Q3 EPS Estimates for Robert Half Decreased by Zacks Research

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Robert Half in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.73. The consensus estimate for Robert Half’s current full-year earnings is $2.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Robert Half’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also commented on RHI. StockNews.com lowered shares of Robert Half from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Robert Half from $65.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Truist Financial set a $55.00 target price on shares of Robert Half and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Robert Half from $46.00 to $40.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Robert Half from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $48.71.

Robert Half Price Performance

NYSE RHI opened at $47.94 on Friday. Robert Half has a 12 month low of $40.00 and a 12 month high of $78.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.90 billion, a PE ratio of 19.65 and a beta of 1.06. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $48.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $61.45.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.36 by ($0.19). Robert Half had a net margin of 4.34% and a return on equity of 17.20%. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.61 EPS. Robert Half’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Robert Half

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of Robert Half by 131.6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 344,233 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $23,205,000 after buying an additional 195,570 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in shares of Robert Half in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Robert Half by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,355 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $236,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares in the last quarter. Sendero Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Robert Half by 13.9% during the 4th quarter. Sendero Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,844 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $764,000 after buying an additional 1,321 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Robert Half by 87.7% during the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 27,547 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,941,000 after purchasing an additional 12,871 shares during the last quarter. 92.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Robert Half Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be given a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.92%. Robert Half’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 118.00%.

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.