William Blair Comments on ASGN’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:ASGN)

ASGN Incorporated (NYSE:ASGN) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of ASGN in a research report issued on Thursday, February 6th. William Blair analyst M. Nolan anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.12 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for ASGN’s current full-year earnings is $5.38 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for ASGN’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS.

ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The business services provider reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by $0.07. ASGN had a net margin of 4.27% and a return on equity of 13.22%.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets raised ASGN from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of ASGN in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded ASGN from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $101.75.

ASGN Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ASGN opened at $80.37 on Monday. ASGN has a fifty-two week low of $78.69 and a fifty-two week high of $106.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.25. The company has a market cap of $3.55 billion, a PE ratio of 20.93 and a beta of 1.38. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.86.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cibc World Markets Corp acquired a new stake in shares of ASGN during the 4th quarter worth approximately $337,000. J.Safra Asset Management Corp increased its holdings in shares of ASGN by 48.1% during the 4th quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 428 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of ASGN during the 4th quarter worth approximately $299,000. Argent Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASGN by 31.6% during the 4th quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC now owns 13,898 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,158,000 after buying an additional 3,339 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cim Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ASGN during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $205,000. 95.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About ASGN

ASGN Incorporated engages in the provision of information technology (IT) services and solutions in the technology, digital, and creative fields for commercial and government sectors in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It operates through two segments: Commercial and Federal Government. The Commercial Segment provides consulting, creative digital marketing, and permanent placement services primarily to enterprise clients.