Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (JLL)

This is a very well managed company that has survived many recessions. It will only come out of this one even stronger. But in regards to where we are today, this is a cyclical stock, you buy it when the P/E is at its highest, not lowest. The P/E is close to 58, earnings were a disaster last quarter and probably will be again this quarter, but the recovery is in sight. The P/E is at its highest just before the cyclical company turns. I bought some more today and feel very confident that in 2-4 years I will be soundly beating the market. The time is now to buy into cyclicals and when you can find a very well run company like this one, you jump in and enjoy the ride. Fool On!

This one will recover well with r/e recovery.

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me thinks a pe of 52 + current deluting = stinker, sorry Bill Mann, this stinker is missing my fundamental requirements. I hope I'm wrong for everyone elses stake. According to Bussiness model this thing should be pumping money out like a reit, but .5% dividend just isn't cutting it.

Continiuing to add to their customer portfolio by leaps and bounds during the downturn which will put them in a great position for the upswing. I expect this stock to explode!

Too quick a comeback for a commercial real estate stock.

My daughter worked for JLL and was laid off, with an excellance performance record. She was laid off by a man that she had never met, on the advice of a ruthless credit taking lady boss. My daughter's performance record was stolen by her immediate lady boss. This was a woman that quit JLL to form her own company and failed. JLL hired her back not knowing of her terrifically bad attitude.

JLL is a management company, and cannot be laying off the best and brightest in lieu of office gossip from the not so bright. While I have been conditioned to realize that this this is corporate life, it should be called and considered by investors.

Interesting enough, my daughter's first job upon being hired, was to compile the audit between JLL and the Bank of America. She worked endless hours on this audit, giving up opportunities to go out in the field. She took this job very seriously, and in the end, when she had completed her work, was told that audits don't mean that much. I still wonder if someone else took the credit, or the audit was not positive to JLL and was thrown out.

I don't care what size of business one talks about. Honesty is important. I would say that overall, JLL has many wonderful employees doing their best.

When a management company cannot distinguish the problems, however, that in its self is a problem.

being optimistic on the general recession outcome... I dont think commercial real estate value will be completely wiped out.

JLL is a great company in that mess of REITs... I would say there is still some room to go down but I'm not trying to figure out where the bottom is... LONG hold.

growth despite the challenging environment, low price, acquisitions, quality service

This is a bargain. A P/E of under 7, selling under book value, and offering a 3.3% dividend. JLL will recover quicker and stronger than other companies as the economy improves...get in now. I am.

Strong company - good position

Too many assets on their balance sheet valued at below market levels. The current valuation is assuming the whole world will stop going to work tomorrow. I don't think so.

Times are tough and they're trying to digest a big bite in The Staubach Company purchase. Anything real estate related is being trounced lately. Add in the fact that their dividend was cut - which I personally think was a smart idead - you can see why the stock price is down so far. This is a premier company with positive cash flow and a reasonable amount of debt. JLL is a steal at today's price.

one of the reasons the fools recommended this was their belief that JLL has strong presence in China and other key Asian countries. However, with the global recession already looming - Korea, Singapore, and Japan (?) are already in recession - the housing markets in these countries are about to cool. In China, things are also overheating - it's export-orientated and export-fueled domestic economy cannot sustain the growth. And a different form of housing crunch - but a housing crunch nonetheless - can happen in China anytime soon. And it will reverberate across all of Asia. it's going to happen in a flash - but the recovery is going to be slow. it's cheap now - and in the next 2-4 years, I don't think it will ever hit the 70USD mark - when i first bought it. (yes, was burned!)

Growth growth growth...oh, forgot to mention the rediculously cheap price, numerous acquisitions and leading service quality. This baby will start to drive up after 3q of 09', just a guess but commercial real estate is not evaporating from the world forever.

Properties world wide? This is real estate investing on the cheap. Premier properties will add value to the company as prperty rates improve.

I think the market is over reacting to this particular stock. Going long on this one.

I own shares, which I bought at $74 on 1/31/2008. The reason for the slide is clear, however I see this is as an excellent buying opportunity. Assuming that the world economy doesn't enter into a serious depression, commercial real estate in the U.S. and abroad will begin to recover once corporate credit markets stabilize.

over reaction. management is on task...

long on this