Robert Half (RHI) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer RHI or KFY?

In the previous week, Robert Half had 23 more articles in the media than Korn Ferry. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Robert Half and 5 mentions for Korn Ferry. Robert Half's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Korn Ferry's score of 0.38 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Korn Ferry	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Do analysts prefer RHI or KFY?

Robert Half currently has a consensus price target of $48.71, indicating a potential upside of 7.18%. Korn Ferry has a consensus price target of $75.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.26%. 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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

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 5.2%. Korn Ferry pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. 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. Robert Half is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, 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 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable 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	0.82	$251.60M	$2.00	22.73
Korn Ferry	$2.74B	1.20	$169.15M	$4.65	13.76

Summary

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