ASGN (ASGN) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ASGN or KFRC?

In the previous week, ASGN had 1 more articles in the media than Kforce. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ASGN and 4 mentions for Kforce. Kforce's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat ASGN's score of 0.26 indicating that Kforce is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASGN	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kforce	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ASGN or KFRC?

ASGN has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kforce has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ASGN or KFRC?

ASGN has higher revenue and earnings than Kforce. Kforce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASGN, 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
ASGN	$4.10B	0.55	$175.20M	$3.16	16.32
Kforce	$1.36B	0.43	$50.41M	$2.39	13.16

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ASGN or KFRC?

95.4% of ASGN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Kforce shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of ASGN shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Kforce shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASGN or KFRC more profitable?

Kforce has a net margin of 3.59% compared to ASGN's net margin of 3.50%. Kforce's return on equity of 30.34% beat ASGN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASGN	3.50%	11.90%	5.98%
Kforce	3.59%	30.34%	13.76%

Do analysts rate ASGN or KFRC?

ASGN currently has a consensus price target of $61.67, suggesting a potential upside of 19.58%. Kforce has a consensus price target of $52.33, suggesting a potential upside of 66.40%. Given Kforce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kforce is more favorable than ASGN.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASGN	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kforce	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

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