CBRE Group (CBRE) reported Q1 core earnings Thursday of $0.86 per diluted share, up from $0.78 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.76.

Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $8.91 billion, compared with $7.94 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $8.99 billion.

Shares of the company rose 1.5% in recent premarket activity.

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