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ASGN vs. KFRC, KFY, MAN, RHI, NSP, BBSI, HSII, KELYA, TBI, and HSON

Should you be buying ASGN stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASGN include Kforce (KFRC), Korn/Ferry International (KFY), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Robert Half (RHI), Insperity (NSP), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Kelly Services (KELYA), TrueBlue (TBI), and Hudson Global (HSON). These companies are all part of the "human resource & employment services" industry.

ASGN vs. Its Competitors

ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) and Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC) are both human resource & employment services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

95.4% of ASGN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Kforce shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of ASGN shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Kforce shares are owned by company 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.

In the previous week, Kforce had 2 more articles in the media than ASGN. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Kforce and 2 mentions for ASGN. ASGN's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Kforce's score of 0.22 indicating that ASGN is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ASGN
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kforce
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

ASGN has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kforce has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

ASGN has higher revenue and earnings than Kforce. Kforce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASGN, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ASGN$4.10B0.55$175.20M$3.1616.24
Kforce$1.36B0.42$50.41M$2.3912.74

ASGN currently has a consensus price target of $61.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.20%. Kforce has a consensus price target of $52.33, indicating a potential upside of 71.87%. Given Kforce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kforce is more favorable than ASGN.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ASGN
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Kforce
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Kforce has a net margin of 3.59% compared to ASGN's net margin of 3.50%. Kforce's return on equity of 30.34% beat ASGN's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ASGN3.50% 11.90% 5.98%
Kforce 3.59%30.34%13.76%

Summary

ASGN beats Kforce on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ASGN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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ASGN vs. The Competition

MetricASGNIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.26B$221.35B$31.55B$21.53B
Dividend YieldN/A1.73%3.15%3.50%
P/E Ratio16.2435.40444.4429.84
Price / Sales0.5533.171,811.3152.52
Price / Cash6.8024.7934.5918.13
Price / Book1.287.507.374.65
Net Income$175.20M$364.92M$808.30M$999.94M
7 Day Performance-2.26%3.40%2.75%0.79%
1 Month Performance-0.88%4.84%5.36%4.54%
1 Year Performance-44.67%197.56%24,396.91%16.77%

ASGN Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASGN
ASGN
3.473 of 5 stars
$51.30
-0.4%
$61.67
+20.2%
-44.5%$2.26B$4.10B16.243,200
KFRC
Kforce
4.2775 of 5 stars
$30.95
-3.7%
$52.33
+69.1%
-51.3%$597.59M$1.36B11.5512,000Positive News
Ex-Dividend
KFY
Korn/Ferry International
4.486 of 5 stars
$72.62
-0.8%
$81.00
+11.5%
+0.6%$3.83B$2.76B15.729,253Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
High Trading Volume
MAN
ManpowerGroup
4.5823 of 5 stars
$38.43
-6.9%
$48.20
+25.4%
-46.2%$1.91B$17.85B-101.1226,700High Trading Volume
RHI
Robert Half
4.8912 of 5 stars
$35.94
-3.0%
$45.83
+27.5%
-43.8%$3.77B$5.80B20.5414,700
NSP
Insperity
4.6627 of 5 stars
$53.16
-1.6%
$58.33
+9.7%
-40.1%$2.03B$6.58B50.154,500Analyst Upgrade
BBSI
Barrett Business Services
4.4875 of 5 stars
$47.60
-1.1%
$47.00
-1.3%
+26.8%$1.24B$1.20B23.453,658Positive News
HSII
Heidrick & Struggles International
3.2656 of 5 stars
$50.27
-0.2%
$51.00
+1.5%
+33.0%$1.04B$1.12B31.622,201Short Interest ↓
KELYA
Kelly Services
4.4708 of 5 stars
$13.65
-1.6%
$25.00
+83.2%
-35.5%$488.95M$4.50B-68.254,200News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TBI
TrueBlue
3.138 of 5 stars
$5.82
-0.8%
$8.00
+37.6%
-22.3%$175.22M$1.53B-5.064,200Positive News
HSON
Hudson Global
2.7249 of 5 stars
$10.42
+5.5%
N/A-43.0%$28.69M$137.86M-8.011,300

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This page (NYSE:ASGN) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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