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JLL (JLL) Stock Slips As Margin Surge Meets Profit Taking
Jones Lang LaSalle stock slipped about 2% today, even though the company just posted one of its cleanest profitability stories in years. The headline is margin power. Adjusted EBITDA climbed 33% in the quarter and adjusted earnings per share jumped 61%, while free cash flow reached US$438 million with net leverage around 0.7x.
Coming into this print, JLL had already logged double digit returns over the past quarter. As a result, some investors are treating today as an excuse to lock in gains...