Korn Ferry (KFY) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	0.85	$251.60M	$2.00	23.66
Korn Ferry	$2.74B	1.30	$169.15M	$4.65	14.85

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%

Which has more volatility & risk, RHI or KFY?

Robert Half has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Korn Ferry has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RHI or KFY?

Robert Half presently has a consensus price target of $48.71, suggesting a potential upside of 2.95%. Korn Ferry has a consensus price target of $75.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.61%. Given Korn Ferry's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 5.0%. 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.

Do insiders & 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Korn Ferry shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer RHI or KFY?

In the previous week, Robert Half had 20 more articles in the media than Korn Ferry. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Robert Half and 5 mentions for Korn Ferry. Korn Ferry's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Robert Half's score of 0.78 indicating that Korn Ferry is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Robert Half	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Korn Ferry	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RHI or KFY?

Robert Half received 163 more outperform votes than Korn Ferry when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.65% of users gave Robert Half an outperform vote while only 55.13% of users gave Korn Ferry an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Robert Half	Outperform Votes 507 60.65%	Underperform Votes 329 39.35%
Korn Ferry	Outperform Votes 344 55.13%	Underperform Votes 280 44.87%

Summary

Robert Half beats Korn Ferry on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.