Short Interest in Randstad Holding NV (OTCMKTS:RANJY) Expands By ?

Randstad Holding NV (OTCMKTS:RANJY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 986 shares, an increase of ? from the June 30th total of 0 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 29,930 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

RANJY has been the subject of a number of research reports. Citigroup cut shares of Randstad from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Randstad in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Randstad in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating on shares of Randstad in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce”.

Randstad Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of RANJY stock traded down $0.20 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $20.72. 4,966 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 55,067. The company has a market capitalization of $7.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.10 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $16.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $15.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.14. Randstad has a fifty-two week low of $12.46 and a fifty-two week high of $24.39.

Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The business services provider reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $6.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.60 billion. Randstad had a net margin of 1.39% and a return on equity of 11.78%. Research analysts predict that Randstad will post 1.8 earnings per share for the current year.

Randstad Company Profile

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.