Randstad Valuation

Is RSH undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of RSH when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: RSH (€38.56) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€83.73)

Significantly Below Fair Value: RSH is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for RSH?

Key metric: As RSH is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for RSH. This is calculated by dividing RSH's market cap by their current earnings.
What is RSH's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio16.2x
Earnings€427.00m
Market Cap€6.92b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does RSH's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for RSH vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.4x
AAD Amadeus FiRe
11.8x7.2%€412.8m
GBF Bilfinger
7.5x2.2%€1.7b
RHI Robert Half
25.4x18.3%US$7.2b
TNET TriNet Group
17x2.9%US$4.4b
RSH Randstad
16.2x17.8%€6.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: RSH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.2x) compared to the peer average (15.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does RSH's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Professional Services Industry?

6 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
RSH 16.2xIndustry Avg. 18.5xNo. of Companies12PE01224364860+
6 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: RSH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.2x) compared to the European Professional Services industry average (18.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is RSH's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

RSH PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.2x
Fair PE Ratio14.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: RSH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.8x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst RSH forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€38.56
€44.56
+15.6%
12.9%€60.00€35.00n/a16
Dec ’25€41.48
€45.40
+9.5%
14.6%€60.00€35.00n/a15
Nov ’25€42.30
€45.40
+7.3%
14.6%€60.00€35.00n/a15
Oct ’25€44.55
€46.13
+3.6%
14.5%€60.00€35.00n/a15
Sep ’25€43.70
€46.20
+5.7%
14.4%€60.00€35.00n/a15
Aug ’25€44.92
€47.20
+5.1%
12.8%€60.00€39.00n/a15
Jul ’25€42.66
€48.13
+12.8%
12.5%€60.00€39.00n/a15
Jun ’25€48.72
€49.00
+0.6%
12.0%€60.00€41.00n/a15
May ’25€47.13
€48.93
+3.8%
12.1%€60.00€41.00n/a15
Apr ’25€49.31
€51.25
+3.9%
19.5%€80.00€40.00n/a14
Mar ’25€50.90
€50.96
+0.1%
20.6%€80.00€40.00n/a13
Feb ’25€52.36
€53.70
+2.6%
25.6%€88.00€40.00n/a15
Jan ’25€56.84
€53.70
-5.5%
25.6%€88.00€37.00n/a15
Dec ’24€55.00
€53.70
-2.4%
25.6%€88.00€37.00€41.4815
Nov ’24€49.05
€53.70
+9.5%
25.6%€88.00€37.00€42.3015
Oct ’24€52.88
€54.63
+3.3%
24.9%€88.00€37.00€44.5515
Sep ’24€54.24
€55.09
+1.6%
25.1%€88.00€37.00€43.7014
Aug ’24€53.16
€53.90
+1.4%
24.1%€88.00€37.00€44.9216
Jul ’24€48.30
€51.79
+7.2%
20.2%€80.00€37.00€42.6613
Jun ’24€45.93
€53.58
+16.7%
18.4%€80.00€42.00€48.7212
May ’24€48.23
€53.58
+11.1%
18.4%€80.00€42.00€47.1312
Apr ’24€54.28
€55.69
+2.6%
17.8%€80.00€42.00€49.3113
Mar ’24€58.18
€55.69
-4.3%
17.8%€80.00€42.00€50.9013
Feb ’24€58.62
€54.85
-6.4%
19.5%€80.00€42.00€52.3613
Jan ’24€57.34
€54.25
-5.4%
20.2%€80.00€40.00€56.8412
Dec ’23€55.48
€53.50
-3.6%
21.9%€80.00€36.00€55.0012

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 11:38
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Randstad N.V. is covered by 39 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert Jan VosABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Hélène CoumesAlphaValue
Afonso OsorioBarclays