William Blair Estimates Korn Ferry's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:KFY)

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair lifted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Korn Ferry in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 4th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.27 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.25. The consensus estimate for Korn Ferry's current full-year earnings is $4.83 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Korn Ferry's Q2 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.42 EPS.

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 5th. The business services provider reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $682.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $663.84 million. Korn Ferry had a net margin of 6.68% and a return on equity of 13.73%. Korn Ferry's revenue was down 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.99 EPS.

Korn Ferry Trading Down 1.2 %

NYSE:KFY traded down $0.92 on Thursday, hitting $78.44. The stock had a trading volume of 89,714 shares, compared to its average volume of 355,049. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock has a market cap of $4.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.68 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $71.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $68.63. Korn Ferry has a 1-year low of $47.28 and a 1-year high of $79.54.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Korn Ferry

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in Korn Ferry by 100.6% during the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 10,850 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $714,000 after buying an additional 5,441 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in Korn Ferry by 72.7% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 26,229 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,725,000 after buying an additional 11,039 shares in the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp lifted its holdings in Korn Ferry by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 45,983 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $3,024,000 after buying an additional 453 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in Korn Ferry during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,042,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Korn Ferry during the 1st quarter worth approximately $281,000. 98.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Korn Ferry

In other news, CFO Robert P. Rozek sold 20,921 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.53, for a total value of $1,580,163.13. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 154,535 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,672,028.55. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In other news, CFO Robert P. Rozek sold 20,921 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.53, for a total value of $1,580,163.13. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 154,535 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,672,028.55. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gary D. Burnison sold 16,274 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.05, for a total transaction of $1,205,089.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 356,844 shares in the company, valued at $26,424,298.20. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 86,201 shares of company stock worth $6,329,320 in the last ninety days. 1.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Korn Ferry Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 19th were issued a $0.37 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 19th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.89%. Korn Ferry's payout ratio is 42.29%.

About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry, together with its subsidiaries, provides organizational consulting services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consulting, Digital, Executive Search, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) & Professional Search. The company provides executive search services to recruit board level, chief executive, other senior executive, and general management talent of organizations.