Randstad Holding NV (OTCMKTS:RANJY) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Randstad Holding NV has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from six analysts, with one sell rating, three hold ratings, and two strong buy ratings.
• The company's stock recently opened at $21.12 and has fluctuated between a one-year low of $17.14 and a high of $25.50.
• Randstad reported $0.27 EPS for its last quarterly earnings, missing estimates, but achieved revenue of $6.79 billion compared to the consensus estimate of $5.78 billion.

Randstad Holding NV (OTCMKTS:RANJY - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the six analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company.

RANJY has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup raised shares of Randstad from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Kepler Capital Markets lowered Randstad from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered Randstad from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th.

Randstad Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of OTCMKTS RANJY traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $20.69. 11,519 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,876. The company has a market capitalization of $7.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 86.19 and a beta of 1.03. Randstad has a 52-week low of $17.14 and a 52-week high of $25.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $23.42 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.00.

Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.35 by ($0.08). Randstad had a net margin of 0.37% and a return on equity of 8.81%. The company had revenue of $6.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.78 billion. Equities research analysts expect that Randstad will post 1.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Randstad Company Profile

Randstad N.V. provides solutions in the field of work and human resources (HR) services. The company provides temporary staffing and permanent placement services; job posting; and résumé services on digital platforms. It offers inhouse, enterprise and digital, and tech suite services. In addition, the company provides managed services programs, recruitment process outsourcing, outplacement and career development, and online talent acquisition.