Contrasting Randstad (RANJY) and The Competition

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Randstad and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Randstad	$26.10 billion	$338.29 million	21.10
Randstad Competitors	$3.32 billion	$228.36 million	35.61

Randstad has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Randstad is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, 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 3.1%. 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 -118.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Randstad and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Randstad	1	5	0	0	1.83
Randstad Competitors	1580	6438	9165	430	2.48

As a group, “Professional Services” companies have a potential upside of 26.56%. Given Randstad’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Randstad has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Randstad shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Randstad and its peers’ 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%

Summary

Randstad peers beat Randstad on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

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.