ASGN (ASGN) Competitors $54.70 -0.95 (-1.70%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.22 +0.51 (+0.93%) As of 07/25/2025 05:51 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. KFRC, ITT, KFY, MAN, RHI, NSP, BBSI, HSII, KELYA, and TBIShould you be buying ASGN stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASGN include Kforce (KFRC), ITT (ITT), Korn/Ferry International (KFY), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Robert Half (RHI), Insperity (NSP), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Kelly Services (KELYA), and TrueBlue (TBI). ASGN vs. Its Competitors Kforce ITT Korn/Ferry International ManpowerGroup Robert Half Insperity Barrett Business Services Heidrick & Struggles International Kelly Services TrueBlue Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC) and ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) are both human resource & employment services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk. Do institutionals and insiders believe in KFRC or ASGN? 92.8% of Kforce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of ASGN shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Kforce shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of ASGN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, KFRC or ASGN? ASGN has higher revenue and earnings than Kforce. ASGN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKforce$1.38B0.63$50.41M$2.5518.20ASGN$4.10B0.59$175.20M$3.1617.31 Is KFRC or ASGN more profitable? 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 Kforce3.59% 30.34% 13.76% ASGN 3.50%11.90%5.98% Does the media favor KFRC or ASGN? In the previous week, ASGN had 16 more articles in the media than Kforce. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for ASGN and 5 mentions for Kforce. Kforce's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat ASGN's score of 0.28 indicating that Kforce is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kforce 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ASGN 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend KFRC or ASGN? Kforce presently has a consensus price target of $55.33, indicating a potential upside of 19.21%. ASGN has a consensus price target of $61.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.73%. Given Kforce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kforce is more favorable than ASGN.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kforce 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33ASGN 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk & volatility, KFRC or ASGN? Kforce has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASGN has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryKforce beats ASGN on 9 of the 16 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 ASGN 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 ExcelMetricASGNIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.44B$17.00B$28.90B$21.05BDividend YieldN/A1.50%3.01%3.59%P/E Ratio17.3140.0734.4028.45Price / Sales0.5912.821,705.7371.70Price / Cash7.3425.4538.3822.92Price / Book1.315.067.794.68Net Income$175.20M$434.10M$782.91M$995.51M7 Day Performance13.07%1.63%0.79%1.65%1 Month Performance8.87%4.84%6.09%4.54%1 Year Performance-42.33%13.70%52,641.05%10.00% ASGN Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASGNASGN3.2556 of 5 stars$54.70-1.7%$61.67+12.7%-41.0%$2.44B$4.10B17.313,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeKFRCKforce3.998 of 5 stars$42.77-1.6%$53.67+25.5%-31.0%$796.84M$1.38B15.9612,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.5976 of 5 stars$158.11+0.2%$170.00+7.5%+16.3%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsKFYKorn/Ferry International3.821 of 5 stars$74.02+0.6%$81.00+9.4%+4.2%$3.82B$2.76B16.029,253Positive NewsMANManpowerGroup3.3944 of 5 stars$43.52-1.3%$48.20+10.8%-38.4%$2.01B$17.54B18.9226,700RHIRobert Half4.7079 of 5 stars$41.11-2.3%$48.71+18.5%-33.6%$4.20B$5.80B20.5514,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNSPInsperity4.3803 of 5 stars$58.51+0.1%$80.00+36.7%-40.0%$2.20B$6.64B34.834,500News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBBSIBarrett Business Services4.4117 of 5 stars$43.61+1.3%$45.00+3.2%+28.7%$1.12B$1.17B22.363,658News CoverageHSIIHeidrick & Struggles International2.4238 of 5 stars$47.14+0.6%$49.00+3.9%+30.8%$972.03M$1.12B134.692,201News CoverageKELYAKelly Services4.708 of 5 stars$12.34-1.0%$25.00+102.6%-41.7%$430.52M$4.45B-20.574,200News CoveragePositive NewsTBITrueBlue3.4749 of 5 stars$6.11-1.7%$10.00+63.8%-37.3%$182.32M$1.53B-1.334,200News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kforce Alternatives ITT Alternatives Korn/Ferry International Alternatives ManpowerGroup Alternatives Robert Half Alternatives Insperity Alternatives Barrett Business Services Alternatives Heidrick & Struggles International Alternatives Kelly Services Alternatives TrueBlue 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredForget Nvidia, This “Ghost Town” Company Holds the Key to the AI BoomCold War Discovery Could Unlock $100 Trillion in Wealth Jeff recently traveled to an American ghost town to...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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