Q2 Earnings Estimate for Robert Half Issued By William Blair

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI) – Equities research analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Robert Half in a research report issued on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now expects that the business services provider will earn $0.40 per share 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.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) last issued 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 business had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. Robert Half had a return on equity of 17.20% and a net margin of 4.34%. Robert Half’s revenue was down 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.61 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on RHI. BNP Paribas upgraded Robert Half from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $71.50 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Barclays decreased their price objective 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. Truist Financial set a $55.00 price objective on shares of Robert Half and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Robert Half from $46.00 to $40.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Robert Half from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Robert Half has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $53.75.

Robert Half Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE:RHI opened at $44.42 on Monday. Robert Half has a 52-week low of $40.00 and a 52-week high of $78.41. The stock has a market cap of $4.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.20 and a beta of 1.13. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $52.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $63.58.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Robert Half

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Boston Partners boosted its holdings in Robert Half by 17.5% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 8,554,276 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $602,867,000 after purchasing an additional 1,271,237 shares in the last quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. raised its position in shares of Robert Half by 72.6% during the 4th quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 8,079,597 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $569,288,000 after purchasing an additional 3,398,257 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Robert Half by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,433,585 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $241,930,000 after acquiring an additional 148,577 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in Robert Half by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,217,999 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $226,740,000 after acquiring an additional 17,338 shares during the period. Finally, Fiduciary Management Inc. WI grew its stake in Robert Half by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 2,251,541 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $158,644,000 after acquiring an additional 300,524 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.41% of the company’s stock.

Robert Half Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. This is a positive change from Robert Half’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.31%. 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.