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Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) Shares Gap Down - Time to Sell?

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Key Points

  • Shares gapped down: Recruit opened pre-market at $9.0801 after closing at $9.95 and last traded at $9.1025 on light volume of 7,726 shares.
  • Fundamentals and recent results: Market cap $67.23B and P/E 10.26, with the company reporting quarterly EPS of $0.13 and revenue of $6.12B (above estimates); analysts forecast $0.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:RCRUY - Get Free Report)'s share price gapped down prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $9.95, but opened at $9.0801. Recruit shares last traded at $9.1025, with a volume of 7,726 shares trading hands.

Recruit Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $67.23 billion, a PE ratio of 10.26 and a beta of 1.63. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $8.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.88.

Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRUY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter. Recruit had a return on equity of 30.37% and a net margin of 12.85%.The firm had revenue of $6.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.03 billion. As a group, research analysts predict that Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. will post 0.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Recruit

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Recruit Holdings Co, Ltd. OTCMKTS: RCRUY is a Japan-based provider of human resources and information services that operates a diversified portfolio of staffing, recruitment and consumer-facing platforms. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company builds and runs digital marketplaces and service businesses that connect employers with job seekers, support corporate HR functions, and offer related marketing and consumer services in areas such as lifestyle and local search.

The company’s principal activities include online job search and employer branding platforms, temporary and permanent staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, and HR technology solutions.

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