Q2 EPS Estimate for Cushman & Wakefield Reduced by Analyst

Cushman & Wakefield PLC (NYSE:CWK) – Stock analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cushman & Wakefield in a research note issued on Thursday, October 30th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now anticipates that the company will earn $0.38 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.39. The consensus estimate for Cushman & Wakefield’s current full-year earnings is $1.20 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Cushman & Wakefield’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS.

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.01. Cushman & Wakefield had a return on equity of 14.69% and a net margin of 2.23%.The company had revenue of $2.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.51 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.23 earnings per share. Cushman & Wakefield’s revenue was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Cushman & Wakefield has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.180-1.230 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on CWK. Citigroup restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Cushman & Wakefield in a report on Monday. JMP Securities set a $19.00 price target on shares of Cushman & Wakefield in a report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Cushman & Wakefield from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $17.50 price target for the company in a report on Friday, August 8th. Citizens Jmp boosted their price target on shares of Cushman & Wakefield from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Cushman & Wakefield from $13.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cushman & Wakefield has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $16.63.

Cushman & Wakefield Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE:CWK opened at $15.63 on Monday. Cushman & Wakefield has a one year low of $7.64 and a one year high of $17.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market cap of $3.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.28 and a beta of 1.56. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.96.

Insider Activity at Cushman & Wakefield

In other news, Director Angela Sun sold 6,800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.02, for a total transaction of $108,936.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 46,498 shares in the company, valued at approximately $744,897.96. This represents a 12.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Cushman & Wakefield

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC purchased a new stake in Cushman & Wakefield during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $51,764,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Cushman & Wakefield by 46.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 12,156,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,573,000 after acquiring an additional 3,842,859 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its holdings in shares of Cushman & Wakefield by 807.1% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,870,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,112,000 after acquiring an additional 1,663,880 shares during the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Cushman & Wakefield by 128.6% in the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,879,485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,876,000 after acquiring an additional 1,620,143 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cushman & Wakefield in the 1st quarter valued at $11,086,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.56% of the company’s stock.

About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield Plc engages in the provision of commercial real estate services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC). The Americas segment consists of operations located in the United States, Canada and key markets in Latin America.