The price-to-earnings ratio for Robert Half Inc (NYSE: RHI) is 25.33x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for RHI is 1.22. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for RHI is 100.11M and currently, short sellers hold a 7.76% of that float. On January 29, 2025, RHI’s average trading volume was 892.64K shares.
RHI) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Robert Half Inc (NYSE: RHI) has plunged by -1.28 when compared to previous closing price of 70.33, but the company has seen a -2.38% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-01-23 that More than 1,000 employees also promoted throughout global consulting firm MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Protiviti has promoted 22 people to the positions of managing director and senior director as of January 2025 to help its clients face ever increasing challenges related to AI, technology modernization, compliance with regulations, data and security, among other areas.
RHI’s Market Performance
Robert Half Inc (RHI) has seen a -2.38% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -3.20% decline in the past month and a 2.58% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.58%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.12% for RHI. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.16% for RHI stock, with a simple moving average of 2.79% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RHI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RHI stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for RHI by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for RHI in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $80 based on the research report published on January 03, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Exane BNP Paribas, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see RHI reach a price target of $64. The rating they have provided for RHI stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on December 16th, 2024.
Truist gave a rating of “Buy” to RHI, setting the target price at $90 in the report published on December 13th of the previous year.
RHI Trading at -3.58% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RHI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.60% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.58%, as shares sank -2.31% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.60% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RHI fell by -2.38%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -5.11% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $69.54. In addition, Robert Half Inc saw -1.47% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at RHI starting from Kempthorne Dirk A, who sale 1,032 shares at the price of $74.35 back on Nov 26 ’24. After this action, Kempthorne Dirk A now owns 12,310 shares of Robert Half Inc, valued at $76,729 using the latest closing price.
Dirk A. Kempthorne, the Director of Robert Half Inc, proposed sale 1,032 shares at $73.70 during a trade that took place back on Nov 22 ’24, which means that Dirk A. Kempthorne is holding shares at $76,058 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RHI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for Robert Half Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 18.64, with 9.48 for asset returns.
Based on Robert Half Inc (RHI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.14 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.55. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.16. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.32.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 563.56 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.99. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.16. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.65for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.97. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.70.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Robert Half Inc (RHI) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
