Adecco SA (AHEXY) – What Are Analysts Saying About This Stock?

Shares of Adecco SA (OTCMKTS:AHEXY) have been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the eight brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company.

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Adecco from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Adecco from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Kepler Capital Markets downgraded Adecco from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Adecco in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating on shares of Adecco in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th.

Adecco Trading Up 2.2%

OTCMKTS:AHEXY opened at $14.25 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.15. The firm has a market cap of $4.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.96. Adecco has a 52 week low of $8.98 and a 52 week high of $16.26. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $14.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.73.

Adecco (OTCMKTS:AHEXY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The business services provider reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $6.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.83 billion. Adecco had a net margin of 1.25% and a return on equity of 12.67%. On average, equities analysts expect that Adecco will post 1.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Adecco Company Profile

Adecco, part of The Adecco Group, is a global workforce-solutions and human-resources services company. It connects businesses with temporary and permanent employees and provides recruitment, staffing, workforce management and related talent services across a range of industries, including office and administrative roles, manufacturing, logistics, technology and professional services.

The company also offers career transition and outplacement support, leadership development, skills training and consulting services.