ASGN (ASGN) Competitors

ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) and Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, ASGN or RHI?

ASGN has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Robert Half has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ASGN or RHI?

95.4% of ASGN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Robert Half shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of ASGN shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Robert Half shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ASGN or RHI?

In the previous week, Robert Half had 15 more articles in the media than ASGN. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Robert Half and 15 mentions for ASGN. Robert Half's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat ASGN's score of -0.15 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Robert Half	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ASGN	Outperform Votes 534 72.95%	Underperform Votes 198 27.05%
Robert Half	Outperform Votes 507 60.65%	Underperform Votes 329 39.35%

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
ASGN	4.27%	13.22%	6.92%
Robert Half	4.34%	17.20%	8.63%

Do analysts recommend ASGN or RHI?

ASGN currently has a consensus price target of $74.40, indicating a potential upside of 43.46%. Robert Half has a consensus price target of $49.33, indicating a potential upside of 8.74%. Given ASGN's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	2.20
Robert Half	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher valuation & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASGN	$4.02B	0.57	$175.20M	$3.51	14.77
Robert Half	$5.67B	0.82	$251.60M	$2.00	22.69

Summary

ASGN and Robert Half tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.