NYSE:ASGN - ASGN Stock Price, Forecast & News

ASGN's stock was trading at $39.87 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ASGN shares have decreased by 11.0% and is now trading at $35.4775. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

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." View analyst ratings for ASGN.

ASGN is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for ASGN.

ASGN Inc (NYSE:ASGN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 12th. The business services provider reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.05. The business services provider had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1 billion. ASGN had a return on equity of 18.88% and a net margin of 4.45%. ASGN's quarterly revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.14 EPS. View ASGN's earnings history.

ASGN updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 12th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.02-1.09 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.03. The company issued revenue guidance of $990 million to $1.00 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $986.11 million.

7 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for ASGN's shares. Their forecasts range from $63.00 to $84.00. On average, they expect ASGN's stock price to reach $74.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 110.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for ASGN.

News articles about ASGN stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. ASGN earned a news sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutASGN.

ASGN saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 911,900 shares, an increase of 15.6% from the February 27th total of 788,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 306,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days. Approximately 1.8% of the company's shares are sold short. View ASGN's Current Options Chain.

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

ASGN's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Capital International Investors (6.02%), FMR LLC (3.67%), State Street Corp (3.05%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.06%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.05%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.67%). 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, 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 PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Kennedy Capital Management Inc., Chartwell Investment Partners LLC, Falcon Point Capital LLC, State Street Corp, AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC, and Bank of America Corp DE. View insider buying and selling activity for ASGN.

ASGN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Norges Bank, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Artemis Investment Management LLP, Macquarie Group Ltd., Macquarie Group Ltd., and Reinhart Partners Inc.. 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 activity 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 $35.48.

ASGN has a market capitalization of $1.88 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. 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]