Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) Releases 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. Korn Ferry had a net margin of 6.05% and a return on equity of 13.18%. The business had revenue of $682.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $663.84 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.99 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 Price Performance

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

Korn Ferry Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Mark Arian sold 5,000 shares of Korn Ferry 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 sale, the chief executive officer now owns 91,484 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,038,858.84. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KFY has been the topic of several research reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Korn Ferry from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 20th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Korn Ferry from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, June 7th. Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $78.00 target price (up from $74.00) on shares of Korn Ferry in a research report on Friday, June 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Korn Ferry from $72.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Korn Ferry currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.