ASGN (EFOR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ASGN is a provider of professional services that connects skilled talent with organizations seeking technology, digital, creative and engineering expertise. The firm focuses on staffing and workforce solutions, delivering contract and permanent placement services as well as project-based consulting and managed services to support clients’ technical and operational needs.

Its offerings commonly include IT consulting, digital transformation support, application development and maintenance, data and analytics, cybersecurity, cloud services and engineering resources. ASGN’s business model emphasizes matching specialized professionals to mission-critical engagements, enabling clients to scale teams quickly and access niche skill sets without maintaining large permanent headcounts.

ASGN primarily serves corporate and public-sector clients across North America, working with a range of industries that include technology, financial services, healthcare and government. The company is managed by an executive leadership team and board of directors that steer strategy toward expanding professional services capabilities, deepening technical expertise, and integrating complementary businesses to broaden its service footprint.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.91 to $22.47
• 50-Day Range: N/A
• 52-Week Range: $16.90 to $60.75
• Volume: 576,955 shs
• Average Volume: 1.04 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $918.17 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.88
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $29.33
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

ASGN Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ASGN scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 300 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

ASGN has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

ASGN has a consensus price target of $29.33, representing about 32.3% upside from its current price of $22.18.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ASGN has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 37.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ASGN are expected to grow by 37.46% in the coming year, from $3.39 to $4.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ASGN is 9.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ASGN is 9.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.91.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ASGN has a P/B Ratio of 0.51. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.07% of the float of ASGN has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ASGN has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.27, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ASGN has recently decreased by 1.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

ASGN does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

ASGN does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.14

News Sentiment

ASGN has a news sentiment score of -0.14. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for ASGN this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for EFOR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added ASGN to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

11 insiders have purchased shares of ASGN in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,770,367.00 in company stock, which represents 0.1942% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ASGN insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,770,367.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.40% of the stock of ASGN is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.36% of the stock of ASGN is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/22/2026
• Today: 5/29/2026
• 46th Annual William Blair Growth Stock Conference: 6/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EFOR
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:ASGN
• CIK: 890564
• Web: www.asgn.com
• Phone: (818) 878-7900
• Fax: 818-878-7930
• Employees: 2,800
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ASGN: $29.33
• High Price Target: $38.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.1%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.60
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $113.50 million
• Net Margins: 2.46%
• Pretax Margin: 3.57%
• Return on Equity: 10.30%
• Return on Assets: 4.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.82
• Current Ratio: 2.10
• Quick Ratio: 2.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.98 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.23
• Cash Flow: $8.17 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.74
• Book Value: $43.53 per share
• Price / Book: 0.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 41,100,000
• Free Float: 39,703,000
• Market Cap: $919.82 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.46