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

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%

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	0.46	$225.40M	$11.06	20.88
CBRE Group	$36.74B	1.05	$968M	$3.27	39.40

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CBRE Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, JLL or CBRE?

Jones Lang LaSalle has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CBRE Group has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor JLL or CBRE?

In the previous week, CBRE Group had 6 more articles in the media than Jones Lang LaSalle. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for CBRE Group and 8 mentions for Jones Lang LaSalle. CBRE Group's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Jones Lang LaSalle's score of 0.14 indicating that CBRE Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jones Lang LaSalle	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CBRE Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate JLL or CBRE?

Jones Lang LaSalle currently has a consensus price target of $305.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.09%. CBRE Group has a consensus price target of $149.22, indicating a potential upside of 15.82%. Given Jones Lang LaSalle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CBRE Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JLL or CBRE?

Jones Lang LaSalle received 7 more outperform votes than CBRE Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.48% of users gave Jones Lang LaSalle an outperform vote while only 67.84% of users gave CBRE Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jones Lang LaSalle	Outperform Votes 469 69.48%	Underperform Votes 206 30.52%
CBRE Group	Outperform Votes 462 67.84%	Underperform Votes 219 32.16%

Summary

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