Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY) Reaches New 12-Month Low – Should You Sell?

Randstad Holding NV (OTCMKTS:RANJY) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $16.25 and last traded at $16.25, with a volume of 4682 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $18.22.

Analyst Ratings Changes

RANJY has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Randstad from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Randstad from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Randstad Stock Up 0.7%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.18. The business has a 50 day moving average of $18.02 and a 200 day moving average of $20.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.30 and a beta of 0.88.

Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The business services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $6.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.83 billion. Randstad had a net margin of 1.30% and a return on equity of 11.61%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Randstad Holding NV will post 1.63 EPS 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.