Randstad Holding NV (OTCMKTS:RANJY) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Randstad Holding NV (OTCMKTS:RANJY) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Randstad from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Zacks Research upgraded Randstad from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th.

Randstad Stock Up 2.3%

OTCMKTS RANJY opened at $17.16 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $18.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $21.04. Randstad has a one year low of $16.40 and a one year high of $25.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.18. The company has a market capitalization of $6.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 90.32 and a beta of 0.89.

Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The business services provider reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.04. Randstad had a net margin of 0.29% and a return on equity of 8.92%. The company had revenue of $6.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.75 billion. As a group, equities analysts predict that Randstad will post 1.63 EPS for the current fiscal 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.