Q1 Earnings Forecast for Robert Half Issued By William Blair

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI) – Stock analysts at William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Robert Half in a report released on Thursday, January 30th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $0.36 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Robert Half’s current full-year earnings is $2.63 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Robert Half’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.38 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on RHI. Barclays raised shares of Robert Half from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $60.00 to $80.00 in a report on Friday, January 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Robert Half from $69.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Truist Financial raised Robert Half from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $62.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas cut Robert Half from an “outperform” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $64.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Monday, December 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $73.67.

Robert Half Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of Robert Half stock opened at $63.14 on Monday. Robert Half has a 12-month low of $57.05 and a 12-month high of $83.25. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $70.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $67.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.88 and a beta of 1.23.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The business services provider reported $0.53 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%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Robert Half

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in Robert Half in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in Robert Half by 79.7% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 433 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Robert Half in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in shares of Robert Half in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Robert Half by 35.6% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 682 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. 92.41% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Robert Half

In other Robert Half news, Director Dirk A. Kempthorne sold 1,032 shares of Robert Half stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.35, for a total transaction of $76,729.20. Following the sale, the director now owns 12,310 shares in the company, valued at $915,248.50. The trade was a 7.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 3.00% 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.