HSII vs. KFY, RHI, ASGN, NSP, MAN, BBSI, KFRC, KELYA, TBI, and HSON
Should you be buying Heidrick & Struggles International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heidrick & Struggles International include Korn/Ferry International (KFY), Robert Half (RHI), ASGN (ASGN), Insperity (NSP), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Kforce (KFRC), Kelly Services (KELYA), TrueBlue (TBI), and Hudson Global (HSON). These companies are all part of the "human resource & employment services" industry.
Heidrick & Struggles International vs. Its Competitors
Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY) and Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation.
Korn/Ferry International pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Heidrick & Struggles International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Korn/Ferry International pays out 41.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Heidrick & Struggles International pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Korn/Ferry International has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Korn/Ferry International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
98.8% of Korn/Ferry International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Korn/Ferry International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Korn/Ferry International has a net margin of 8.91% compared to Heidrick & Struggles International's net margin of 2.92%. Heidrick & Struggles International's return on equity of 14.85% beat Korn/Ferry International's return on equity.
Korn/Ferry International has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heidrick & Struggles International has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Heidrick & Struggles International had 3 more articles in the media than Korn/Ferry International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Heidrick & Struggles International and 4 mentions for Korn/Ferry International. Korn/Ferry International's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Heidrick & Struggles International's score of 0.70 indicating that Korn/Ferry International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Korn/Ferry International currently has a consensus price target of $81.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.43%. Heidrick & Struggles International has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.23%. Given Korn/Ferry International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Korn/Ferry International is more favorable than Heidrick & Struggles International.
Korn/Ferry International has higher revenue and earnings than Heidrick & Struggles International. Korn/Ferry International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heidrick & Struggles International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Korn/Ferry International beats Heidrick & Struggles International on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:HSII) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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