4,771 Shares in Korn/Ferry International $KFY Bought by PharVision Advisers LLC

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 acquired a new position in shares of Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 4,771 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $324,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Susquehanna International Group LLP lifted its position in Korn/Ferry International by 96.8% in the fourth quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 26,110 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,761,000 after purchasing an additional 12,845 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its holdings in shares of Korn/Ferry International by 51.0% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 45,057 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $3,039,000 after buying an additional 15,226 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Korn/Ferry International in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $644,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in Korn/Ferry International by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 23,181 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,562,000 after acquiring an additional 1,600 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in Korn/Ferry International by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 29,558 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,994,000 after acquiring an additional 1,140 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.82% of the company's stock.

Korn/Ferry International Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of Korn/Ferry International stock traded up $0.55 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $73.06. The company's stock had a trading volume of 850,111 shares, compared to its average volume of 317,820. The company has a quick ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a market capitalization of $3.82 billion, a PE ratio of 15.81 and a beta of 1.49. The business has a fifty day moving average of $73.21 and a 200 day moving average of $68.82. Korn/Ferry International has a 1-year low of $59.23 and a 1-year high of $80.64.

Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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. The firm had revenue of $708.61 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $688.72 million. Korn/Ferry International had a return on equity of 14.49% and a net margin of 8.91%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.17 EPS. Korn/Ferry International has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.230-1.33 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 26th will be given a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 26th. Korn/Ferry International's dividend payout ratio is presently 41.56%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Korn/Ferry International from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note 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 for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Korn/Ferry International from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. One equities 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 presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $81.00.

Korn/Ferry International 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.