Q1 EPS Estimates for Robert Half Lowered by Zacks Research

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Robert Half in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $0.37 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Robert Half’s current full-year earnings is $2.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Robert Half’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.04 EPS.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The business services provider reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by ($0.01). Robert Half had a return on equity of 17.20% and a net margin of 4.34%.

RHI has been the topic of several other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Robert Half from $69.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Robert Half from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $71.50 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Barclays upgraded shares of Robert Half from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $60.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial raised shares of Robert Half from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $62.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $74.92.

Robert Half Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:RHI opened at $60.44 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.77 and a beta of 1.23. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $67.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $67.57. Robert Half has a 52-week low of $57.05 and a 52-week high of $83.25.

Robert Half Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be paid a $0.59 dividend. This is a boost from Robert Half’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.90%. Robert Half’s payout ratio is presently 96.72%.

Insider Activity at Robert Half

In other Robert Half news, Director Dirk A. Kempthorne sold 1,032 shares of Robert Half stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.35, for a total value of $76,729.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 12,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $915,248.50. The trade was a 7.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 3.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Robert Half

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Robert Half by 72.6% in the 4th quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 8,079,597 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $569,288,000 after purchasing an additional 3,398,257 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners boosted its position in shares of Robert Half by 17.5% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 8,554,276 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $602,867,000 after buying an additional 1,271,237 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Robert Half during the fourth quarter valued at $60,257,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in Robert Half by 5,172.2% in the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 693,394 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $48,857,000 after buying an additional 680,242 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in Robert Half by 293.3% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 831,359 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $58,578,000 after buying an additional 619,982 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.41% of the company’s stock.

About Robert Half

Robert Half Inc provides talent solutions and business consulting services in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company operates through Contract Talent Solutions, Permanent Placement Talent Solutions, and Protiviti segments. The Contract Talent Solutions segment provides contract engagement professionals in the fields of finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal and administrative, and customer support.