VB's Holdings May Offer 16% Profit Potential

Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

ASGN-1.34%

HPK+1.8%

EPAC-0.95%

Source: NASDAQ.COM

Updated: Oct 17 2025

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Source: NASDAQ.COM

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Analysis: The Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) has an implied analyst target price of $292.99 per unit, indicating a potential upside of 15.71% from its recent trading price of $253.21.
Notable Holdings with Upside Potential: Key underlying holdings such as HighPeak Energy Inc, ASGN Inc, and Enerpac Tool Group Corp show significant upside potential, with target prices exceeding their current trading prices by 37.88%, 20.89%, and 19.55%, respectively.

ASGN

$50.83+Infinity%1D

Analyst Views on ASGN

Wall Street analysts forecast ASGN stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ASGN is 48.25 USD with a low forecast of 41.00 USD and a high forecast of 57.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

5 Analyst Rating

3 Buy

1 Hold

1 Sell

Moderate Buy

Current: 51.520

Low

41.00

Averages

48.25

High

57.00

Current: 51.520

Low

41.00

Averages

48.25

High

57.00

Wells Fargo

Equal Weight

downgrade

$51 -> $49

2026-01-21

New

Reason

Wells Fargo

Price Target

$51 -> $49

AI Analysis

2026-01-21

New

downgrade

Equal Weight

Reason

Wells Fargo lowered the firm's price target on ASGN to $49 from $51 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm notes the company announced its acquisition of Quinnox on January 20. The acquisition should be accretive to EPS, EBITDA margins, and organic growth. ASGN also provided a Q4 2025 update, noting that results are tracking toward the high end of guidance, Wells adds.

Truist

Buy

downgrade

$65 -> $50

2025-11-21

Reason

Truist

Price Target

$65 -> $50

2025-11-21

downgrade

Buy

Reason

Truist lowered the firm's price target on ASGN to $50 from $65 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company's Investor Day presentation included financial targets above consensus while the management highlighted the meaningful opportunities to aid clients with AI as companies turn to ASGN looking for measurable outcomes from investments in automation, the analyst tells investors in a research note. AI could be a catalyst for ASGN, but the firm also recognizes that "automation presents risks for the company", Truist added.

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Wells Fargo

Equal Weight

downgrade

$51 -> $41

2025-11-21

Reason

Wells Fargo

Price Target

$51 -> $41

2025-11-21

downgrade

Equal Weight

Reason

Wells Fargo lowered the firm's price target on ASGN to $41 from $51 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm notes management expects modest growth in 2026 before accelerating in 2027 and 2028, driven by Commercial & Fed Consulting. Wells views ASGN's strategic pivot to streamline its portfolio positively, as it should enhance operational efficiency and strengthen cross-sell.

UBS

Sell

downgrade

$47 -> $45

2025-10-23

Reason

UBS

Price Target

$47 -> $45

2025-10-23

downgrade

Sell

Reason

UBS lowered the firm's price target on ASGN to $45 from $47 and keeps a Sell rating on the shares. Following the company's Q3 report and Q4 guidance, the firm says continued uncertainty keeps it "cautious."

About ASGN

ASGN Incorporated is a provider of information technology (IT) services and solutions to the commercial and government sectors. The Company operates through two segments: Commercial and Federal Government. The Commercial segment provides a spectrum of IT services and solutions to Fortune 1000 and large mid-market clients. Growth in this segment is being driven by digital transformation and innovation requirements, including that of AI, workforce mobilization, and modern enterprise needs across five industry verticals: Financial Services, Consumer and Industrial, Technology, Media, and Telecom, Healthcare, and Business and Government Services. The Federal Government segment delivers advanced solutions in cloud and enterprise IT, cybersecurity, AI/ML, application, and digital transformation to agencies in both the public and private sectors. The segment provides services under time-and-materials, cost-reimbursable, and firm-fixed-price contracts.

About the author

Emily J. Thompson

Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.