ASGN (ASGN) Competitors $54.21 -0.02 (-0.03%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.20 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 05:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ASGN vs. RHI, KFY, NSP, MAN, BBSI, HSII, KFRC, KELYA, TBI, and HSONShould you be buying ASGN stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASGN include Robert Half (RHI), Korn Ferry (KFY), Insperity (NSP), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Kforce (KFRC), Kelly Services (KELYA), TrueBlue (TBI), and Hudson Global (HSON). These companies are all part of the "human resource & employment services" industry. ASGN vs. Robert Half Korn Ferry Insperity ManpowerGroup Barrett Business Services Heidrick & Struggles International Kforce Kelly Services TrueBlue Hudson Global ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) and Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends. Is ASGN or RHI more profitable? Robert Half has a net margin of 4.34% compared to ASGN's net margin of 4.27%. Robert Half's return on equity of 17.20% beat ASGN's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ASGN4.27% 13.22% 6.92% Robert Half 4.34%17.20%8.63% Does the media favor ASGN or RHI? In the previous week, Robert Half had 24 more articles in the media than ASGN. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Robert Half and 2 mentions for ASGN. Robert Half's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat ASGN's score of 0.22 indicating that Robert Half is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ASGN 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Robert Half 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer ASGN or RHI? ASGN currently has a consensus price target of $74.40, indicating a potential upside of 37.24%. Robert Half has a consensus price target of $48.71, indicating a potential upside of 6.00%. Given ASGN's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ASGN is more favorable than Robert Half.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ASGN 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Robert Half 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASGN or RHI? ASGN received 27 more outperform votes than Robert Half when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.95% of users gave ASGN an outperform vote while only 60.65% of users gave Robert Half an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformASGNOutperform Votes53472.95% Underperform Votes19827.05% Robert HalfOutperform Votes50760.65% Underperform Votes32939.35% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ASGN or RHI? 95.4% of ASGN shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Robert Half shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of ASGN shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Robert Half shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ASGN or RHI? Robert Half has higher revenue and earnings than ASGN. ASGN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robert Half, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioASGN$4.02B0.59$175.20M$3.5115.45Robert Half$5.67B0.83$251.60M$2.0022.98 Which has more volatility & risk, ASGN or RHI? ASGN has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Robert Half has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryASGN and Robert Half tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ASGN News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASGN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ASGN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricASGNHelp supply services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.38B$855.16M$25.07B$19.30BDividend YieldN/A3.36%2.89%3.84%P/E Ratio14.1230.7744.3834.53Price / Sales0.590.522,068.5534.83Price / Cash10.048.8334.7817.51Price / Book1.353.946.704.69Net Income$175.20M$40.82M$739.31M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.09%-2.17%-0.32%-1.74%1 Month Performance-6.48%6.15%13.46%7.50%1 Year Performance-44.21%-30.86%52,670.39%4.15% ASGN Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASGNASGN3.0475 of 5 stars$54.210.0%$74.40+37.2%-44.9%$2.38B$4.02B14.1254,000RHIRobert Half4.4526 of 5 stars$48.21+7.6%$48.71+1.0%-33.7%$4.93B$5.67B19.76180,500Analyst RevisionGap UpKFYKorn Ferry4.3218 of 5 stars$67.95+2.9%$75.67+11.4%+3.5%$3.51B$2.74B14.5210,800Positive NewsNSPInsperity4.1703 of 5 stars$69.06+4.8%$89.67+29.8%-35.3%$2.60B$6.64B28.664,100Dividend AnnouncementGap UpMANManpowerGroup4.9742 of 5 stars$44.17+6.7%$57.50+30.2%-42.4%$2.04B$17.54B14.7730,900News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeGap UpBBSIBarrett Business Services4.1971 of 5 stars$41.45+2.5%$41.67+0.5%+33.3%$1.06B$1.17B21.87127,100Insider TradeHSIIHeidrick & Struggles International3.9662 of 5 stars$43.26+2.1%$48.00+11.0%+21.0%$892.06M$1.13B23.382,140Gap UpKFRCKforce4.4584 of 5 stars$41.75+6.4%$53.67+28.6%-34.9%$777.71M$1.38B15.5812,000Positive NewsKELYAKelly Services4.514 of 5 stars$12.35+2.2%$25.00+102.4%-46.7%$430.87M$4.45B-205.807,500Ex-DividendAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpTBITrueBlue3.6406 of 5 stars$4.65+5.7%$10.00+115.1%-48.6%$138.87M$1.53B-1.126,500HSONHudson Global2.4856 of 5 stars$10.01-1.9%N/A-40.6%$27.54M$140.06M-8.701,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Robert Half Alternatives Korn Ferry Alternatives Insperity Alternatives ManpowerGroup Alternatives Barrett Business Services Alternatives Heidrick & Struggles International Alternatives Kforce Alternatives Kelly Services Alternatives TrueBlue Alternatives Hudson Global Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ASGN) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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