Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY) Sets New 12-Month Low - What's Next?

Key Points

• 52‑week low: Randstad fell to a new 52‑week low of $12.85 and last traded at $13.045, well below its 50‑day ($15.78) and 200‑day ($18.28) moving averages, indicating near‑term selling pressure.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed with an average rating of Hold; recent revisions include Zacks upgrading to Hold while Jefferies cut its view to "moderate sell," and ratings range from Strong Buy to Sell.
• Fundamentals show resilience—Randstad beat the quarter with $0.45 EPS vs. $0.41 expected and $6.93B revenue vs. $6.83B expected—and trades at a P/E of 13.86 with a market cap around $4.6B.

Randstad Holding NV (OTCMKTS:RANJY - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week low on Thursday . The company traded as low as $12.85 and last traded at $13.0450, with a volume of 105817 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $13.61.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. 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 lowered shares of Randstad from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold".

Randstad Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.21. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $15.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.28. The firm has a market cap of $4.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 0.92.

Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The business services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $6.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.83 billion. Randstad had a return on equity of 11.47% and a net margin of 1.30%. On average, analysts anticipate that Randstad Holding NV will post 1.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Randstad Company Profile

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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