Korn Ferry (KFY) Competitors

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

Is RHI or KFY more profitable?

Korn Ferry has a net margin of 9.03% compared to Robert Half's net margin of 4.34%. Robert Half's return on equity of 17.20% beat Korn Ferry's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robert Half	4.34%	17.20%	8.63%
Korn Ferry	9.03%	14.27%	7.02%

Does the media favor RHI or KFY?

In the previous week, Robert Half had 3 more articles in the media than Korn Ferry. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Robert Half and 12 mentions for Korn Ferry. Robert Half's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Korn Ferry's score of 0.78 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
Korn Ferry	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, RHI or KFY?

Robert Half has higher revenue and earnings than Korn Ferry. Korn Ferry 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
Korn Ferry	$2.74B	1.30	$169.15M	$4.65	14.91

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RHI or KFY?

92.4% of Robert Half shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Korn Ferry shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Robert Half shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Korn Ferry shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RHI or KFY?

Robert Half received 161 more outperform votes than Korn Ferry when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.50% of users gave Robert Half an outperform vote while only 55.18% of users gave Korn Ferry an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Robert Half	Outperform Votes 507 60.50%	Underperform Votes 331 39.50%
Korn Ferry	Outperform Votes 346 55.18%	Underperform Votes 281 44.82%

Which has more risk and volatility, RHI or KFY?

Robert Half has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Korn Ferry has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RHI or KFY?

Robert Half presently has a consensus target price of $48.71, indicating a potential upside of 10.63%. Korn Ferry has a consensus target price of $77.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.01%. Given Korn Ferry's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Korn Ferry 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
Korn Ferry	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is RHI or KFY a better dividend stock?

Robert Half pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Korn Ferry pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Robert Half pays out 118.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Korn Ferry pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Robert Half has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Korn Ferry has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Robert Half is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Robert Half beats Korn Ferry on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.