Q3 Earnings Forecast for Robert Half Issued By William Blair

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Robert Half in a report released on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.80 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.98. 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 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Barclays decreased their price objective on Robert Half from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. StockNews.com lowered Robert Half from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Truist Financial set a $55.00 price objective on Robert Half and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. 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 report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, BNP Paribas raised Robert Half from an "underperform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $71.50 target price for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $53.75.

Robert Half Stock Down 1.2 %

RHI traded down $0.54 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $43.72. The stock had a trading volume of 621,998 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,488,470. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $51.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $63.44. Robert Half has a 1 year low of $40.00 and a 1 year high of $78.41. The stock has a market cap of $4.46 billion, a PE ratio of 17.92 and a beta of 1.13.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Robert Half by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 12,326 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $868,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Robert Half by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,355 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $236,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Robert Half by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 30,716 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,164,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its position in Robert Half by 11.3% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,155 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $152,000 after buying an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Robert Half by 39.3% in the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 780 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.41% of the company's stock.

Robert Half Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. This is a positive change from Robert Half's previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.40%. Robert Half's payout ratio 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.