Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII) Competitors

Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) and Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HSII or KFRC?

Kforce received 219 more outperform votes than Heidrick & Struggles International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.24% of users gave Kforce an outperform vote while only 55.78% of users gave Heidrick & Struggles International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Heidrick & Struggles International	Outperform Votes 193 55.78%	Underperform Votes 153 44.22%
Kforce	Outperform Votes 412 62.24%	Underperform Votes 250 37.76%

Is HSII or KFRC a better dividend stock?

Heidrick & Struggles International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Kforce pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Heidrick & Struggles International pays out 23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kforce pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HSII or KFRC?

90.1% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Kforce shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Kforce shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HSII or KFRC more profitable?

Heidrick & Struggles International has a net margin of 4.95% compared to Kforce's net margin of 3.78%. Kforce's return on equity of 36.39% beat Heidrick & Struggles International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heidrick & Struggles International	4.95%	13.10%	5.73%
Kforce	3.78%	36.39%	17.18%

Do analysts prefer HSII or KFRC?

Heidrick & Struggles International currently has a consensus price target of $36.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.48%. Kforce has a consensus price target of $68.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.01%. Given Kforce's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kforce is more favorable than Heidrick & Struggles International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Heidrick & Struggles International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Kforce	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media refer more to HSII or KFRC?

In the previous week, Kforce had 2 more articles in the media than Heidrick & Struggles International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kforce and 3 mentions for Heidrick & Struggles International. Kforce's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Heidrick & Struggles International's score of 0.69 indicating that Kforce is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Heidrick & Struggles International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kforce	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, HSII or KFRC?

Heidrick & Struggles International has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kforce has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, HSII or KFRC?

Kforce has higher revenue and earnings than Heidrick & Struggles International. Heidrick & Struggles International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Heidrick & Struggles International	$1.04B	0.67	$54.41M	$2.56	13.39
Kforce	$1.48B	0.82	$61.08M	$2.89	21.39

Summary

Kforce beats Heidrick & Struggles International on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.