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ASGN Incorporated (NYSE:ASGN) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Financial News Live ·  Dec 16, 2022 03:51

ASGN Incorporated (NYSE:ASGN – Get Rating) has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from the nine analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $100.80.

Several research firms have recently commented on ASGN. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on ASGN from $98.00 to $95.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 27th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on ASGN to $108.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 1st. StockNews.com cut ASGN from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 20th. Finally, William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of ASGN in a research note on Friday, November 25th.

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ASGN Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ASGN opened at $81.95 on Friday. ASGN has a twelve month low of $78.25 and a twelve month high of $131.89. The business's 50 day moving average price is $88.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.53. The company has a quick ratio of 2.28, a current ratio of 2.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The company has a market cap of $4.09 billion, a PE ratio of 14.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.66.

ASGN (NYSE:ASGN – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 26th. The business services provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.79. ASGN had a return on equity of 18.34% and a net margin of 6.63%. The company had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.58 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that ASGN will post 6.56 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Paragon Wealth Strategies LLC bought a new position in shares of ASGN in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of ASGN by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,833 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $165,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASGN by 55.0% in the 2nd quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 922 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 327 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of ASGN in the 2nd quarter valued at $59,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in ASGN by 26.8% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 18,234 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,646,000 after purchasing an additional 3,849 shares during the period. 94.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ASGN Company Profile

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ASGN Incorporated provides information technology services and professional solutions in the technology, digital, and creative fields for commercial and government sectors in the United States. It operates through two segments: Commercial and Federal Government. The Commercial Segment provides consulting, creative digital marketing, and permanent placement services primarily to Fortune 1000 and mid-market clients.

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