Head to Head Analysis: Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) versus Active Power (OTCMKTS:PIOE)

Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) and Active Power (OTCMKTS:PIOE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Jones Lang LaSalle and Active Power, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jones Lang LaSalle	0	4	5	0	2.56
Active Power	0	0	0	0	0.00

Jones Lang LaSalle presently has a consensus target price of $368.33, suggesting a potential upside of 25.92%. Given Jones Lang LaSalle’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Jones Lang LaSalle is more favorable than Active Power.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.8% of Jones Lang LaSalle shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Jones Lang LaSalle shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Active Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Jones Lang LaSalle and Active Power’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%
Active Power	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Jones Lang LaSalle and Active Power”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jones Lang LaSalle	$26.12 billion	0.52	$792.10 million	$18.60	15.73
Active Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Jones Lang LaSalle has higher revenue and earnings than Active Power.

Summary

Jones Lang LaSalle beats Active Power on 8 of the 9 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 Active Power

P10 Holdings, Inc. is an alternative asset management investment firm. The firm’s purpose is to create long-term value by providing risk-adjusted returns through private equity funds-of-funds, secondary funds, and co-investment funds. It focusses on long-term value creation in opportunities where it sees significant potential for sustainable profit growth. The company was founded by Joseph F. Pinkerton in 1992 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.