ASGN (ASGN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ASGN Incorporated (NYSE:ASGN) is a leading provider of specialized staffing and professional services, delivering tailored solutions across information technology, digital transformation, engineering and scientific disciplines. Through its diversified portfolio of brands, ASGN connects clients—ranging from life sciences and healthcare firms to technology enterprises and government agencies—with highly skilled consultants, project teams and permanent personnel. The company’s model emphasizes both temporary staffing and long-term consulting engagements to address complex talent and project needs.

ASGN’s service offerings are organized into two main business segments. The Information Technology & Digital segment focuses on IT staffing, application development, cloud services, cybersecurity, data analytics and digital transformation initiatives. The Professional Services segment delivers engineering, architecture, life sciences, healthcare and learning and development solutions through its specialized units, including Eagle Hill Consulting, Solute Consulting and On Assignment.

Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Calabasas, California, ASGN has grown through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions, including the integration of Apex Systems, Pinnacle Technical Resources and The Judge Group. The company predominantly serves clients in North America, with additional operations supporting multinational projects. ASGN maintains a network of offices across the United States and Canada to facilitate on-site consulting and project delivery.

Under the leadership of Founder and Chief Executive Officer John Mullen, ASGN emphasizes a client-centric approach and a commitment to workforce excellence. The company’s executive team combines expertise in talent management, industry consulting and technology implementation to drive growth and deliver value for both clients and consultants.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $47.36 to $48.59
• 50-Day Range: $47.33 to $54.15
• 52-Week Range: $46.51 to $101.66
• Volume: 370,912 shs
• Average Volume: 540,897 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.31
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $61.67
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

ASGN Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ASGN scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 227th out of 660 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

ASGN has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.88, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

ASGN has a consensus price target of $61.67, representing about 27.5% upside from its current price of $48.37.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ASGN has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.42%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ASGN are expected to grow by 19.42% in the coming year, from $5.15 to $6.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ASGN is 15.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 234.06.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ASGN is 15.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 501.77.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ASGN has a P/B Ratio of 1.20. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.78% of the float of ASGN has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ASGN has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ASGN has recently increased by 1.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

ASGN does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

ASGN does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.78% of the float of ASGN has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ASGN has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ASGN has recently increased by 1.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.32

News Sentiment

ASGN has a news sentiment score of 0.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for ASGN this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for ASGN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added ASGN to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ASGN insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.40% of the stock of ASGN is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.36% of the stock of ASGN is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ASGN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ASGN shares performed this year?

ASGN's stock was trading at $83.34 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ASGN shares have decreased by 42.0% and is now trading at $48.37.

How were ASGN's earnings last quarter?

ASGN Incorporated (NYSE:ASGN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.09. The company's quarterly revenue was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of ASGN?

Shares of ASGN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of ASGN own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that ASGN investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2025
• Today: 10/08/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: IT Services
• Sub-Industry: Human Resource & Employment Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ASGN
• CIK: 890564
• Web: www.asgn.com
• Phone: (888) 482-8068
• Fax: 818-878-7930
• Employees: 3,200
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ASGN: $61.67
• High Price Target: $100.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.5%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.88
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.32
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $175.20 million
• Net Margins: 3.50%
• Pretax Margin: 4.86%
• Return on Equity: 11.90%
• Return on Assets: 5.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.66
• Current Ratio: 2.11
• Quick Ratio: 2.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.51
• Cash Flow: $7.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.48
• Book Value: $40.20 per share
• Price / Book: 1.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,860,000
• Free Float: 42,373,000
• Market Cap: $2.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93