ASGN Incorporated (ASGN)Technology | Information Technology Services | Glen Allen, United States | NYSE
41.17 USD
+1.13
(2.822%)
⇧
(April 21, 2026, 11 a.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:28 a.m. EDT
ASGN is a fundamental value trap currently undergoing a turnaround but without investor buy-in. Despite an attractive forward P/E and analyst target upside, the stock is trapped at 52-week lows due to deteriorating earnings (-38% growth) and a lack of new institutional backing (Vanguard exited). Short interest is surging, and options positioning is heavily weighted toward downside protection, confirming that the 'turnaround thesis' has not yet spooled into the price; speculators are fearing further downside tests of the $35 support level rather than betting on an immediate reversal. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.210306 |
| AutoETS | 0.210306 |
| MSTL | 0.213222 |
| AutoTheta | 0.260083 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 4.45 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.021 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.03 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 68.775 |
| Revenue per Share | 91.714 |
| Market Cap | 1,757,963,264 |
| Trailing P/E | 15.83 |
| Forward P/E | 7.14 |
| Beta | 0.89 |
| Profit Margins | 2.85% |
| Website | https://www.asgn.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:28 a.m. EDT: Options flow indicates a classic short-term weakness pattern. In the April 17 expiration, there is massive put open interest (508 contracts at the 35 strike) compared to minimal call open interest. Notably, even in the June 18 date, while there is some top OI in calls at 55/60, the put volume significantly outweighs call volume (15v/15v vol, but higher OI at ITM levels). The lack of premium at higher strikes suggests speculators are positioning for a continuation of the downtrend, anticipating a retest of lower levels near 35-37.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.31048733 |
| Address1 | 4,400 Cox Road |
| Address2 | Suite 110 |
| All Time High | 131.89 |
| All Time Low | 1.28 |
| Ask | 41.68 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.7 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 611,710 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 824,618 |
| Average Volume | 824,618 |
| Average Volume10Days | 611,710 |
| Beta | 0.894 |
| Bid | 41.51 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 43.261 |
| City | Glen Allen |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 41.1701 |
| Current Ratio | 2.159 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 41.7 |
| Day Low | 40.585 |
| Debt To Equity | 68.775 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,776,889,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,776,889,800 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.381 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.406 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,776,888,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,776,888,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,776,888,000 |
| Ebitda | 363,900,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.09142 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.511 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.687 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,733,152,000 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.99674 |
| Eps Forward | 5.76401 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.6 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 40.2254 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.94470215 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.023485215 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -31.048733 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 60.75 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -19.579899 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.32230285 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 34.59 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 6.580101 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.19023131 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 34.59 - 60.75 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 717,168,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 39,909,842 |
| Forward Eps | 5.76401 |
| Forward P E | 7.1426144 |
| Free Cashflow | 251,937,504 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 2,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.28869 |
| Gross Profits | 1,149,100,032 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04067 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0426 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 42,700,000 |
| Industry | Information Technology Services |
| Industry Disp | Information Technology Services |
| Industry Key | information-technology-services |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=105477&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 954,806,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | ASGN Incorporated provides information technology solutions 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 Fortune 1000 and mid-market companies across harmonized solutions areas, such as cloud and infrastructure, data and AI, software development and engineering, customer experience, cybersecurity, and enterprise platforms, as well as key industries consists financial services, consumer and industrial, technology, media and telecom, healthcare, and business and government services. The Federal Government Segment provides advanced IT solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise platforms to defense and intelligence, national security, federal civilian, and other clients in the public and private sectors. It provides its products under the Apex Systems, Creative Circle, CyberCoders, ECS, GlideFast, and TopBloc brand names. The company was formerly known as On Assignment, Inc. and changed its name to ASGN Incorporated in April 2018. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia. |
| Long Name | ASGN Incorporated |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,757,963,264 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_32410 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 113,500,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,653,652,000 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 40.33 |
| Operating Cashflow | 327,900,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.06826 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.64 |
| Phone | 888 482 8068 |
| Previous Close | 40.04 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 8.239392 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.9516678 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.44165492 |
| Profit Margins | 0.02851 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.969 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.71429 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.1301003 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.8224282 |
| Regular Market Day High | 41.7 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 40.585 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 40.585 - 41.7 |
| Regular Market Open | 40.33 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 40.04 |
| Regular Market Price | 41.1701 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,783,656 |
| Regular Market Volume | 81,118 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04595 |
| Return On Equity | 0.0634 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.005 |
| Revenue Per Share | 91.714 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 41,300,000 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0774 |
| Shares Short | 3,197,315 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,485,722 |
| Short Name | ASGN Incorporated |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.13260001 |
| Short Ratio | 3.0 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | VA |
| Symbol | ASGN |
| Target High Price | 62.0 |
| Target Low Price | 39.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 51.5 |
| Target Median Price | 52.5 |
| Total Cash | 161,200,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.903 |
| Total Debt | 1,240,700,032 |
| Total Revenue | 3,980,400,128 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.6 |
| Trailing P E | 15.834655 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 46.64185 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -5.4717484 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.11731414 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 81,118 |
| Website | https://www.asgn.com |
| Zip | 23,060 |