Zacks Research Has Weak Estimate for Robert Half Q2 Earnings

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Robert Half in a report issued on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $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.

RHI has been the topic of a number of other research reports. BNP Paribas raised Robert Half from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $71.50 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. 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 note on Friday, January 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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. Finally, Truist Financial raised Robert Half from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $62.00 to $90.00 in a report on Friday, December 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $74.92.

Robert Half Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE:RHI opened at $59.59 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $6.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.42 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 firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $68.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $67.65.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 4.34% and a return on equity of 17.20%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Robert Half

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of Robert Half by 2.9% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 17,980 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,212,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in Robert Half in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Robert Half by 225.2% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,265 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $81,000 after buying an additional 876 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in Robert Half by 56.5% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 180,553 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $12,171,000 after buying an additional 65,182 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Robert Half during the third quarter worth $298,000. 92.41% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Dirk A. Kempthorne sold 1,032 shares of the firm’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 completion of the transaction, the director now owns 12,310 shares in the company, valued at $915,248.50. This trade represents a 7.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 3.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Robert Half Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be paid a $0.59 dividend. 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 3.96%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 25th. Robert Half’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 86.89%.

About Robert Half

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.