ASGN Stock Forecast, Price & 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 stock has increased by 69.8% and is now trading at $67.69.
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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 results on Wednesday, July, 29th. The business services provider reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.27. The business services provider had revenue of $936.80 million for 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%. ASGN's revenue was down 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.10 EPS.
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ASGN updated its third quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 29th. The company provided 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.

8 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives 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 twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.9%.
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ASGN saw a decline in short interest during 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 trading volume of 286,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.2 days. Currently, 1.8% of the shares of the 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 FMR LLC (10.08%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.03%), Bamco Inc. NY (3.35%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.33%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.90%) and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (1.59%). 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 and William E Brock.
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ASGN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Federated Hermes Inc., Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH, Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Glenmede Trust Co. NA, Vanguard Group Inc., Reinhart Partners Inc., Bamco Inc. NY, and Ziegler Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold ASGN company stock in the last year include Arshad Matin, Edward L Pierce, Edwin A Sheridan, Jennifer Hankes Painter, 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 FMR LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, Macquarie Group Ltd., Mackay Shields LLC, Duality Advisers LP, and Man Group plc. 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 $67.69.

ASGN has a market capitalization of $3.55 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]