ASGN Stock Forecast, Price & News

ASGN's stock was trading at $39.87 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ASGN stock has increased by 60.7% and is now trading at $64.06.
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7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ASGN in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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ASGN is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 28th 2020.
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ASGN Inc (NYSE:ASGN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 29th. The business services provider reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.27. The business services provider earned $936.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $898.82 million. ASGN had a return on equity of 18.50% and a net margin of 4.79%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.10 EPS.
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ASGN issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.80-0.90 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.89. The company issued revenue guidance of $913-938 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $937.60 million.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for ASGN's shares. Their forecasts range from $51.00 to $80.00. On average, they anticipate ASGN's share price to reach $63.71 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.5%.
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ASGN saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 907,400 shares, a decline of 23.7% from the August 15th total of 1,190,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 286,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.2 days. Approximately 1.8% of the company's shares are sold short.
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Some companies that are related to ASGN include Tradeweb Markets (TW), Robert Half International (RHI), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Insperity (NSP), Korn Ferry (KFY), Kforce (KFRC), Kelly Services (KELYA), Trueblue (TBI), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), GP Strategies (GPX) and Hudson Global (HSON).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other ASGN investors own include Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Micron Technology (MU), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Pfizer (PFE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Cognex (CGNX), Lululemon Athletica (LULU) and Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR).

ASGN trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ASGN."

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

One share of ASGN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $64.06.

ASGN has a market capitalization of $3.36 billion and generates $3.92 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $174.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.61 on an earnings per share basis. ASGN employs 4,300 workers across the globe.

The official website for ASGN is www.asgn.com.

ASGN's mailing address is 4400 COX ROAD SUITE 110, GLEN ALLEN VA, 23060. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 888-482-8068 or via email at [email protected]