Head to Head Comparison: Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) vs. Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY)

Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY) and Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Randstad and Franklin Covey, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Randstad	1	4	0	0	1.80
Franklin Covey	1	1	2	0	2.25

Franklin Covey has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 58.97%. Given Franklin Covey’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin Covey is more favorable than Randstad.

Profitability

This table compares Randstad and Franklin Covey’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Randstad	1.39%	11.76%	4.28%
Franklin Covey	0.83%	17.37%	4.04%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Randstad shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.9% of Franklin Covey shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.2% of Franklin Covey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Randstad and Franklin Covey”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Randstad	$26.10 billion	0.28	$338.29 million	$1.03	19.88
Franklin Covey	$267.07 million	0.73	$3.07 million	$0.17	101.76

Randstad has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Covey. Randstad is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Covey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Randstad has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Covey has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Franklin Covey beats Randstad on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. 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.

About Franklin Covey

Franklin Covey Co. provides training and consulting services in the areas of execution, sales performance, productivity, customer loyalty, and educational improvement for organizations and individuals worldwide. The company operates through Direct Offices, International Licensees, and Education Practice segments. It also provides a suite of individual-effectiveness and leadership-development training and products. In addition, the company operates Strive platform, a learning deployment platform; Impact platform that helps automate implementation of learning initiatives; All Access Pass, a subscription platform that enables improved deployment of content, services, technology, and metrics to deliver behavioral impact at scale; and Leader in Me, which provides access to digital versions of student leadership guides, leadership lessons, illustrated leadership stories, and other resources. Franklin Covey Co. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.