Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.06 EPS

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The business services provider reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.06, RTT News reports. The firm had revenue of $682.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $663.84 million. Korn Ferry had a net margin of 6.05% and a return on equity of 13.18%. The business’s revenue was down 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.99 earnings per share. Korn Ferry updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.140-1.260 EPS and its Q2 guidance to $1.14-1.26 EPS.

Korn Ferry Stock Down 2.0 %

Shares of NYSE:KFY traded down $1.34 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $66.62. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 393,740 shares, compared to its average volume of 348,271. The company has a quick ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $69.45 and a 200-day moving average of $65.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.69 and a beta of 1.54. Korn Ferry has a 12-month low of $44.45 and a 12-month high of $75.30.

Korn Ferry Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 19th will be given a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.22%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 19th. Korn Ferry’s dividend payout ratio is currently 45.96%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Mark Arian sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.01, for a total transaction of $330,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 91,484 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,038,858.84. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Korn Ferry from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 20th. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $78.00 price objective (up from $74.00) on shares of Korn Ferry in a research report on Friday, June 14th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Korn Ferry from $72.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, June 14th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Korn Ferry from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, June 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Korn Ferry has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.00.

Korn Ferry Company Profile

Korn Ferry, together with its subsidiaries, provides organizational consulting services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consulting, Digital, Executive Search, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) & Professional Search. The company provides executive search services to recruit board level, chief executive, other senior executive, and general management talent of organizations.