Randstad (RANJY) versus Its Rivals Financial Analysis

Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY) is one of 203 publicly-traded companies in the “Professional Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Randstad to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Randstad and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Randstad	1	5	0	0	1.83
Randstad Competitors	1573	6424	9159	430	2.48

As a group, “Professional Services” companies have a potential upside of 28.51%. Given Randstad’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Randstad has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

Randstad has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Randstad’s rivals have a beta of 0.98, meaning that their average share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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	-0.60%	20.41%	4.31%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Randstad and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Randstad	$26.10 billion	$338.29 million	20.19
Randstad Competitors	$3.29 billion	$228.36 million	29.88

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 3.3%. 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 2.5% and pay out -163.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

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.