Robert Half (RHI) versus Its Peers Critical Survey

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) is one of 203 public companies in the “Professional Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Robert Half to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Dividends

Robert Half pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Robert Half pays out 195.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Professional Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out -163.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Robert Half has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Robert Half and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Robert Half	3	4	3	0	2.00
Robert Half Competitors	1591	6484	9186	433	2.48

Robert Half currently has a consensus price target of $40.75, indicating a potential downside of 5.31%. As a group, “Professional Services” companies have a potential upside of 28.02%. Given Robert Half’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Robert Half has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

Robert Half has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Robert Half’s rivals have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.4% of Robert Half shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.3% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Robert Half shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Robert Half and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robert Half	2.30%	9.89%	4.32%
Robert Half Competitors	-0.13%	35.53%	4.39%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Robert Half and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Robert Half	$5.38 billion	$132.99 million	35.56
Robert Half Competitors	$3.29 billion	$228.38 million	37.24

Robert Half has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Robert Half is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Robert Half rivals beat Robert Half on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

Robert Half Company Profile

Robert Half, Inc. is a global talent solutions company that provides staffing and recruitment services to businesses and job seekers. It places professionals in temporary, project-based and permanent roles, with expertise in fields including finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative support. The company also provides business and technology consulting through Protiviti, its consulting subsidiary. Protiviti advises organizations on areas such as risk management, internal audit, compliance, cybersecurity, technology and business performance.