Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) Cut to “Underperform” at BNP Paribas Exane

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) was downgraded by equities research analysts at BNP Paribas Exane from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,Finviz reports. They presently have a $22.00 price objective on the business services provider’s stock. BNP Paribas Exane’s price objective suggests a potential downside of 17.86% from the stock’s previous close.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Robert Half in a report on Monday. Robert W. Baird set a $22.00 price objective on shares of Robert Half in a research note on Friday. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Robert Half from $36.00 to $31.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Zacks Research cut shares of Robert Half from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Robert Half from $30.00 to $27.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Robert Half has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $33.89.

Robert Half Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:RHI opened at $26.78 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.71 billion, a PE ratio of 17.39 and a beta of 0.85. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $29.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $36.10. Robert Half has a one year low of $25.22 and a one year high of $78.41.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The business services provider reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43. Robert Half had a return on equity of 11.76% and a net margin of 2.85%.The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.36 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. Robert Half’s quarterly revenue was down 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. Robert Half has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.250-0.350 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Robert Half will post 2.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Dirk A. Kempthorne sold 6,505 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.87, for a total transaction of $187,799.35. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 11,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $338,125.44. This represents a 35.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 3.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Robert Half

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in Robert Half by 161.6% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 6,122 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $208,000 after buying an additional 3,782 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in Robert Half in the third quarter valued at about $956,000. WBI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Robert Half in the third quarter worth about $1,211,000. Caerus Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Robert Half during the third quarter worth about $269,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in shares of Robert Half by 24.2% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 66,880 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,273,000 after acquiring an additional 13,050 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.41% of the company’s stock.

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.