KFY vs. HSII, KFRC, ASGN, ITT, MAN, RHI, NSP, BBSI, KELYA, and TBI
Should you be buying Korn/Ferry International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Korn/Ferry International include Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Kforce (KFRC), ASGN (ASGN), ITT (ITT), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Robert Half (RHI), Insperity (NSP), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Kelly Services (KELYA), and TrueBlue (TBI).
Korn/Ferry International vs. Its Competitors
Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) and Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.
In the previous week, Korn/Ferry International had 6 more articles in the media than Heidrick & Struggles International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Korn/Ferry International and 0 mentions for Heidrick & Struggles International. Korn/Ferry International's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Heidrick & Struggles International's score of 0.00 indicating that Korn/Ferry International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Korn/Ferry International has higher revenue and earnings than Heidrick & Struggles International. Korn/Ferry International 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.
Korn/Ferry International has a net margin of 8.91% compared to Heidrick & Struggles International's net margin of 0.71%. Korn/Ferry International's return on equity of 14.49% beat Heidrick & Struggles International's return on equity.
Heidrick & Struggles International currently has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.04%. Korn/Ferry International has a consensus price target of $81.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.49%. Given Korn/Ferry International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Korn/Ferry International is more favorable than Heidrick & Struggles International.
Heidrick & Struggles International has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Korn/Ferry International has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
90.1% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Korn/Ferry International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Korn/Ferry International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Heidrick & Struggles International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Korn/Ferry International pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Heidrick & Struggles International pays out 171.4% 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 International pays out 41.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Korn/Ferry International has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Korn/Ferry International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Korn/Ferry International beats Heidrick & Struggles International on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:KFY) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
