Christian Ulbrich Sells 2,000 Shares of Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) Stock

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE:JLLGet Free Report) CEO Christian Ulbrich sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $385.53, for a total value of $771,060.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 138,418 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,364,291.54. This trade represents a 1.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Christian Ulbrich also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Tuesday, August 18th, Christian Ulbrich sold 2,000 shares of Jones Lang LaSalle stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $375.00, for a total value of $750,000.00.
  • On Friday, August 14th, Christian Ulbrich sold 2,000 shares of Jones Lang LaSalle stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $375.00, for a total transaction of $750,000.00.

Jones Lang LaSalle Stock Up 0.9%

Jones Lang LaSalle stock opened at $387.68 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.58 and a beta of 1.25. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $335.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $319.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 2.40 and a quick ratio of 2.40. Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $259.83 and a fifty-two week high of $393.84.

Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLLGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $5.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.56 by $0.70. The firm had revenue of $6.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.88 billion. Jones Lang LaSalle had a net margin of 3.64% and a return on equity of 13.99%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.30 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated will post 24.18 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on JLL. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and set a $500.00 price objective on shares of Jones Lang LaSalle in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on Jones Lang LaSalle from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Barclays raised their price target on Jones Lang LaSalle from $368.00 to $401.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Jones Lang LaSalle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Zacks Research cut Jones Lang LaSalle from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $423.33.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jones Lang LaSalle

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle in the second quarter valued at about $1,446,414,000. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle by 184,969.0% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,864,241 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,300,201,000 after buying an additional 3,862,153 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in Jones Lang LaSalle by 17.8% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,180,514 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $397,209,000 after buying an additional 178,677 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB lifted its stake in Jones Lang LaSalle by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 993,742 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $334,364,000 after acquiring an additional 4,543 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Jones Lang LaSalle by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 990,836 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $333,451,000 after acquiring an additional 15,995 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

About Jones Lang LaSalle

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Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm specializing in real estate and investment management. The company provides a broad range of services including leasing, advisory, property and asset management, capital markets, project and development services, and valuation. Through its integrated platform, JLL serves corporate occupiers, institutional investors, real estate owners and developers, offering tailored solutions that span the entire real estate lifecycle.

Founded in 1783 in London as Jones Lang Wootton, the firm established a reputation for expertise in property management and brokerage.

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