Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER) & Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) Head to Head Contrast

Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) and Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Jones Lang LaSalle has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferrovial has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Jones Lang LaSalle pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Ferrovial pays an annual dividend of $1.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Jones Lang LaSalle pays out 4.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Jones Lang LaSalle and Ferrovial”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jones Lang LaSalle	$26.76 billion	0.52	$792.10 million	$18.60	16.02
Ferrovial	$10.89 billion	4.63	$1.00 billion	N/A	N/A

Ferrovial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Jones Lang LaSalle.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Jones Lang LaSalle and Ferrovial, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jones Lang LaSalle	0	3	5	0	2.63
Ferrovial	0	6	2	0	2.25

Jones Lang LaSalle currently has a consensus target price of $394.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.24%. Ferrovial has a consensus target price of $70.47, indicating a potential upside of 2.52%. Given Jones Lang LaSalle’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jones Lang LaSalle is more favorable than Ferrovial.

Profitability

This table compares Jones Lang LaSalle and Ferrovial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jones Lang LaSalle	3.35%	13.01%	5.47%
Ferrovial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.8% of Jones Lang LaSalle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Ferrovial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Jones Lang LaSalle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Jones Lang LaSalle beats Ferrovial on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jones Lang LaSalle

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated operates as a commercial real estate and investment management company. It engages in the buying, building, occupying, managing, and investing in a commercial, industrial, hotel, residential, and retail properties in Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers a range of real estate services, including agency leasing, tenant representation, property management, advisory, and consulting services; and capital market services, such as equity and debt advisory, loan sales, equity advisory, loan servicing, merger and acquisition, corporate advisory, and investment sales and advisory services. It also provides on-site management services for office, industrial, retail, multifamily residential, and various other properties; integrated facilities management services; designing, building, management, and consulting services to tenants of leased space, owners in self-occupied buildings, and owners of real estate investments; and advisory, consulting, valuation, and energy and sustainability services. In addition, the company offers investment management services to institutional and retail investors, including high-net-worth individuals. It provides its services to real estate owners, occupiers, investors, and developers for various property types, including critical environments and data centers, offices, industrial and warehouses, residential properties, infrastructure projects, retail and shopping malls, logistics, and military housing and transportation centers; and hotels and hospitality, cultural, educational, government, healthcare and laboratory, and sports facilities. The company was formerly known as LaSalle Partners Incorporated and changed its name to Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated in March 1999. Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Ferrovial

Ferrovial SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of transport infrastructure and urban services internationally. It operates through four segments: Construction, Toll Roads, Airports, and Energy Infrastructures and Mobility. The company designs and executes various public and private works, including the construction of public infrastructure; and develops, finances, and operates toll roads. It also develops, finances, and operates airports; and develops, finances, and operates power transmission lines and renewable energy generation plants, as well as offers mobility and waste management plants and services to the mining industry in Chile. In addition, the company promotes, constructs, and operates energy generation and transmission infrastructures. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.