William Blair Weighs in on ASGN's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:ASGN)

ASGN Incorporated (NYSE:ASGN - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for ASGN in a research note issued on Thursday, February 6th. William Blair analyst M. Nolan forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.12 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for ASGN's current full-year earnings is $5.38 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for ASGN's Q3 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS.

ASGN (NYSE:ASGN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The business services provider reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.07. ASGN had a net margin of 4.27% and a return on equity of 13.22%.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of ASGN from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of ASGN in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of ASGN from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $96.00 to $100.00 in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASGN presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $101.75.

ASGN Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of ASGN stock traded down $0.03 on Monday, hitting $77.33. The stock had a trading volume of 408,399 shares, compared to its average volume of 402,534. The company has a quick ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. ASGN has a one year low of $77.01 and a one year high of $106.42. The stock has a market cap of $3.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.14 and a beta of 1.38. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $86.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $90.57.

Institutional Trading of ASGN

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ASGN. J.Safra Asset Management Corp boosted its holdings in shares of ASGN by 48.1% during the 4th quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 428 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Cim Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of ASGN in the 3rd quarter worth about $205,000. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of ASGN in the 4th quarter worth about $299,000. Cibc World Markets Corp purchased a new position in shares of ASGN in the 4th quarter worth about $337,000. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of ASGN by 17.3% in the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 5,414 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $505,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.36% of the company's stock.

About ASGN

ASGN Incorporated engages in the provision of information technology (IT) services and solutions in the technology, digital, and creative fields for commercial and government sectors in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It operates through two segments: Commercial and Federal Government. The Commercial Segment provides consulting, creative digital marketing, and permanent placement services primarily to enterprise clients.