ASGN (ASGN) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RHI or ASGN?

92.4% of Robert Half shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of ASGN shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Robert Half shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of ASGN shares are held 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RHI or ASGN?

ASGN received 27 more outperform votes than Robert Half when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.85% of users gave ASGN an outperform vote while only 60.50% of users gave Robert Half an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Robert Half	Outperform Votes 507 60.50%	Underperform Votes 331 39.50%
ASGN	Outperform Votes 534 72.85%	Underperform Votes 199 27.15%

Is RHI or ASGN 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
Robert Half	4.34%	17.20%	8.63%
ASGN	4.27%	13.22%	6.92%

Does the media favor RHI or ASGN?

In the previous week, Robert Half had 12 more articles in the media than ASGN. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Robert Half and 3 mentions for ASGN. Robert Half's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat ASGN's score of 0.52 indicating that Robert Half is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Robert Half	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ASGN	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, RHI or ASGN?

Robert Half has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASGN has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RHI or ASGN?

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
Robert Half	$5.67B	0.79	$251.60M	$2.00	22.02
ASGN	$4.02B	0.58	$175.20M	$3.51	15.23

Do analysts rate RHI or ASGN?

Robert Half presently has a consensus target price of $48.71, indicating a potential upside of 10.63%. ASGN has a consensus target price of $71.33, indicating a potential upside of 33.45%. Given ASGN's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ASGN is more favorable than Robert Half.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Robert Half	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
ASGN	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Summary

Robert Half beats ASGN on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.