NYSE:ASGNASGN Stock Price, Forecast & News

ASGN's stock was trading at $39.87 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ASGN shares have increased by 71.6% and is now trading at $68.40.
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8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ASGN in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 5 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) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 29th. The business services provider reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.27. The business services provider earned $936.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $898.82 million. ASGN had a net margin of 4.79% and a return on equity of 18.50%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.10 earnings per share.
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ASGN issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 29th. The company provided earnings per share 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.

8 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for ASGN's shares. Their forecasts range from $51.00 to $80.00. On average, they anticipate ASGN's stock price to reach $63.71 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.9%.
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Media headlines about ASGN stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. ASGN earned a coverage optimism score of -3.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.
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ASGN saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,370,000 shares, an increase of 26.9% from the June 30th total of 1,080,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 380,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.6 days. Approximately 2.7% of the company's stock are sold short.
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ASGN trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ASGN."

ASGN's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.79%), Reinhart Partners Inc. (0.61%), North Point Portfolio Managers Corp OH (0.37%), Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. (0.28%), Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.26%) and AMI Asset Management Corp (0.26%). Company insiders that own ASGN stock include Brian J Callaghan, Edward L Pierce, Edwin A Sheridan, George H Wilson, Jennifer Hankes Painter, Jeremy M Jones, Jonathan S Holman, Joseph Wendell Dyer, Marty R Kittrell, Peter T Dameris, Randolph C Blazer, Theodore S Hanson and William E Brock.
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ASGN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH, Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Reinhart Partners Inc., Ziegler Capital Management LLC, UBS Group AG, SG Americas Securities LLC, Falcon Point Capital LLC, and AMI Asset Management Corp. Company insiders that have sold ASGN company stock in the last year include Edwin A Sheridan, Jeremy M Jones, Jonathan S Holman, Marty R Kittrell, and Randolph C Blazer.
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ASGN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mackay Shields LLC, Duality Advisers LP, North Point Portfolio Managers Corp OH, Raymond James & Associates, First Trust Advisors LP, ProShare Advisors LLC, Cresset Asset Management LLC, and Dupont Capital Management Corp. Company insiders that have bought ASGN stock in the last two years include Brian J Callaghan, Edwin A Sheridan, George H Wilson, Jennifer Hankes Painter, Joseph Wendell Dyer, and Peter T Dameris.
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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 $68.40.

ASGN has a market capitalization of $3.59 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]