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$90.75 -1.32 (-1.43%)
(As of 11:57 AM ET)

ASGN vs. RHI, KFY, MAN, NSP, KFRC, BBSI, HSII, KELYA, TBI, and HSON

Should you be buying ASGN stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASGN include Robert Half (RHI), Korn Ferry (KFY), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Insperity (NSP), Kforce (KFRC), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Kelly Services (KELYA), TrueBlue (TBI), and Hudson Global (HSON). These companies are all part of the "human resource & employment services" industry.

ASGN vs.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) and ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.

In the previous week, Robert Half had 12 more articles in the media than ASGN. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Robert Half and 1 mentions for ASGN. Robert Half's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat ASGN's score of -1.00 indicating that Robert Half is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Robert Half Positive
ASGN Negative

Robert Half has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASGN has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ASGN received 30 more outperform votes than Robert Half when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.18% of users gave ASGN an outperform vote while only 61.37% of users gave Robert Half an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Robert HalfOutperform Votes
502
61.37%
Underperform Votes
316
38.63%
ASGNOutperform Votes
532
73.18%
Underperform Votes
195
26.82%

Robert Half has higher revenue and earnings than ASGN. ASGN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robert Half, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Robert Half$6.39B1.19$411.15M$2.7426.78
ASGN$4.45B0.90$219.30M$3.9523.03

92.4% of Robert Half shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of ASGN shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Robert Half shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of ASGN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Robert Half currently has a consensus price target of $69.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.96%. ASGN has a consensus price target of $97.89, suggesting a potential upside of 7.59%. Given ASGN's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ASGN is more favorable than Robert Half.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Robert Half
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17
ASGN
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Robert Half has a net margin of 4.84% compared to ASGN's net margin of 4.37%. Robert Half's return on equity of 18.78% beat ASGN's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Robert Half4.84% 18.78% 9.63%
ASGN 4.37%13.65%7.19%

Summary

Robert Half and ASGN tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ASGN vs. The Competition

MetricASGNHelp supply services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.02B$1.26B$23.97B$20.43B
Dividend YieldN/A2.90%2.66%3.44%
P/E Ratio23.0321.69220.6036.62
Price / Sales0.900.722,916.2219.07
Price / Cash10.888.8634.2318.69
Price / Book2.274.087.855.73
Net Income$219.30M$69.89M$649.85M$983.96M
7 Day Performance0.10%1.16%1.33%0.64%
1 Month Performance-0.09%4.20%9.04%6.62%
1 Year Performance-1.40%-25.09%20.84%24.56%

ASGN Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASGN
ASGN
1.4309 of 5 stars
$90.75
-1.4%
$97.89
+7.9%
-0.2%$4.01B$4.45B22.973,700Short Interest ↑
Negative News
RHI
Robert Half
4.2157 of 5 stars
$74.70
+0.1%
$69.00
-7.6%
-10.6%$7.71B$6.39B27.2315,000Positive News
KFY
Korn Ferry
4.1338 of 5 stars
$78.74
+0.5%
$75.00
-4.7%
+48.6%$4.10B$2.77B22.389,076Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
MAN
ManpowerGroup
4.7508 of 5 stars
$63.64
+1.3%
$76.60
+20.4%
-16.7%$2.99B$18.91B81.4827,900
NSP
Insperity
4.5465 of 5 stars
$79.18
+0.4%
$95.67
+20.8%
-29.6%$2.96B$6.49B25.034,400Positive News
KFRC
Kforce
2.284 of 5 stars
$60.75
+1.3%
$66.67
+9.7%
-10.8%$1.16B$1.53B20.701,800Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
BBSI
Barrett Business Services
4.5278 of 5 stars
$43.33
+1.0%
$41.67
-3.8%
+56.9%$1.12B$1.07B22.68130,513Short Interest ↑
HSII
Heidrick & Struggles International
2.572 of 5 stars
$47.09
+2.1%
$45.00
-4.4%
+69.1%$961.11M$1.04B25.222,212Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
KELYA
Kelly Services
4.9311 of 5 stars
$14.78
+0.9%
$25.00
+69.1%
-30.3%$526.32M$4.84B12.743,700Gap Up
TBI
TrueBlue
2.731 of 5 stars
$7.72
+2.7%
$11.50
+49.0%
-45.1%$228.20M$1.91B-1.965,000
HSON
Hudson Global
1.1633 of 5 stars
$14.41
-2.5%
N/A-8.1%$39.34M$161.34M-12.851,050Gap Down

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This page (NYSE:ASGN) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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