Is Robert Half International (RHI) Stock Outpacing Its Business Services Peers This Year?
The Business Services group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Robert Half International (RHI) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? One simple way to answer this question is to take a look at the year-to-date performance of RHI and the rest of the Business Services group's stocks.
Robert Half International is a member of our Business Services group, which includes 164 different companies and currently sits at #14 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors.
The Zacks Rank is a proven model that highlights a variety of stocks with the right characteristics to outperform the market over the next one to three months. The system emphasizes earnings estimate revisions and favors companies with improving earnings outlooks. RHI is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Over the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for RHI's full-year earnings has moved 1.72% higher. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.
Based on the most recent data, RHI has returned 34.16% so far this year. In comparison, Business Services companies have returned an average of 16.48%. This shows that Robert Half International is outperforming its peers so far this year.
Breaking things down more, RHI is a member of the Staffing Firms industry, which includes 19 individual companies and currently sits at #201 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has gained an average of 11.97% so far this year, so RHI is performing better in this area.
Going forward, investors interested in Business Services stocks should continue to pay close attention to RHI as it looks to continue its solid performance.
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