William Blair Forecasts Robert Half’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:RHI)

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI) – William Blair cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Robert Half in a report issued 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 prior forecast of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Robert Half’s current full-year earnings is $2.80 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.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Robert Half from $69.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. BNP Paribas lowered Robert Half from an “outperform” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $64.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Barclays upgraded 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. Finally, Truist Financial raised Robert Half from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $62.00 to $90.00 in a report on Friday, December 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Robert Half currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $73.67.

Robert Half Price Performance

RHI stock opened at $64.92 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $71.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $67.94. The stock has a market cap of $6.70 billion, a PE ratio of 26.61 and a beta of 1.24. Robert Half has a one year low of $57.05 and a one year high of $83.25.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The business services provider reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by ($0.01). Robert Half had a return on equity of 16.87% and a net margin of 4.34%.

Institutional Trading of Robert Half

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of RHI. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in Robert Half during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in shares of Robert Half by 79.7% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 433 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the period. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Robert Half during the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in shares of Robert Half during the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Robert Half by 35.6% in the third 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 currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Robert Half news, Director Dirk A. Kempthorne sold 1,032 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.35, for a total value of $76,729.20. Following the sale, the director now owns 12,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $915,248.50. This trade represents a 7.73 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 3.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.