William Blair Predicts Robert Half's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:RHI)

Key Points

• William Blair lowered its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Robert Half from $0.48 to $0.42, while the full-year earnings consensus is $2.48 per share.
• Robert Half reported quarterly earnings of $0.41 EPS, slightly above analyst expectations, but experienced a 7.0% year-over-year decline in revenue.
• Institutional investors own approximately 92.41% of Robert Half’s stock, highlighting significant interest and confidence from large shareholders.

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Robert Half in a report issued on Thursday, July 24th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.48. The consensus estimate for Robert Half's current full-year earnings is $2.48 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Robert Half's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS.

RHI has been the topic of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Robert Half from $47.00 to $45.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Barclays lowered their price objective on Robert Half from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Robert Half from $46.00 to $40.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered Robert Half from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $45.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Robert Half from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $45.83.

Robert Half Stock Performance

NYSE RHI traded up $0.49 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $40.30. The stock had a trading volume of 240,199 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,685,641. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $43.09 and a 200 day moving average of $51.01. The stock has a market cap of $4.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.04 and a beta of 1.00. Robert Half has a 52-week low of $38.90 and a 52-week high of $78.41.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.35 billion. Robert Half had a return on equity of 13.00% and a net margin of 3.20%. Robert Half's revenue for the quarter was down 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.66 earnings per share.

Robert Half Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were given a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.86%. Robert Half's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 134.86%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Robert Half by 72.6% during the 4th quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 8,079,597 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $569,288,000 after buying an additional 3,398,257 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Robert Half by 5.4% in the 1st 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 purchasing an additional 184,592 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in Robert Half by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,268,435 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $178,293,000 after purchasing an additional 50,436 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI raised its stake in Robert Half by 14.4% in 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 purchasing an additional 325,241 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Robert Half by 80.3% in the 2nd quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 2,377,277 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $97,587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,058,569 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.41% of the company's stock.

Robert Half Company Profile

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.