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Best Staffing & Employment Service Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top staffing & employment service stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the staffing & employment services industry.

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Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
BZ	KANZHUN LTD	$20.09	$12.31	63.24%	57.40x	21.37x	10.57x	4.72x	0.68x	$423.20M	4.84%	$1.87B	4.29	$7.54B	N/A
RHI	ROBERT HALF INC	$69.35	$83.31	-16.75%	17.78x	10.90x	1.14x	4.59x	0.39x	$591.01M	8.07%	$1.59B	15.05	$6.81B	10.08
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	$121.77	$56.13	116.96%	16.19x	N/A	0.77x	4.02x	2.87x	$55.52M	6.77%	$199.14M	29.59	$507.19M	6.09
KFY	KORN FERRY	$61.01	$45.71	33.47%	21.04x	15.25x	1.10x	1.87x	0.72x	$213.60M	6.85%	$1.70B	33.32	$3.03B	10.16
KFRC	KFORCE INC	$64.13	$22.59	183.92%	20.17x	N/A	0.80x	7.87x	4.37x	$83.70M	6.80%	$159.08M	8.29	$1.30B	13.75
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	$119.97	$31.37	282.42%	26.02x	26.96x	8.28x	11.52x	6.92x	$1.92B	4.45%	$3.75B	10.41	$42.32B	17.90
HSII	HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC	$30.26	$15.50	95.17%	11.13x	N/A	0.58x	1.32x	18.41x	-$40.23M	-6.64%	$462.28M	23.08	$296.00M	3.10
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	$243.07	$77.28	214.54%	28.13x	26.95x	5.38x	23.12x	2.85x	$3.42B	3.42%	$4.32B	10.51	$101.55B	18.44
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	$75.85	$127.19	-40.36%	42.61x	8.06x	0.20x	1.65x	0.23x	$270.00M	7.15%	$2.22B	44.65	$4.40B	12.79
NSP	INSPERITY INC	$104.17	$32.88	216.85%	23.00x	N/A	0.60x	41.49x	4.55x	$158.37M	4.08%	$93.62M	2.51	$3.56B	12.07
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	$0.32	N/A	N/A	4.57x	N/A	0.25x	0.33x	N/A	$5.23M	15.00%	$106.32M	0.97	$18.46M	3.79
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	$10.36	$12.49	-17.07%	21.14x	11.51x	1.62x	122.70x	0.37x	$92.53M	8.87%	$8.37M	0.08	$1.30B	11.22
UPWK	UPWORK INC	$11.56	N/A	N/A	33.03x	N/A	2.30x	4.17x	N/A	$13.87M	0.87%	$381.08M	2.77	$1.87B	30.37
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	$23.46	$8.19	186.49%	23.70x	N/A	0.17x	0.66x	2.98x	$61.40M	7.29%	$1.25B	34.92	$753.37M	10.04
HSON	HUDSON GLOBAL INC	$17.32	N/A	N/A	24.06x	N/A	0.33x	1.00x	N/A	$216.00k	0.40%	$48.55M	15.85	$27.02M	6.70
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	$12.65	N/A	N/A	28.11x	N/A	4.59x	2.82x	N/A	$10.13M	5.83%	$62.73M	4.57	$190.52M	16.34
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	$105.72	N/A	N/A	16.97x	20.18x	1.09x	37.38x	N/A	$424.00M	7.86%	$143.00M	2.80	$5.12B	9.11
RCRT	RECRUITERCOM GROUP INC	$1.40	N/A	N/A	-0.25x	N/A	0.56x	2.20x	N/A	-$947.30k	-53.21%	$930.01k	0.73	$6.67M	-2.08
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	$8.73	N/A	N/A	-14.31x	N/A	0.50x	1.24x	N/A	$15.64M	15.43%	$81.44M	7.01	$85.31M	-15.52
BGSF	BGSF INC	$8.97	N/A	N/A	-9.44x	N/A	0.31x	1.15x	N/A	$17.79M	18.42%	$85.54M	7.95	$164.28M	278.91
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	$10.51	N/A	N/A	-23.36x	N/A	0.17x	0.72x	N/A	$3.48M	1.06%	$457.87M	14.62	$136.35M	7.67
HRT	HIRERIGHT HOLDINGS CORP	$14.29	N/A	N/A	-89.31x	6.47x	1.44x	2.13x	N/A	$76.35M	7.33%	$451.17M	6.19	$1.57B	11.26
STAF	STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS INC	$0.24	N/A	N/A	-0.03x	N/A	0.00x	0.22x	N/A	-$12.64M	-1,205.81%	$8.53M	1.96	$35.98M	-2.55
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	$1.83	N/A	N/A	-4.26x	N/A	2.52x	6.88x	N/A	-$3.06M	-15.74%	$3.05M	0.29	$20.61M	-5.52
PIXY	SHIFTPIXY INC	$1.88	N/A	N/A	0.11x	N/A	0.68x	-0.22x	N/A	-$6.04M	-59.47%	-$59.01M	-10.93	$15.00M	-0.15
YYGH	YY GROUP HOLDING LTD	$2.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.29M	0.06	N/A	N/A

Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now in Apr 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ)

Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) is the top staffing & employment service stock with a Zen Score of 73, which is 39 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34. It passed 24 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kanzhun has seen its stock return 15.79% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 12 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 19.46% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $20.09.

Kanzhun stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Kanzhun, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) is the second best staffing & employment service stock with a Zen Score of 59, which is 25 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Robert Half has seen its stock lose -1.81% over the past year, underperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by -6 percentage points.

Robert Half has an average 1 year price target of $72.75, an upside of 4.9% from Robert Half's current stock price of $69.35.

Robert Half stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Robert Half, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI)

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) is the third best staffing & employment service stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 18 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Barrett Business Services has seen its stock return 48.25% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 44 percentage points.

Barrett Business Services has an average 1 year price target of $141.00, an upside of 15.79% from Barrett Business Services's current stock price of $121.77.

Barrett Business Services stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Barrett Business Services, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the staffing & employment service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 13 staffing & employment service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 staffing & employment service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Bgsf (NYSE:BGSF)

Bgsf (NYSE:BGSF) has an annual dividend yield of 6.69%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.39%. Bgsf's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Bgsf's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bgsf's dividend payout ratio of -63.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN)

Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN) has an annual dividend yield of 3.88%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.39%. Manpowergroup's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Manpowergroup's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Manpowergroup's dividend payout ratio of 165.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX)

Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) has an annual dividend yield of 2.97%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.39%. Paychex's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Paychex's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Paychex's dividend payout ratio of 77.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are staffing & employment service stocks down?

Staffing & employment service stocks were down -2.7% in the last day, and down -2.03% over the last week. Trinet Group was the among the top losers in the staffing & employment services industry, dropping -16.61% yesterday.

TriNet Group shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 results and issued weak guidance.

What are the most undervalued staffing & employment service stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued staffing & employment service stocks right now are:

1. Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) is the most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Robert Half has a valuation score of 71, which is 37 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Robert Half's stock has dropped -1.81% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -6 percentage points.

2. Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII)

Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) is the second most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Heidrick & Struggles International has a valuation score of 71, which is 37 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Heidrick & Struggles International's stock has gained 23.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 20 percentage points.

3. Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ)

Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) is the third most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Kanzhun has a valuation score of 57, which is 23 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kanzhun's stock has gained 15.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 12 percentage points.

Are staffing & employment service stocks a good buy now?

46.67% of staffing & employment service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect staffing & employment service stocks to rise by 9.57% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the staffing & employment services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the staffing & employment services industry is 27.42x.

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