With 0.52 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.39 million shares. The 52-week range on JLL shows that it touched its highest point at $288.50 and its lowest point at $192.94 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $300.88. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.32.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of JLL was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -8.72%, but this was down by -1.87% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -17.96% while six-month performance fell -18.02%. The stock gained 6.38% in the past year, while it has lost -15.07% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for JLL yields 11.06 with Next year EPS estimates of 19.56. For the next quarter, that number is 3.22. This implies an EPS growth rate of 17.48% for this year and 18.85% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 15.93% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 0.78%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 47.51 million JLL shares are outstanding with a float of 47.03 million shares on hand for trading.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for JLL since 4 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 2 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 0 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 1 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
EPS: Estimates vs Actual
It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of $14.04398 being high and $13.7079 being low. For JLL, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $13.85048. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $4.44 and the low estimate is $3.66. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $4.19.
