Information Provided By:
Fly News Breaks for January 24, 2018
CBG, HF, JLL, MMI
Jan 24, 2018 | 07:37 EDT
As previously reported, JMP Securities analyst Mitch Germain lowered his Property Service sector view to Market Perform, as he believes growth prospects are dimming and he doesn't think that the currently elevated multiples are sustainable as the cycle gets into its late stages. However, against that backdrop, he upgraded Marcus & Millichap (MMI) to Outperform from Market Perform and called it his top pick in the sector, citing his view that the operating environment has become more stable and the company is the greatest beneficiary of tax reform among those in the space he covers. Also this morning, Germain downgraded Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), HFF Inc. (HF) and CBRE Group (CBG), all to Market Perform from Outperform.