Randstad Holding NV (OTCMKTS:RANJY) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts give Randstad an average rating of Hold from five brokerages (1 sell, 3 hold, 1 strong buy), with recent mixed moves including Zacks upgrading to hold and Jefferies cutting to moderate sell.
• Randstad topped expectations in the latest quarter with EPS of $0.45 vs. $0.41 estimated and revenue of $6.93B vs. $6.83B, while reporting a net margin of 1.30% and ROE of 11.47%.
• Shares trade near $13.09 with a 12‑month range of $12.72–$25.50, a market cap of ~$4.61B and a P/E of 13.9, while the 50‑day moving average ($15.46) sits below the 200‑day ($18.04).

Shares of Randstad Holding NV (OTCMKTS:RANJY - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the five brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company.

Several brokerages recently weighed in on RANJY. Zacks Research raised shares of Randstad from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Randstad from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th.

Randstad Stock Performance

Shares of Randstad stock opened at $13.09 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. Randstad has a twelve month low of $12.72 and a twelve month high of $25.50. The stock has a market cap of $4.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.91 and a beta of 0.92. The company's fifty day moving average is $15.46 and its 200 day moving average is $18.04.

Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The business services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.04. Randstad had a net margin of 1.30% and a return on equity of 11.47%. The company had revenue of $6.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.83 billion. Sell-side analysts forecast that Randstad will post 1.63 EPS for the current year.

About Randstad

Randstad N.V. OTCMKTS: RANJY is a leading global provider of human resource services and workforce solutions. Headquartered in Diemen, Netherlands, the company specializes in connecting organizations with both temporary and permanent talent across a wide range of industries, including administrative, industrial, finance, engineering, healthcare and IT sectors.

The company's service offering encompasses staffing and recruitment, inhouse services, professional and executive search, and managed services such as recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and workforce management.

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