Head-To-Head Survey: BGSF (NYSE:BGSF) vs. Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY)

Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY) and BGSF (NYSE:BGSF) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Randstad and BGSF, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Randstad	1	5	0	0	1.83
BGSF	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Randstad shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.2% of BGSF shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of BGSF shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Randstad has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BGSF has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Randstad and BGSF”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Randstad	$26.10 billion	0.29	$338.29 million	$1.03	21.01
BGSF	$93.31 million	0.59	-$11.43 million	($0.74)	-7.01

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.

Profitability

This table compares Randstad and BGSF’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Randstad	1.39%	11.76%	4.28%
BGSF	-8.99%	-13.69%	-10.60%

Summary

Randstad beats BGSF on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.