Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) to Post FY2025 Earnings of $4.79 Per Share, William Blair Forecasts

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) – Equities research analysts at William Blair increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Korn Ferry in a research note issued on Friday, September 6th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $4.79 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.75. The consensus estimate for Korn Ferry’s current full-year earnings is $4.83 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Korn Ferry’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.37 EPS.

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 5th. The business services provider reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.06. Korn Ferry had a return on equity of 13.73% and a net margin of 6.68%. The business had revenue of $682.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $663.84 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Korn Ferry from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 20th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Korn Ferry from $72.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 14th. UBS Group upped their target price on Korn Ferry from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, June 7th. Finally, Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $78.00 price objective (up previously from $74.00) on shares of Korn Ferry in a research note on Friday, June 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $75.00.

Korn Ferry Price Performance

Shares of KFY opened at $70.15 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.79 and a beta of 1.54. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $69.55 and its 200-day moving average is $66.18. Korn Ferry has a one year low of $44.45 and a one year high of $75.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a current ratio of 2.15.

Korn Ferry Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 19th will be issued a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.11%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 19th. Korn Ferry’s payout ratio is 45.96%.

Insider Transactions at Korn Ferry

In other Korn Ferry news, CEO Mark Arian sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.01, for a total transaction of $330,050.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 91,484 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,038,858.84. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Korn Ferry

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. M&T Bank Corp purchased a new position in Korn Ferry during the 4th quarter worth approximately $238,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Korn Ferry by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 719,462 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,700,000 after buying an additional 35,985 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its stake in Korn Ferry by 107.1% in the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 14,263 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $847,000 after acquiring an additional 7,375 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Korn Ferry during the 4th quarter worth about $220,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Korn Ferry by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 12,792 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $759,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.82% of the company’s stock.

Korn Ferry Company Profile

Korn Ferry, together with its subsidiaries, provides organizational consulting services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consulting, Digital, Executive Search, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) & Professional Search. The company provides executive search services to recruit board level, chief executive, other senior executive, and general management talent of organizations.