Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Competitors

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

Is CBRE or JLL more profitable?

CBRE Group has a net margin of 3.06% compared to CBRE Group's net margin of 1.42%. Jones Lang LaSalle's return on equity of 12.96% beat CBRE Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBRE Group	3.06%	12.96%	5.18%
Jones Lang LaSalle	1.42%	6.55%	2.62%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CBRE or JLL?

CBRE Group has higher revenue and earnings than Jones Lang LaSalle. CBRE Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jones Lang LaSalle, 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	$31.95B	0.85	$986M	$3.21	27.44
Jones Lang LaSalle	$20.76B	0.46	$225.40M	$6.22	32.49

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CBRE or JLL?

CBRE Group received 3 more outperform votes than Jones Lang LaSalle when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.68% of users gave Jones Lang LaSalle an outperform vote while only 68.09% of users gave CBRE Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CBRE Group	Outperform Votes 446 68.09%	Underperform Votes 209 31.91%
Jones Lang LaSalle	Outperform Votes 443 68.68%	Underperform Votes 202 31.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, CBRE or JLL?

CBRE Group has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jones Lang LaSalle has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CBRE or JLL?

In the previous week, CBRE Group had 1 more articles in the media than Jones Lang LaSalle. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CBRE Group and 11 mentions for Jones Lang LaSalle. Jones Lang LaSalle's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat CBRE Group's score of 0.09 indicating that CBRE Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CBRE Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Jones Lang LaSalle	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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. 0.5% of CBRE Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Jones Lang LaSalle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CBRE or JLL?

CBRE Group presently has a consensus price target of $99.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.98%. Jones Lang LaSalle has a consensus price target of $214.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.90%. Given Jones Lang LaSalle's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe CBRE Group is more favorable than Jones Lang LaSalle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBRE Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Jones Lang LaSalle	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

CBRE Group beats Jones Lang LaSalle on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.