ASGN (ASGN) Competitors

Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC) and ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) are both human resource & employment services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in KFRC or ASGN?

92.8% of Kforce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of ASGN shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Kforce shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of ASGN shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, KFRC or ASGN?

Kforce has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASGN has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer KFRC or ASGN?

Kforce currently has a consensus price target of $53.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.57%. ASGN has a consensus price target of $63.67, indicating a potential upside of 32.61%. Given ASGN's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ASGN is more favorable than Kforce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kforce	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
ASGN	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor KFRC or ASGN?

In the previous week, ASGN had 1 more articles in the media than Kforce. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ASGN and 1 mentions for Kforce. Kforce's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat ASGN's score of -0.38 indicating that Kforce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kforce	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
ASGN	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is KFRC or ASGN more profitable?

ASGN has a net margin of 3.93% compared to Kforce's net margin of 3.59%. Kforce's return on equity of 30.34% beat ASGN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kforce	3.59%	30.34%	13.76%
ASGN	3.93%	12.55%	6.41%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, KFRC or ASGN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kforce	$1.38B	0.57	$50.41M	$2.55	16.50
ASGN	$4.10B	0.51	$175.20M	$3.51	13.68

Summary

ASGN beats Kforce on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.