Korn/Ferry International $KFY Shares Acquired by Keeley Teton Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Keeley Teton Advisors LLC increased its stake in Korn/Ferry International by 29.7%, acquiring a total of 32,898 shares valued at approximately $2.23 million.
• Korn/Ferry International reported earnings per share of $1.32 for the last quarter, exceeding the consensus estimate of $1.26, alongside a revenue of $712.05 million.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.48, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of 2.6% with a dividend payout ratio of 41.56%.

Keeley Teton Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY - Free Report) by 29.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 32,898 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 7,528 shares during the quarter. Keeley Teton Advisors LLC owned about 0.06% of Korn/Ferry International worth $2,231,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KFY. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Korn/Ferry International by 89.1% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,802,461 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $122,261,000 after acquiring an additional 849,180 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new stake in Korn/Ferry International during the fourth quarter worth approximately $51,454,000. Tidal Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Korn/Ferry International by 5,931.0% during the fourth quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 352,030 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $23,744,000 after buying an additional 346,193 shares during the last quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP grew its stake in shares of Korn/Ferry International by 64.7% during the first quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP now owns 620,521 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $42,090,000 after buying an additional 243,759 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Korn/Ferry International during the first quarter valued at approximately $14,473,000. 98.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Korn/Ferry International Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE KFY traded down $0.67 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $74.20. The stock had a trading volume of 335,573 shares, compared to its average volume of 273,906. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market cap of $3.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.06 and a beta of 1.47. The business's fifty day moving average price is $73.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.47. Korn/Ferry International has a 52-week low of $59.23 and a 52-week high of $80.64.

Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 18th. The business services provider reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $712.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $690.07 million. Korn/Ferry International had a return on equity of 14.49% and a net margin of 8.91%.Korn/Ferry International's quarterly revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.26 earnings per share. Korn/Ferry International has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.180-1.260 EPS. Analysts expect that Korn/Ferry International will post 4.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Korn/Ferry International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, July 3rd were given a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 3rd. Korn/Ferry International's dividend payout ratio is presently 41.56%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Korn/Ferry International Company Profile

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.