Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.06 EPS

Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The business services provider reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.06, Zacks reports. Korn/Ferry International had a net margin of 9.01% and a return on equity of 14.52%. Korn/Ferry International updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 1.180-1.260 EPS.

Korn/Ferry International Stock Performance

Shares of Korn/Ferry International stock opened at $66.73 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.44 billion, a PE ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $65.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $67.15. Korn/Ferry International has a one year low of $59.23 and a one year high of $80.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a current ratio of 1.90.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on KFY. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Korn/Ferry International from $84.00 to $80.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Korn/Ferry International from $75.00 to $74.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Korn/Ferry International from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Sunday.

Institutional Trading of Korn/Ferry International

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in Korn/Ferry International by 6.8% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 172,556 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $11,704,000 after acquiring an additional 11,020 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Korn/Ferry International by 566.9% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 124,786 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $8,464,000 after purchasing an additional 106,076 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Korn/Ferry International by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 30,567 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,073,000 after purchasing an additional 1,009 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in Korn/Ferry International by 22.7% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,413 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $775,000 after buying an additional 2,112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Services Automobile Association purchased a new position in Korn/Ferry International during the 1st quarter worth $231,000. 98.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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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