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Korn Ferry

KFY
68.110USD
+1.300+1.95%
Close 02/06, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
3.52BMarket Cap
13.60P/E TTM

Korn Ferry

68.110
+1.300+1.95%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Korn Ferry

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

Key Insights

Korn Ferry's fundamentals are relatively healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 15 out of 156 in the Professional & Commercial Services industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 80.25.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite an average stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Korn Ferry's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
15 / 156
Overall Ranking
75 / 4521
Industry
Professional & Commercial Services

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Positive

Korn Ferry Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. The Company works with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities. Its businesses include consulting, digital, executive search, professional search & interim, and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO). Its consulting business aligns organizational structure, culture, performance, development, and people to drive growth by addressing four fundamental organizational and talent needs: organization strategy, assessment and succession, leadership and professional development, and total rewards. The Company's digital business builds, sells and delivers its technology products. Its executive search business helps organizations recruit board-level, chief executive, and other c-suite/senior executive and general management talent. Its professional search & interim business delivers enterprise talent acquisition solutions. The Company's RPO business offers scalable recruitment outsourcing and projects solutions.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 2.73B.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 34.44%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 34.44%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 13.60, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 52.06M shares, decreasing 5.09% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by CI Select Canadian Equity Fund
Star Investor CI Select Canadian Equity Fund holds 469.00 shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.24.

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
80.250
Target Price
+19.69%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current financial score of Korn Ferry is 7.65, ranking 56 out of 156 in the Professional & Commercial Services industry. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 721.70M, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.02%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 19.14%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.65
Change
0

Financials

7.79

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

8.93

Operational Efficiency

7.19

Growth Potential

6.62

Shareholder Returns

7.74

Korn Ferry's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current valuation score of Korn Ferry is 8.98, ranking 2 out of 156 in the Professional & Commercial Services industry. Its current P/E ratio is 13.60, which is 119.15% below the recent high of 29.80 and 40.82% above the recent low of 8.05.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.98
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 15/156
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current earnings forecast score of Korn Ferry is 8.40, ranking 22 out of 156 in the Professional & Commercial Services industry. The average price target is 81.00, with a high of 88.00 and a low of 74.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.40
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
80.250
Target Price
+19.69%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

21
Total
5
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Korn Ferry
KFY
5
Kanzhun Ltd
BZ
20
Paychex Inc
PAYX
18
ManpowerGroup Inc
MAN
12
Robert Half Inc
RHI
12
Upwork Inc
UPWK
11
1
2
3
4

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current price momentum score of Korn Ferry is 6.80, ranking 92 out of 156 in the Professional & Commercial Services industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 70.33 and the support level at 66.04, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.31
Change
0.49

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(4)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.155
Neutral
RSI(14)
51.768
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
35.081
Neutral
ATR(14)
1.819
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
26.165
Neutral
Williams %R
55.012
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
0.037
Sell
StochRSI(14)
39.655
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(1)
Neutral(0)
Buy(5)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
67.878
Buy
MA10
67.842
Buy
MA20
67.948
Buy
MA50
67.410
Buy
MA100
67.879
Buy
MA200
69.250
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current institutional shareholding score of Korn Ferry is 10.00, ranking 1 out of 156 in the Professional & Commercial Services industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 99.73%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.26%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 6.15M shares, representing 11.78% of shares outstanding, with 0.74% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
7.08M
+1.69%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
6.10M
-0.76%
Wellington Management Company, LLP
3.48M
+48.33%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
2.84M
-2.55%
State Street Investment Management (US)
1.97M
-2.31%
Allspring Global Investments, LLC
1.47M
-1.47%
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
1.30M
+3.53%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
1.25M
+1.03%
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
1.09M
-41.87%
Jennison Associates LLC
1.12M
+2.07%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Professional & Commercial Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Korn Ferry is 8.71, ranking 23 out of 156 in the Professional & Commercial Services industry. The company's beta value is 1.31. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.71
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.30
VaR
+2.98%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+18.17%
240-Day Volatility
+33.05%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.00%
120 days
+4.88%
5 years
+10.82%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.87%
120 days
-5.42%
5 years
-11.61%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+1.05
120 days
-0.50
5 years
+0.19

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+18.17%
3 years
+25.09%
5 years
+46.16%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.26
3 years
+0.47
5 years
-0.00
Skewness
240 days
+0.42
3 years
+0.47
5 years
+0.01

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+33.05%
5 years
+30.64%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.44%
5 years
+2.37%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-77.13%
240 days
-77.13%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+18.84%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+15.54%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.88%
120 days
+0.87%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-24.33%
60 days
+22.41%
120 days
+21.16%

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