Zacks Research Has Weak Outlook for Robert Half Q3 Earnings

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Robert Half in a research note issued on Monday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.76 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.96. The consensus estimate for Robert Half’s current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share.

RHI has been the subject of several other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Robert Half from $70.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on Robert Half from $72.00 to $64.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Robert Half from $72.00 to $62.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Robert Half from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $69.00.

Robert Half Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of RHI stock opened at $75.37 on Wednesday. Robert Half has a 1-year low of $57.05 and a 1-year high of $88.39. The stock has a market cap of $7.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.51 and a beta of 1.23. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $67.47 and a 200-day moving average of $65.65.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The business services provider reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.02. Robert Half had a return on equity of 18.78% and a net margin of 4.84%. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.44 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.90 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Robert Half

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of RHI. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Robert Half by 34.1% during the third quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 27,183 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,832,000 after buying an additional 6,918 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new stake in shares of Robert Half in the 3rd quarter worth $60,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. grew its stake in shares of Robert Half by 216.3% in the 3rd quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 42,758 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,882,000 after acquiring an additional 29,240 shares in the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Robert Half by 73.4% in the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 54,817 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,695,000 after purchasing an additional 23,196 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of Robert Half by 139.7% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 32,078 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,162,000 after purchasing an additional 18,697 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.41% of the company’s stock.

Robert Half Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 25th will be issued a $0.53 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 25th. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.81%. Robert Half’s payout ratio is currently 77.37%.

Robert Half Company Profile

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.