William Blair Estimates ASGN’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:ASGN)

ASGN Incorporated (NYSE:ASGN) – Stock analysts at William Blair increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of ASGN in a report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. William Blair analyst M. Nolan now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.95 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.94. The consensus estimate for ASGN’s current full-year earnings is $5.15 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for ASGN’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.10 EPS.

ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The business services provider reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by $0.07. ASGN had a return on equity of 13.22% and a net margin of 4.27%.

ASGN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. StockNews.com lowered ASGN from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. BMO Capital Markets raised ASGN from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $96.00 to $100.00 in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, ASGN currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $101.75.

ASGN Stock Down 0.4 %

ASGN stock opened at $71.35 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $3.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.58 and a beta of 1.34. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $80.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $87.84. ASGN has a 12 month low of $63.92 and a 12 month high of $106.42. The company has a current ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

Institutional Trading of ASGN

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of ASGN in the fourth quarter worth $299,000. Argent Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASGN by 31.6% in the fourth quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC now owns 13,898 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,158,000 after acquiring an additional 3,339 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in shares of ASGN by 17.3% in the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 5,414 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $505,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the period. Cim Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of ASGN in the third quarter worth $205,000. Finally, Pinebridge Investments L.P. grew its holdings in shares of ASGN by 42.7% in the fourth quarter. Pinebridge Investments L.P. now owns 21,983 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,832,000 after acquiring an additional 6,576 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.36% of the company’s stock.

About ASGN

ASGN Incorporated engages in the provision of information technology (IT) services and solutions in the technology, digital, and creative fields for commercial and government sectors in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It operates through two segments: Commercial and Federal Government. The Commercial Segment provides consulting, creative digital marketing, and permanent placement services primarily to enterprise clients.