Q2 EPS Estimates for Robert Half Decreased by Zacks Research

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Robert Half in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the business services provider will earn $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.64. The consensus estimate for Robert Half's current full-year earnings is $2.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Robert Half's FY2025 earnings at $1.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.67 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.69 EPS.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by ($0.19). Robert Half had a net margin of 4.34% and a return on equity of 17.20%. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.61 EPS. Robert Half's revenue was down 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Truist Financial set a $55.00 price target on shares of Robert Half and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Robert Half from $46.00 to $40.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded Robert Half from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $45.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Barclays dropped their price objective on Robert Half from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Robert Half from $65.00 to $47.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Robert Half presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $48.71.

Robert Half Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of Robert Half stock traded down $0.84 on Monday, reaching $47.32. 1,145,458 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,499,200. The company has a market capitalization of $4.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.39 and a beta of 1.06. Robert Half has a one year low of $40.00 and a one year high of $78.41. The company has a 50-day moving average of $48.78 and a 200 day moving average of $61.17.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Boston Partners increased its position in Robert Half by 17.5% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 8,554,276 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $602,867,000 after acquiring an additional 1,271,237 shares during the period. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Robert Half by 72.6% during the fourth quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 8,079,597 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $569,288,000 after purchasing an additional 3,398,257 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Robert Half by 5.4% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,618,177 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $197,372,000 after buying an additional 184,592 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Robert Half by 1.6% in the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,268,435 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $178,293,000 after buying an additional 50,436 shares during the period. Finally, Fiduciary Management Inc. WI lifted its position in shares of Robert Half by 14.4% during the 1st quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 2,576,782 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $140,563,000 after acquiring an additional 325,241 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.41% of the company's stock.

Robert Half Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.99%. Robert Half's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 118.00%.

About Robert Half

Robert Half Inc provides talent solutions and business consulting services in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company operates through Contract Talent Solutions, Permanent Placement Talent Solutions, and Protiviti segments. The Contract Talent Solutions segment provides contract engagement professionals in the fields of finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal and administrative, and customer support.