ASGN (ASGN) Competitors $58.18 -1.10 (-1.86%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.22 +0.05 (+0.08%) As of 04/17/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ASGN vs. RHI, KFY, NSP, MAN, BBSI, KFRC, HSII, KELYA, TBI, and HSONShould you be buying ASGN stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASGN include Robert Half (RHI), Korn Ferry (KFY), Insperity (NSP), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Kforce (KFRC), 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 Korn Ferry Insperity ManpowerGroup Barrett Business Services Kforce Heidrick & Struggles International Kelly Services TrueBlue Hudson Global Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) and ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking and earnings. Do analysts prefer RHI or ASGN? Robert Half currently has a consensus price target of $64.92, suggesting a potential upside of 42.98%. ASGN has a consensus price target of $96.40, suggesting a potential upside of 65.69%. 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 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50ASGN 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has more risk and volatility, RHI or ASGN? Robert Half has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASGN has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer RHI or ASGN? In the previous week, Robert Half had 8 more articles in the media than ASGN. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Robert Half and 7 mentions for ASGN. Robert Half's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat ASGN's score of -0.14 indicating that Robert Half is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Robert Half 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ASGN 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is RHI or ASGN more profitable? Robert Half has a net margin of 4.34% compared to ASGN's net margin of 4.27%. Robert Half's return on equity of 17.20% beat ASGN's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Robert Half4.34% 17.20% 8.63% ASGN 4.27%13.22%6.92% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RHI or ASGN? 92.4% of Robert Half shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of ASGN shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Robert Half shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of ASGN shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RHI or ASGN? ASGN received 27 more outperform votes than Robert Half when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.15% of users gave ASGN an outperform vote while only 61.08% of users gave Robert Half an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRobert HalfOutperform Votes50761.08% Underperform Votes32338.92% ASGNOutperform Votes53473.15% Underperform Votes19626.85% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RHI or ASGN? 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 RatioRobert Half$5.80B0.80$251.60M$2.4418.61ASGN$4.10B0.62$175.20M$3.8415.15 SummaryRobert Half beats ASGN on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ASGN News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASGN 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 NYSE 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 ASGN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricASGNHelp supply services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.56B$851.03M$21.40B$18.43BDividend YieldN/A3.64%3.00%4.20%P/E Ratio15.1530.3539.4431.10Price / Sales0.620.512,297.4526.58Price / Cash10.048.8334.6717.54Price / Book1.454.065.654.30Net Income$175.20M$40.82M$736.59M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.02%-0.34%1.20%1.42%1 Month Performance-14.52%-15.51%-6.41%-7.33%1 Year Performance-39.09%-37.32%52,820.64%2.26% ASGN Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASGNASGN3.3504 of 5 stars$58.18-1.9%$96.40+65.7%-38.6%$2.56B$4.10B15.1554,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageRHIRobert Half4.7874 of 5 stars$49.97+1.1%$69.92+39.9%-34.5%$5.11B$5.80B20.48180,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownKFYKorn Ferry4.4142 of 5 stars$64.48+0.8%$77.00+19.4%+1.2%$3.33B$2.74B13.7810,800Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsNSPInsperity4.2428 of 5 stars$85.05-0.1%$95.67+12.5%-25.5%$3.17B$6.58B35.294,100Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMANManpowerGroup4.9222 of 5 stars$51.70+1.2%$67.50+30.6%-42.7%$2.42B$17.85B17.2930,900Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownBBSIBarrett Business Services4.1494 of 5 stars$40.00+0.4%$41.67+4.2%+35.1%$1.03B$1.14B21.11127,100Positive NewsKFRCKforce4.0019 of 5 stars$46.14+1.3%$66.67+44.5%-30.4%$881.78M$1.41B17.2212,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHSIIHeidrick & Struggles International4.7175 of 5 stars$41.81+1.6%$47.00+12.4%+29.0%$853.34M$1.12B22.602,140Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓KELYAKelly Services4.4487 of 5 stars$11.44-0.5%$25.00+118.5%-51.8%$399.12M$4.33B-190.637,500Positive NewsTBITrueBlue4.1225 of 5 stars$4.42+6.0%$11.50+160.2%-59.1%$131.31M$1.57B-1.066,500News CoveragePositive NewsHSONHudson Global2.9612 of 5 stars$9.50-1.9%N/A-41.0%$26.13M$140.06M-8.261,300Short Interest ↓Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Robert Half Alternatives Korn Ferry Alternatives Insperity Alternatives ManpowerGroup Alternatives Barrett Business Services Alternatives Kforce Alternatives Heidrick & Struggles International Alternatives Kelly Services Alternatives TrueBlue Alternatives Hudson Global 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 (NYSE:ASGN) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Reveals Why There Soon Won’t Be Any Money For Social SecurityElon Musk's Near-Death Experience Sparks Dire Warning for Americans After cheating death twice—once in a te...Colonial Metals | SponsoredTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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