Shares of IT services provider ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) fell 15.3% in the afternoon session after the company reported weak first quarter 2025 results: EPS, EBITDA, and the outlook for all key financial metrics fell short. Sales were down nearly 8% year on year. Assignment work fell hard, and several commercial sectors just didn't hold up. Overall, this was a weaker quarter.
IT services provider ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q1 CY2025, but sales fell by 7.7% year on year to $968.3 million. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $1 billion was less impressive, coming in 1.1% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.92 per share was 2.6% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) and the best and worst performers in the it services & consulting industry.
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A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after stocks gave back some of the gains from the previous day as the White House clarified the tariffs on imports from China would add up to 145%, while the baseline 10% tariffs remained in place for some countries. This reminded markets that the global trade environment remained volatile, limiting the potential for sustained gains.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how DXC (NYSE:DXC) and the rest of the it services & consulting stocks fared in Q4.
ASGN INC has a stellar value proposition. NYSE:ASGN not only scores well in profitability, solvency, and liquidity but also maintains a very reasonable price point.
Business services providers play a critical role for enterprises, assisting them with everything from new hardware integrations to consulting and marketing. But increasing competition from AI-driven upstarts has tempered enthusiasm,
and over the past six months, the industry has pulled back by 3.3%. This performance was similar to the S&P 500’s decline.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q4 it services & consulting earnings season.
What a brutal six months it’s been for ASGN. The stock has dropped 27.3% and now trades at $67.80, rattling many shareholders. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Gartner (NYSE:IT) and the rest of the it services & consulting stocks fared in Q4.
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q4. Today, we are looking at it services & consulting stocks, starting with Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ:GDYN).
