Q2 Earnings Forecast for Robert Half Issued By William Blair

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI) – Research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Robert Half in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.40 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.58. The consensus estimate for Robert Half’s current full-year earnings is $2.48 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Robert Half’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on RHI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Robert Half from $65.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Truist Financial set a $55.00 price target on shares of Robert Half and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Robert Half from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Robert Half from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Robert Half from $46.00 to $40.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Robert Half presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $53.75.

Robert Half Trading Down 2.3 %

Robert Half stock opened at $43.98 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $4.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.02 and a beta of 1.13. Robert Half has a 12 month low of $40.00 and a 12 month high of $78.41. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $52.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $63.73.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.36 by ($0.19). The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. Robert Half had a net margin of 4.34% and a return on equity of 17.20%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.61 EPS.

Robert Half Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were given a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. This is an increase from Robert Half’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.37%. Robert Half’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 118.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Robert Half

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of RHI. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in Robert Half by 24.1% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 85,878 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $6,051,000 after purchasing an additional 16,668 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Robert Half by 347.9% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 16,586 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,169,000 after buying an additional 12,883 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Robert Half by 48.1% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 794 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Robert Half by 20.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 270,467 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $18,232,000 after acquiring an additional 46,100 shares during the period. Finally, Tributary Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Robert Half by 46.3% in the 4th quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 13,575 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $956,000 after acquiring an additional 4,299 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.