Kickstarting your investment journey can be both exciting and scary at the same time, and if you're new to investing, you may not know where to even begin. However, one thing is for certain -- stocks set to beat the market over the next 12 months serve as the perfect foundation for any kind of investor.

Now, let's break down why adding this one exceptional stock, highlighted below, to your portfolio could be a recipe for success.

Why You Should Pay Attention to CBRE Group (CBRE)

Headquartered in Dallas, TX, CBRE Group, Inc. is a commercial real estate services and investment firm, offering a wide range of services to tenants, owners, lenders and investors in office, retail, industrial, multi-family and other types of commercial real estates in all major metropolitan areas across the globe. The services include facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. With more than 140,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees), the company served clients in more than 100 countries as of Dec. 31, 2024.

Since being added to the Zacks Focus List on March 13, 2017 at $36.40 per share, shares of CBRE have increased 240.22% to $123.84.

Three analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2025. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0 to $6.03. CBRE boasts an average earnings surprise of 12.2%.

Earnings for CBRE Group are forecasted to see growth of 18.2% for the current fiscal year as well.

Since stock prices respond to earnings estimate revisions, it can be very profitable to buy stocks with an increased earnings outlook. By buying a Focus List stock like CBRE, then, you're likely getting into a company whose future earnings estimates will be raised, potentially leading to price momentum.

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