Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY – Get Free Report) is one of 203 public companies in the “Professional Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Randstad to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Randstad has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Randstad’s rivals have a beta of 0.97, suggesting that their average stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Randstad and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Randstad | $26.10 billion | $338.29 million | 21.06 |
| Randstad Competitors | $3.28 billion | $228.38 million | 35.63 |
Randstad has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Randstad is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Dividends
Randstad pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Randstad pays out 65.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Professional Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.4% and pay out -164.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Profitability
This table compares Randstad and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Randstad | 1.49% | 12.12% | 4.41% |
| Randstad Competitors | -0.24% | 28.23% | 4.31% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.0% of Randstad shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Randstad and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Randstad | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 |
| Randstad Competitors | 1587 | 6458 | 9172 | 431 | 2.48 |
As a group, “Professional Services” companies have a potential upside of 24.09%. Given Randstad’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Randstad has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Summary
Randstad rivals beat Randstad on 10 of the 15 factors compared.
Randstad Company Profile
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. It has operations in North America, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Iberia, other European countries, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Randstad Holding NV and changed its name to Randstad N.V. in April 2018. Randstad N.V. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Diemen, the Netherlands.
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