William Blair Comments on ASGN’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:ASGN)

ASGN Incorporated (NYSE:ASGN) – Analysts at William Blair upped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of ASGN in a report released on Wednesday, March 5th. William Blair analyst M. Nolan now expects that the business services provider will earn $1.16 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.12. The consensus estimate for ASGN’s current full-year earnings is $5.15 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for ASGN’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on ASGN. StockNews.com downgraded shares of ASGN from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of ASGN from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company 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 given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.75.

ASGN Stock Up 4.1 %

Shares of NYSE ASGN opened at $71.30 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.57 and a beta of 1.34. ASGN has a 12-month low of $63.92 and a 12-month high of $106.42. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $81.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $88.20. The company has a current ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ASGN

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASGN. J.Safra Asset Management Corp grew its stake in ASGN by 48.1% in the 4th quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 428 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its stake in ASGN by 17.3% in the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Cim Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in ASGN in the 3rd quarter worth about $205,000. Argent Capital Management LLC grew its stake in ASGN by 31.6% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP bought a new position in ASGN in the 4th quarter worth about $299,000. 95.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.