Insider Buying: ASGN (NYSE:EFOR) Director Buys $50,002.92 in Stock

ASGN Incorporated (NYSE:EFOR) Director Joseph Wendell Dyer bought 2,684 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $18.63 per share, for a total transaction of $50,002.92. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 18,841 shares in the company, valued at approximately $351,007.83. This represents a 16.61% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Joseph Wendell Dyer also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, April 29th, Joseph Wendell Dyer bought 1,112 shares of ASGN stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $22.47 per share, for a total transaction of $24,986.64.

ASGN Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EFOR opened at $22.91 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. ASGN Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $18.50 and a fifty-two week high of $60.75. The stock has a market cap of $946.18 million, a PE ratio of 10.14 and a beta of 0.89.

ASGN (NYSE:EFOR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.97 by ($0.28). ASGN had a return on equity of 10.30% and a net margin of 2.46%.The business had revenue of $968.30 million for the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.92 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. ASGN has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.720-0.900 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that ASGN Incorporated will post 3.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EFOR. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of ASGN by 85.3% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of ASGN by 97.8% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. Torren Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASGN in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Rothschild Investment LLC grew its stake in shares of ASGN by 119.0% in the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 551 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of ASGN by 190.8% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 912 shares during the last quarter. 95.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on EFOR shares. Zacks Research downgraded ASGN from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on ASGN from $54.00 to $33.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded ASGN from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 22nd. Truist Financial downgraded ASGN from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $60.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target on ASGN from $39.00 to $35.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $35.67.

About ASGN

ASGN is a provider of professional services that connects skilled talent with organizations seeking technology, digital, creative and engineering expertise. The firm focuses on staffing and workforce solutions, delivering contract and permanent placement services as well as project-based consulting and managed services to support clients’ technical and operational needs.

Its offerings commonly include IT consulting, digital transformation support, application development and maintenance, data and analytics, cybersecurity, cloud services and engineering resources.