Korn Ferry (KFY) Competitors $78.19 -0.47 (-0.60%) (As of 11/13/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends KFY vs. RHI, ASGN, MAN, NSP, KFRC, BBSI, HSII, KELYA, TBI, and HSONShould you be buying Korn Ferry stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Korn Ferry include Robert Half (RHI), ASGN (ASGN), 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. Korn Ferry vs. Robert Half ASGN ManpowerGroup Insperity Kforce Barrett Business Services Heidrick & Struggles International Kelly Services TrueBlue Hudson Global Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) and Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor RHI or KFY? Robert Half received 161 more outperform votes than Korn Ferry when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.37% of users gave Robert Half an outperform vote while only 55.00% of users gave Korn Ferry an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRobert HalfOutperform Votes50261.37% Underperform Votes31638.63% Korn FerryOutperform Votes34155.00% Underperform Votes27945.00% Is RHI or KFY more profitable? Korn Ferry has a net margin of 6.68% compared to Robert Half's net margin of 4.84%. Robert Half's return on equity of 18.78% beat Korn Ferry's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Robert Half4.84% 18.78% 9.63% Korn Ferry 6.68%13.73%6.71% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RHI or KFY? 92.4% of Robert Half shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Korn Ferry shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Robert Half shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Korn Ferry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RHI or KFY? Robert Half has higher revenue and earnings than Korn Ferry. Korn Ferry 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$6.39B1.25$411.15M$2.7428.14Korn Ferry$2.80B1.47$169.15M$3.5022.63 Which has more risk and volatility, RHI or KFY? Robert Half has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Korn Ferry has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is RHI or KFY a better dividend stock? Robert Half pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Korn Ferry pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Robert Half pays out 77.4% 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 pays out 42.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Robert Half has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Robert Half is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend RHI or KFY? Robert Half currently has a consensus target price of $69.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.52%. Korn Ferry has a consensus target price of $75.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.33%. Given Korn Ferry's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Korn Ferry 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) 2.17Korn Ferry 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media refer more to RHI or KFY? In the previous week, Robert Half had 5 more articles in the media than Korn Ferry. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Robert Half and 11 mentions for Korn Ferry. Korn Ferry's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Robert Half's score of 0.78 indicating that Korn Ferry is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Robert Half 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Korn Ferry 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryRobert Half beats Korn Ferry on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Genesis Gold GroupTrump’s Back, but DC’s Coming for Your Money!Trump's back in the White House, ready to hit the gas on America's comeback. 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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 KFY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKorn FerryEmployment agencies IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.12B$1.13B$7.01B$20.06BDividend Yield1.88%1.58%2.82%3.50%P/E Ratio22.639.6832.5536.88Price / Sales1.470.69283.9818.70Price / Cash13.699.2527.5821.64Price / Book2.402.034.674.70Net Income$169.15M$48.71M$120.07M$982.08M7 Day Performance-0.18%-1.15%3.21%0.41%1 Month Performance10.30%158.05%7.48%2.73%1 Year Performance66.08%-10.08%33.82%31.55% Korn Ferry Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KFYKorn Ferry4.5201 of 5 stars$78.19-0.6%$75.00-4.1%+63.3%$4.07B$2.80B22.349,076Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsRHIRobert Half4.3036 of 5 stars$75.74-0.1%N/A-0.8%$7.87B$6.39B27.6415,000Analyst RevisionNews CoverageASGNASGN1.5586 of 5 stars$98.38-0.7%N/A+13.2%$4.45B$4.45B24.913,700Short Interest ↑MANManpowerGroup4.8563 of 5 stars$64.37-1.4%N/A-14.2%$3.12B$18.91B81.4827,900Dividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionNSPInsperity4.2177 of 5 stars$79.69-1.3%N/A-29.2%$3.10B$6.49B25.304,400Gap UpKFRCKforce1.7351 of 5 stars$61.22-1.5%N/A-1.8%$1.17B$1.53B21.111,800Gap UpBBSIBarrett Business Services4.703 of 5 stars$41.37+0.4%N/A+63.2%$1.06B$1.07B21.83130,513Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageHSIIHeidrick & Struggles International2.702 of 5 stars$47.53+2.6%N/A+84.2%$970.04M$1.09B25.692,212Gap UpKELYAKelly Services4.9282 of 5 stars$16.52-8.9%N/A-19.2%$587.62M$4.84B12.613,700Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeTBITrueBlue3.5247 of 5 stars$7.87-2.6%N/A-43.9%$232.64M$1.91B-2.055,000HSONHudson Global1.4347 of 5 stars$14.65-2.3%N/A-11.4%$40.30M$142.97M-20.931,050Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Robert Half Alternatives ASGN Alternatives ManpowerGroup Alternatives Insperity Alternatives Kforce Alternatives Barrett Business Services Alternatives Heidrick & Struggles International Alternatives Kelly Services Alternatives TrueBlue Alternatives Hudson Global Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:KFY) was last updated on 11/13/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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