Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNYSE:KFY Korn Ferry (KFY) Stock Price, News & Analysis $69.03 +0.31 (+0.45%) As of 05/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Korn Ferry Stock (NYSE:KFY) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Korn Ferry alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$68.38▼$69.5250-Day Range$59.60▼$69.0352-Week Range$59.23▼$80.64Volume221,145 shsAverage Volume375,354 shsMarket Capitalization$3.56 billionP/E Ratio14.75Dividend Yield2.78%Price Target$75.67Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewKorn Ferry, together with its subsidiaries, provides organizational consulting services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consulting, Digital, Executive Search, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) & Professional Search. The company provides executive search services to recruit board level, chief executive, other senior executive, and general management talent of organizations. It also offers organizational strategy, assessment and succession, leadership and professional development, and total reward services. In addition, the company provides RPO, business project, professional search, and outsource recruiting solutions. Further, the company offers tech-enabled solutions that identify structures, roles, capabilities, and behaviors to drive businesses. It serves public and private companies, and middle market and emerging growth companies, as well as government and non-profit organizations. The company was formerly known as Korn/Ferry International and changed its name to Korn Ferry in January 2019. Korn Ferry was founded in 1969 and is based in Los Angeles, California.Read More… Korn Ferry Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks78th Percentile Overall ScoreKFY MarketRank™: Korn Ferry scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 70th out of 313 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingKorn Ferry has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageKorn Ferry has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Korn Ferry's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth13.05% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Korn Ferry are expected to grow by 13.05% in the coming year, from $4.75 to $5.37 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Korn Ferry is 14.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.92.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Korn Ferry is 14.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 32.78.Price to Book Value per Share RatioKorn Ferry has a P/B Ratio of 2.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Korn Ferry's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.30% of the float of Korn Ferry has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKorn Ferry has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Korn Ferry has recently increased by 17.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldKorn Ferry pays a meaningful dividend of 2.81%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthKorn Ferry has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Korn Ferry is 41.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Korn Ferry will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.75% next year. This indicates that Korn Ferry will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Korn Ferry's dividend. Sustainability and ESG2.3 / 5Environmental Score-1.88 Percentage of Shares Shorted2.30% of the float of Korn Ferry has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKorn Ferry has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Korn Ferry has recently increased by 17.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment1.63 News SentimentKorn Ferry has a news sentiment score of 1.63. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Korn Ferry this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Korn Ferry insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.40% of the stock of Korn Ferry is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions98.82% of the stock of Korn Ferry is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Korn Ferry's insider trading history. Receive KFY Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Korn Ferry and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address KFY Stock News HeadlinesS.H. Kim earns first Korn Ferry Tour win at AdventHealth Championship in KCMay 19 at 1:01 AM | msn.com3 Reasons to Sell KFY and 1 Stock to Buy InsteadMay 13, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. By the time he left, it had soared to $1,839. Now… as new tariffs take effect, gold is breaking records again. You've hopefully already seen this in action… but gold is surpassing $3,000 per ounce for the first time EVER.May 21, 2025 | Premier Gold Co (Ad)Macdonald's rollercoaster week ends in best-ever finish on Korn Ferry TourMay 7, 2025 | msn.comKorn Ferry Ranked as America's Best Executive Recruiter by Forbes MagazineMay 6, 2025 | gurufocus.comKorn Ferry Ranked as America's Best Executive Recruiter by Forbes Magazine | KFY Stock NewsMay 6, 2025 | gurufocus.comKorn Ferry Ranked as America's Best Executive Recruiter by Forbes MagazineMay 6, 2025 | businesswire.comFormer Tiger Bryson Nimmer Wins on Korn Ferry TourMay 5, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines KFY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have KFY shares performed this year? Korn Ferry's stock was trading at $67.45 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KFY shares have increased by 2.3% and is now trading at $69.03. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Korn Ferry's earnings last quarter? Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March, 11th. The business services provider reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.06. Korn Ferry's revenue for the quarter was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Does Korn Ferry have any subsidiaries? Korn Ferry subsidiaries include these companies: Patina Solutions, Lucas Group, AchieveForum, Miller Heiman Group, Strategy Execution, Hay Group, Pivot Leadership, and more. Who are Korn Ferry's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Korn Ferry include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.90%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.95%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.49%) and Invesco Ltd. (3.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Gary D Burnison, Robert P Rozek, Mark Arian, Michael Distefano, Debra J Perry and Jerry Leamon. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Korn Ferry? Shares of KFY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Korn Ferry own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Korn Ferry investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH). Company Calendar Last Earnings3/11/2025Record date for 4/15 Dividend3/27/2025Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend3/27/2025Dividend Payable4/15/2025Today5/20/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)6/12/2025Fiscal Year End4/30/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBusiness Services Industry Employment agencies Sub-IndustryHuman Resource & Employment Services Current SymbolNYSE:KFY CIK56679 Webwww.kornferry.com Phone(310) 552-1834Fax310-553-6452Employees10,800Year Founded1969Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$75.67 High Stock Price Target$80.00 Low Stock Price Target$68.00 Potential Upside/Downside+9.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.65 Trailing P/E Ratio14.75 Forward P/E Ratio14.53 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$169.15 million Net Margins9.03% Pretax Margin11.98% Return on Equity14.27% Return on Assets7.02% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.22 Current Ratio2.07 Quick Ratio2.07 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.74 billion Price / Sales1.30 Cash Flow$6.03 per share Price / Cash Flow11.45 Book Value$33.07 per share Price / Book2.09Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares51,583,000Free Float50,861,000Market Cap$3.56 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.41 Social Links 20 Stocks to Sell NowToday, we are inviting you to take a free peek at our proprietary, exclusive, and up-to-the-minute list of 20 stocks that Wall Street's top analysts hate.Many of these appear to have good fundamentals and might seem like okay investments, but something is wrong. 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