Randstad Holding NV (OTCMKTS:RANJY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Randstad Holding NV has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from six analysts, with two recommending a sell, two holding, and two giving a strong buy rating.
• The company's most recent quarterly earnings report showed an EPS of $0.27, falling short of the consensus estimate of $0.35, despite posting a revenue of $6.79 billion surpassing expectations.
• Morgan Stanley and Kepler Capital Markets recently downgraded their ratings on Randstad, while Citigroup upgraded its rating to strong-buy earlier in July.

Shares of Randstad Holding NV (OTCMKTS:RANJY - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the six analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on RANJY shares. Morgan Stanley lowered Randstad from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Kepler Capital Markets downgraded shares of Randstad from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Randstad from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Randstad from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Monday.

Randstad Stock Performance

Shares of RANJY stock opened at $21.67 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average price of $22.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $21.86. The company has a market cap of $7.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 90.30 and a beta of 1.03. Randstad has a 12 month low of $17.14 and a 12 month high of $25.50.

Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Randstad will post 1.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Randstad

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.

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