Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC Makes New $1.37 Million Investment in Korn/Ferry International $KFY

Key Points

• Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC made a new investment of approximately $1.37 million in Korn/Ferry International by purchasing 20,232 shares in the first quarter.
• Korn/Ferry International reported an EPS of $1.32 for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates, and had a revenue of $712.05 million, reflecting a 3.1% increase from the previous year.
• The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share, representing a yield of 2.5%, with a payout ratio of 41.56% and an ex-dividend date of July 3rd.

Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC purchased a new position in Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 20,232 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,372,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in Korn/Ferry International by 75.9% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 517 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional purchased a new stake in shares of Korn/Ferry International during the 1st quarter valued at about $39,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Korn/Ferry International during the 1st quarter valued at about $62,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Korn/Ferry International in the first quarter worth approximately $105,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Korn/Ferry International by 11.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,937 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $131,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. 98.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Korn/Ferry International Stock Down 0.3%

KFY opened at $76.2240 on Tuesday. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $72.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $68.27. The company has a market capitalization of $3.99 billion, a PE ratio of 16.50 and a beta of 1.47. Korn/Ferry International has a 1-year low of $59.23 and a 1-year high of $80.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 18th. The business services provider reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.06. Korn/Ferry International had a return on equity of 14.49% and a net margin of 8.91%.The company had revenue of $712.05 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $690.07 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.26 EPS. Korn/Ferry International's revenue for the quarter was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Korn/Ferry International has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.180-1.260 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Korn/Ferry International will post 4.75 EPS for the current year.

Korn/Ferry International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, July 3rd were issued a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 3rd. Korn/Ferry International's dividend payout ratio is currently 41.56%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KFY has been the topic of several research reports. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Korn/Ferry International from $75.00 to $74.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Truist Financial raised their price target on Korn/Ferry International from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Korn/Ferry International from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Korn/Ferry International has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $81.00.

About Korn/Ferry International

Korn Ferry, together with its subsidiaries, provides organizational consulting services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consulting, Digital, Executive Search, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) & Professional Search. The company provides executive search services to recruit board level, chief executive, other senior executive, and general management talent of organizations.

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