Zacks Research Decreases Earnings Estimates for Robert Half

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Robert Half in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.37 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Robert Half's current full-year earnings is $2.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Robert Half's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.04 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Truist Financial raised shares of Robert Half from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $62.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Friday, December 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Robert Half from $69.00 to $65.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Barclays raised shares of Robert Half from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $60.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, BNP Paribas raised shares of Robert Half from an "underperform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $71.50 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Robert Half has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $74.92.

Robert Half Stock Performance

NYSE:RHI traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $60.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,600,456 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,257,160. The company has a market capitalization of $6.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.59 and a beta of 1.23. Robert Half has a 12 month low of $57.05 and a 12 month high of $83.25. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $67.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $67.50.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The business services provider reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by ($0.01). Robert Half had a net margin of 4.34% and a return on equity of 17.20%.

Robert Half Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.59 per share. This is a positive change from Robert Half's previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.93%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 25th. Robert Half's dividend payout ratio is presently 86.89%.

Insider Transactions at Robert Half

In related news, Director Dirk A. Kempthorne sold 1,032 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.35, for a total transaction of $76,729.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 12,310 shares in the company, valued at $915,248.50. This represents a 7.73 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 3.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Creative Planning raised its holdings in Robert Half by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 17,980 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,212,000 after acquiring an additional 506 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in Robert Half by 225.2% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,265 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 876 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in Robert Half by 56.5% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 180,553 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $12,171,000 after acquiring an additional 65,182 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Robert Half in the 3rd quarter valued at about $298,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Robert Half by 6,641.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 809 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 797 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.41% of the company's stock.

About Robert Half

Robert Half Inc provides talent solutions and business consulting services in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company operates through Contract Talent Solutions, Permanent Placement Talent Solutions, and Protiviti segments. The Contract Talent Solutions segment provides contract engagement professionals in the fields of finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal and administrative, and customer support.