Q1 Earnings Forecast for Robert Half Issued By William Blair

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Robert Half in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.36 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Robert Half's current full-year earnings is $2.63 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Robert Half's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.38 EPS.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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%.

RHI has been the subject of a number of other reports. Truist Financial raised Robert Half from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $62.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Friday, December 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Robert Half from $69.00 to $65.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas downgraded Robert Half from an "outperform" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $64.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Barclays upgraded Robert Half from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $60.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $73.67.

Robert Half Trading Down 2.2 %

Shares of RHI stock traded down $1.34 on Monday, hitting $60.71. The stock had a trading volume of 1,146,399 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,280,604. The firm has a market cap of $6.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.88 and a beta of 1.23. Robert Half has a twelve month low of $57.05 and a twelve month high of $83.25. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $70.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $67.86.

Insider Activity

In other Robert Half news, Director Dirk A. Kempthorne sold 1,032 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.35, for a total value of $76,729.20. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 12,310 shares of the company's stock, valued at $915,248.50. This represents a 7.73 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 3.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Robert Half

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in Robert Half in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Private Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in shares of Robert Half by 79.7% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 433 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Robert Half in the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Robert Half during the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Robert Half by 35.6% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 682 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. 92.41% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.