BGSF (NYSE:BGSF – Get Free Report) and Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
37.2% of BGSF shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Randstad shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of BGSF shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares BGSF and Randstad”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BGSF | $93.31 million | 0.59 | -$11.43 million | ($0.74) | -7.01 |
| Randstad | $26.10 billion | 0.29 | $338.29 million | $1.03 | 21.01 |
Randstad has higher revenue and earnings than BGSF. BGSF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Randstad, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
BGSF has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Randstad has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for BGSF and Randstad, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BGSF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Randstad | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 |
Profitability
This table compares BGSF and Randstad’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BGSF | -8.99% | -13.69% | -10.60% |
| Randstad | 1.39% | 11.76% | 4.28% |
Summary
Randstad beats BGSF on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BGSF
BGSF, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides consulting, managed services, and professional workforce solutions in the United States. It operates in two segments, Property Management and Professional. The Property Management segment offers office and maintenance field talent to various apartment communities and commercial buildings. The Professional segment provides skilled IT professionals in SAP, Workday, Peoplesoft, Hyperion, Oracle, One Stream, cyber, project management, management services, and other IT workforce solutions. This segment also offers finance, accounting, legal, human resource, and related support personnel. It serves its products to fortune 500 companies, and medium and small companies, as well as consulting companies. The company was formerly known as BG Staffing, Inc. and changed its name to BGSF, Inc. in February 2021. BGSF, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Plano, Texas.
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.
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