Q2 EPS Estimates for Robert Half Cut by Zacks Research

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Robert Half in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the business services provider will earn $0.64 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.68. The consensus estimate for Robert Half’s current full-year earnings is $2.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Robert Half’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.59 EPS.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The business services provider reported $0.53 earnings per share 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%.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on RHI. BNP Paribas upgraded Robert Half from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $71.50 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Truist Financial upgraded Robert Half from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $62.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Barclays upgraded Robert Half from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $60.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Robert Half from $69.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Robert Half currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $74.92.

Robert Half Stock Performance

RHI stock opened at $60.44 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.77 and a beta of 1.23. Robert Half has a fifty-two week low of $57.05 and a fifty-two week high of $83.25. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $67.67 and a 200-day moving average of $67.57.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Robert Half

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Boston Partners raised its stake in shares of Robert Half by 17.5% in the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 8,554,276 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $602,867,000 after purchasing an additional 1,271,237 shares during the last quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Robert Half by 72.6% in the fourth quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 8,079,597 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $569,288,000 after buying an additional 3,398,257 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Robert Half by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,433,585 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $241,930,000 after buying an additional 148,577 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of Robert Half by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,217,999 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $226,740,000 after buying an additional 17,338 shares during the period. Finally, Fiduciary Management Inc. WI raised its stake in shares of Robert Half by 15.4% in the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 2,251,541 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $158,644,000 after buying an additional 300,524 shares during the period. 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 the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.35, for a total value of $76,729.20. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 12,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $915,248.50. The trade was a 7.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock.

Robert Half Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be given a $0.59 dividend. This is a positive change from Robert Half’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 25th. Robert Half’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 96.72%.

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.