KFY

+3.5%🔴 Potential overreaction

Korn Ferry · Industrials

$73.41Vol 822.9K · 1.3× normalMkt cap +$0.14BMarket closed — 2026-10-15 session

What happened

Move

+3.5%

Price

$73.41

Volume

822.9K

1.3× normal

Market cap

$4.11B

+$0.14B today

Why it moved

No clear catalyst identified

No reliable news, earnings or analyst driver was found for this move. A move this size without an obvious driver is most likely flow/positioning-driven rather than a fundamentals story.

Verdict — was the move justified?

🔴 Potential overreaction

A 2.9σ move well beyond the sector with no identified fundamental or news driver — the reaction appears larger than currently visible evidence justifies. Likely flow/positioning-driven.

How unusual is this move

σ score

2.9σ

vs own 20d volatility

Percentile

94th

of 1277 daily moves

Avg daily move

±1.3%

own 5y average

vs sector

+2.7%

beyond sector median

Today’s move is among the largest 6% of KFY’s daily moves over the last 5 years — while the sector moved +0.9% and the market +1.4%.

What happened after similar moves

99 similar up moves in KFY’s 5-year history:

After 5 days

+0.4%

55% higher

After 20 days

+1.6%

61% higher

Median of same-direction moves within ±35% magnitude band. Past patterns don’t predict outcomes — context, not signal.

Fundamental context

V 87G 11P 57H 93Q 92

Latest earnings: EPS surprise +4.3%, revenue +1.4% (2026-09-09)

Insider activity (90d): net selling $573.7K

Valuation context

P/E (TTM)

14.2

5y median 14.1

P/E percentile

52%

vs own 5y history

FCF yield

0.1%

Valuation sits near the middle of its own historical range (52th percentile).

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