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

ASGN Incorporated (NYSE:ASGN) – Investment analysts at William Blair increased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of ASGN in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 5th. William Blair analyst M. Nolan now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.16 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.12. The consensus estimate for ASGN’s current full-year earnings is $5.15 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for ASGN’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on ASGN. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of ASGN from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $96.00 to $100.00 in a report on Friday, November 22nd. StockNews.com downgraded shares of ASGN from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.75.

ASGN Trading Up 4.1 %

Shares of ASGN stock opened at $71.30 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.57 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 2.25 and a quick ratio of 2.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $81.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $88.20. ASGN has a 1 year low of $63.92 and a 1 year high of $106.42.

ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The business services provider reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) 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%.

Institutional Trading of ASGN

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. J.Safra Asset Management Corp lifted its stake in ASGN by 48.1% in the 4th quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 428 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Cim Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in ASGN in the 3rd quarter worth $205,000. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in ASGN in the 4th quarter worth $299,000. Cibc World Markets Corp purchased a new stake in ASGN in the 4th quarter worth $337,000. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in ASGN by 17.3% in the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 5,414 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $505,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.36% of the company’s stock.

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.