Randstad gathers fundamental and technical qualities.
The Dutch specialist of temporary work shows attractive intrinsic strengths. Surperformance ratings highlight the qualities of the group such as valuation with an “EV/Sales" ratio of 0.48 for 2014. Moreover, analysts who are following the company have bullish outlooks for both sales and margins.
Technically, the share is positively responding after a long consolidation phase that had brought prices from the upper bound of EUR 49.5 to the the bottom line of EUR 39.5. Since then, the double contact on the lower bound allowed the stock to react positively, reversing its daily moving averages.
Therefore, a purchase can be set up on the current prices to aim a gap-filling at EUR 48. However, a stop-loss will protect the position at EUR 41.40 EUR, which will signal the failing of the recovery.
Randstad N.V. is the world's No. 1 of human resources services. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- generalist staff placement outside the classic sectors (45.4%): primarily administrative, light industry, logistics staff, etc.;
- generalist staff placement from onsite agencies (25.3%): primarily for clients in the consumer goods, automotive, life sciences and other industries;
- specialized staff placement (23.8%): primarily high-level and experienced professionals in the fields of IT, engineering, business, health, etc. In addition, the group offers services for the permanent staff of its clients (outplacement services, reintegration and salary management);
- other (5.5%).
At the end of 2023, the group had 2,761 branches worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the Netherlands (12.7%), the United States (18.8%), France (15.1%), Italy (8.5%), Germany (7.4%), Belgium (6%), Spain (5%), Australia (4.6%), the United Kingdom (4.3%), Japan (3.2%), Canada (2.3%), Switzerland (1.9%), India (1.5%), Portugal (1.3%), Poland (1.2%), Sweden (1.2%) and other (5%).
RANDSTAD N.V. 
