PharVision Advisers LLC Invests $324,000 in Korn/Ferry International $KFY

Key Points

• PharVision Advisers LLC has acquired a new stake by purchasing 4,771 shares of Korn/Ferry International valued at approximately $324,000.
• Korn/Ferry reported earnings of $1.32 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, with revenue of $712.05 million, a 3.1% increase from the previous year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share, yielding 2.6%, with a payout ratio of 41.56%.

PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 4,771 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $324,000.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in shares of Korn/Ferry International by 75.9% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 517 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional bought a new position in shares of Korn/Ferry International during the 1st quarter worth approximately $39,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Korn/Ferry International during the 1st quarter worth approximately $62,000. Quarry LP raised its stake in shares of Korn/Ferry International by 193.6% during the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,518 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $103,000 after acquiring an additional 1,001 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Korn/Ferry International during the 1st quarter worth approximately $105,000. Institutional investors own 98.82% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on KFY. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Korn/Ferry International from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, June 20th. 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 research report on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Korn/Ferry International from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $81.00.

Korn/Ferry International Stock Performance

Shares of KFY stock traded up $1.54 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $74.26. The company's stock had a trading volume of 183,845 shares, compared to its average volume of 421,353. The company has a 50 day moving average of $73.17 and a 200 day moving average of $68.85. The stock has a market cap of $3.89 billion, a PE ratio of 15.75 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Korn/Ferry International has a 12-month low of $59.23 and a 12-month high of $80.64.

Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The business services provider reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.07. Korn/Ferry International had a net margin of 8.95% and a return on equity of 14.55%. The firm had revenue of $708.61 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $688.72 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.17 EPS. The business's revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Korn/Ferry International has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.230-1.33 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Korn/Ferry International will post 4.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Korn/Ferry International Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 26th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Korn/Ferry International's payout ratio is currently 41.56%.

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.