votes 469 69.58%	Underperform Votes 205 30.42%
CBRE Group	Outperform Votes 461 67.79%	Underperform Votes 219 32.21%

Summary

CBRE Group beats Jones Lang LaSalle on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.