Korn/Ferry International (KFY) Competitors

98.8% of Korn/Ferry International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Robert Half shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Korn/Ferry International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Robert Half 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.

Korn/Ferry International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Robert Half. Korn/Ferry International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robert Half, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Korn/Ferry International had 8 more articles in the media than Robert Half. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Korn/Ferry International and 2 mentions for Robert Half. Korn/Ferry International's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Robert Half's score of 0.00 indicating that Korn/Ferry International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Korn/Ferry International pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Robert Half pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Korn/Ferry International pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Robert Half pays out 181.5% 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 International has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Robert Half has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Robert Half is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Korn/Ferry International has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Robert Half has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Korn/Ferry International presently has a consensus price target of $78.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.63%. Robert Half has a consensus price target of $31.75, suggesting a potential downside of 1.04%. Given Korn/Ferry International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Korn/Ferry International is more favorable than Robert Half.

Korn/Ferry International has a net margin of 9.44% compared to Robert Half's net margin of 2.43%. Korn/Ferry International's return on equity of 14.34% beat Robert Half's return on equity.

98.8% of Korn/Ferry International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Insperity shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Korn/Ferry International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Insperity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Korn/Ferry International pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Insperity pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Korn/Ferry International pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Insperity pays out -358.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Korn/Ferry International has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Insperity has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Insperity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Korn/Ferry International had 9 more articles in the media than Insperity. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Korn/Ferry International and 1 mentions for Insperity. Korn/Ferry International's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Insperity's score of 0.60 indicating that Korn/Ferry International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Korn/Ferry International presently has a consensus price target of $78.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.63%. Insperity has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.23%. Given Insperity's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Insperity is more favorable than Korn/Ferry International.

Korn/Ferry International has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Insperity has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Korn/Ferry International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Insperity. Insperity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Korn/Ferry International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Korn/Ferry International has a net margin of 9.44% compared to Insperity's net margin of -0.37%. Korn/Ferry International's return on equity of 14.34% beat Insperity's return on equity.

Korn/Ferry International pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Barrett Business Services pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Korn/Ferry International pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Barrett Business Services pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Korn/Ferry International has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Barrett Business Services has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Korn/Ferry International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

98.8% of Korn/Ferry International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Korn/Ferry International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Barrett Business Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Korn/Ferry International had 8 more articles in the media than Barrett Business Services. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Korn/Ferry International and 2 mentions for Barrett Business Services. Barrett Business Services' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Korn/Ferry International's score of 0.88 indicating that Barrett Business Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Korn/Ferry International has higher revenue and earnings than Barrett Business Services. Korn/Ferry International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barrett Business Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Korn/Ferry International presently has a consensus target price of $78.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.63%. Barrett Business Services has a consensus target price of $41.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.28%. Given Barrett Business Services' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Barrett Business Services is more favorable than Korn/Ferry International.

Korn/Ferry International has a net margin of 9.44% compared to Barrett Business Services' net margin of 3.24%. Barrett Business Services' return on equity of 22.89% beat Korn/Ferry International's return on equity.

Korn/Ferry International has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barrett Business Services has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

92.8% of Kforce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Korn/Ferry International shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Kforce shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Korn/Ferry International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Kforce presently has a consensus target price of $39.67, indicating a potential downside of 19.00%. Korn/Ferry International has a consensus target price of $78.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.63%. Given Korn/Ferry International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Korn/Ferry International is more favorable than Kforce.

Korn/Ferry International has higher revenue and earnings than Kforce. Korn/Ferry International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Kforce pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Korn/Ferry International pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Kforce pays out 80.8% 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 International pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Korn/Ferry International has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Korn/Ferry International has a net margin of 9.44% compared to Kforce's net margin of 3.59%. Kforce's return on equity of 30.34% beat Korn/Ferry International's return on equity.

Kforce has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Korn/Ferry International has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Korn/Ferry International had 9 more articles in the media than Kforce. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Korn/Ferry International and 1 mentions for Kforce. Korn/Ferry International's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Kforce's score of 0.00 indicating that Korn/Ferry International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.