Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII) Competitors $38.81 -0.19 (-0.49%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HSII vs. KFY, NSP, ASGN, MAN, BBSI, KFRC, KELYA, TBI, HSON, and TWShould you be buying Heidrick & Struggles International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heidrick & Struggles International include Korn Ferry (KFY), Insperity (NSP), ASGN (ASGN), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Kforce (KFRC), Kelly Services (KELYA), TrueBlue (TBI), Hudson Global (HSON), and Tradeweb Markets (TW). These companies are all part of the "human resource & employment services" industry. Heidrick & Struggles International vs. Korn Ferry Insperity ASGN ManpowerGroup Barrett Business Services Kforce Kelly Services TrueBlue Hudson Global Tradeweb Markets Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) and Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor HSII or KFY? In the previous week, Heidrick & Struggles International had 4 more articles in the media than Korn Ferry. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Heidrick & Struggles International and 10 mentions for Korn Ferry. Heidrick & Struggles International's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Korn Ferry's score of 0.73 indicating that Heidrick & Struggles International is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Heidrick & Struggles International 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Korn Ferry 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSII or KFY? Korn Ferry received 145 more outperform votes than Heidrick & Struggles International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.90% of users gave Heidrick & Struggles International an outperform vote while only 55.13% of users gave Korn Ferry an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHeidrick & Struggles InternationalOutperform Votes19955.90% Underperform Votes15744.10% Korn FerryOutperform Votes34455.13% Underperform Votes28044.87% Is HSII or KFY more profitable? Korn Ferry has a net margin of 9.03% compared to Heidrick & Struggles International's net margin of 3.53%. Korn Ferry's return on equity of 14.27% beat Heidrick & Struggles International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Heidrick & Struggles International3.53% 12.38% 5.44% Korn Ferry 9.03%14.27%7.02% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HSII or KFY? Korn Ferry has higher revenue and earnings than Heidrick & Struggles International. Korn Ferry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heidrick & Struggles International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHeidrick & Struggles International$1.12B0.71$54.41M$0.4097.23Korn Ferry$2.74B1.17$169.15M$4.6513.37 Is HSII or KFY a better dividend stock? Heidrick & Struggles International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Korn Ferry pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Heidrick & Struggles International pays out 150.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Korn Ferry pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Korn Ferry is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, HSII or KFY? Heidrick & Struggles International has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Korn Ferry has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer HSII or KFY? Heidrick & Struggles International presently has a consensus target price of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.43%. Korn Ferry has a consensus target price of $75.67, indicating a potential upside of 21.71%. Given Heidrick & Struggles International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Heidrick & Struggles International is more favorable than Korn Ferry.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) 2.50Korn Ferry 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HSII or KFY? 90.1% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Korn Ferry shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Korn Ferry shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryKorn Ferry beats Heidrick & Struggles International on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Heidrick & Struggles International News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HSII and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HSII vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHeidrick & Struggles InternationalEmployment agencies IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$793.75M$773.22M$6.99B$7.42BDividend Yield1.48%2.27%2.70%4.32%P/E Ratio21.026.8929.5717.75Price / Sales0.711.30153.1993.57Price / Cash10.769.8531.6134.64Price / Book1.691.504.553.97Net Income$54.41M$43.13M$195.82M$247.37M7 Day Performance-5.79%-19.20%-0.61%1.02%1 Month Performance-9.03%-19.24%-6.78%-6.65%1 Year Performance30.46%-34.65%3.86%0.06% Heidrick & Struggles International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HSIIHeidrick & Struggles International4.2913 of 5 stars$38.81-0.5%$48.00+23.7%+29.2%$792.11M$1.12B20.982,140Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownKFYKorn Ferry4.411 of 5 stars$60.63-2.7%$77.00+27.0%+2.5%$3.13B$2.74B12.9510,800Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeNSPInsperity4.2325 of 5 stars$81.07-4.2%$95.67+18.0%-20.8%$3.02B$6.58B33.644,500Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsASGNASGN3.3654 of 5 stars$58.67-4.2%$101.75+73.4%-37.8%$2.56B$4.10B15.283,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMANManpowerGroup4.8758 of 5 stars$49.34-5.5%$69.33+40.5%-28.6%$2.31B$17.85B16.5030,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageBBSIBarrett Business Services4.2051 of 5 stars$39.24-0.6%$41.67+6.2%+34.2%$1.01B$1.14B20.71127,100Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeKFRCKforce3.8756 of 5 stars$44.95-3.9%$66.67+48.3%-30.7%$858.98M$1.41B16.7712,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownKELYAKelly Services4.5173 of 5 stars$11.83-3.4%$25.00+111.3%-51.7%$412.73M$4.33B-197.137,500News CoverageGap DownTBITrueBlue4.2116 of 5 stars$4.93-1.8%$11.50+133.3%-59.6%$146.46M$1.57B-1.196,500Gap DownHSONHudson Global3.206 of 5 stars$9.34-6.8%N/A-44.0%$25.68M$140.06M-8.121,300Short Interest ↓Gap UpTWTradeweb Markets3.9239 of 5 stars$130.96+0.3%$146.92+12.2%+33.9%$30.93B$1.73B56.211,090Analyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KFY Alternatives NSP Alternatives ASGN Alternatives MAN Alternatives BBSI Alternatives KFRC Alternatives KELYA Alternatives TBI Alternatives HSON Alternatives TW Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HSII) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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