NYSE:ASGN - ASGN Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

ASGN Inc (NYSE:ASGN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.08. The business services provider earned $1 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $998.20 million. ASGN had a net margin of 4.74% and a return on equity of 19.01%. ASGN's revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.30 earnings per share. View ASGN's Earnings History.

ASGN is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 12th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for ASGN.

ASGN updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.20-1.26 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.25. The company issued revenue guidance of $995-1005 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.01 billion.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for ASGN's shares. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $84.00. On average, they anticipate ASGN's stock price to reach $73.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for ASGN.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ASGN in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for ASGN.

News headlines about ASGN stock have trended negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. ASGN earned a news impact score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for ASGN.

ASGN saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 880,300 shares, an increase of 9.5% from the December 15th total of 803,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 257,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.4 days. Approximately 1.7% of the company's shares are sold short. View ASGN's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to ASGN include Tradeweb Markets (TW), Robert Half International (RHI), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Insperity (NSP), Korn Ferry (KFY), Wageworks (WAGE), Trueblue (TBI), Kforce (KFRC), Kelly Services (KELYA), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), GP Strategies (GPX) and Hudson Global (HSON).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other ASGN investors own include Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Lululemon Athletica (LULU), Alibaba Group (BABA), Align Technology (ALGN), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Micron Technology (MU), Paypal (PYPL) and salesforce.com (CRM).

ASGN's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.94%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.65%), Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. (0.16%), Johanson Financial Advisors Inc. (0.12%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.03%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own ASGN stock include Arshad Matin, 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. View Institutional Ownership Trends for ASGN.

ASGN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Peregrine Capital Management LLC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View Insider Buying and Selling for ASGN.

ASGN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artemis Investment Management LLP, Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. 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. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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 $69.99.

ASGN has a market capitalization of $3.70 billion and generates $3.40 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $157.71 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.38 on an earnings per share basis. ASGN employs 4,300 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About ASGN.

The official website for ASGN is http://www.asgn.com/.

ASGN's mailing address is 26745 MALIBU HILLS ROAD, CALABASAS CA, 91301. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 818-878-7900 or via email at [email protected]