Robert Half Earnings: What To Look For From RHI

Specialized talent solutions company Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) will be reporting results this Thursday after the bell. Here’s what to look for.

Robert Half met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.3 billion, down 3.8% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

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This quarter, the market is expecting Robert Half’s revenue to decline 3.4% year on year, improving from the 7% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Robert Half has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.

Looking at Robert Half’s peers in the professional services segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. ManpowerGroup delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 7.5%, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.9%, and Marsh reported revenues up 6.2%, topping estimates by 1.7%. ManpowerGroup traded up 34.1% following the results.

Read our full analysis of ManpowerGroup’s results here and Marsh’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the professional services segment, with share prices up 5.5% on average over the last month. Robert Half is up 41.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $30.78 (compared to the current share price of $41.31).

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