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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	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
BZ	KANZHUN LTD	$22.17	3,499,769	-34.36%	20.97	20.29	19.38	17.14	16.33	76.41	95.48	95.68	100.00	99.87	0.82	0.64	0.17	1.51
RHI	ROBERT HALF INC	$70.87	860,845	-9.58%	70.68	70.47	74.05	77.78	77.41	44.48	77.48	80.29	91.40	96.37	-0.68	-1.11	0.43	1.00
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	$125.55	19,241	9.84%	124.98	123.76	122.82	118.55	108.66	57.59	90.51	90.81	83.83	85.94	1.03	0.83	0.20	0.92
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	$252.33	1,291,494	25.21%	246.51	245.57	245.23	244.17	241.78	62.36	71.90	59.61	93.18	85.08	1.06	0.22	0.84	1.01
KFRC	KFORCE INC	$64.07	54,611	-24.46%	64.29	64.06	66.48	67.19	64.60	45.23	84.72	85.67	90.98	93.10	-0.41	-0.67	0.26	0.92
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	$125.65	2,414,678	65.96%	123.11	121.80	121.69	121.46	120.29	62.50	87.42	83.75	96.10	91.51	0.92	0.33	0.59	1.07
HSII	HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC	$35.97	162,645	0.37%	33.19	31.68	31.73	30.70	28.52	75.85	97.60	97.35	100.00	100.00	1.12	0.46	0.66	0.86
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	$22.72	334,961	47.41%	22.92	23.27	23.78	22.80	20.93	44.43	50.41	46.32	71.49	65.75	-0.29	-0.24	-0.05	1.09
KFY	KORN FERRY	$66.43	174,950	-42.19%	64.78	63.29	63.44	61.20	55.79	67.89	94.80	92.42	100.00	100.00	0.93	0.47	0.46	1.20
NSP	INSPERITY INC	$104.21	170,201	24.41%	104.34	105.06	104.66	106.50	105.16	48.02	72.42	62.03	82.98	62.58	-0.29	-0.25	-0.04	1.18
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	$76.86	369,396	7.58%	77.20	76.59	74.94	74.89	74.85	54.44	63.55	75.38	37.32	63.59	0.82	0.79	0.03	1.03
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	$0.31	95,122	-85.77%	0.32	0.32	0.34	0.39	0.47	36.80	43.12	41.92	75.61	79.38	-0.01	-0.01	0.00	0.78
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	$9.89	378,886	-35.04%	10.22	10.32	10.98	12.47	12.97	38.22	43.42	43.42	42.25	40.49	-0.31	-0.30	-0.01	1.60
UPWK	UPWORK INC	$11.91	1,088,959	-28.90%	12.15	11.97	12.02	13.05	13.10	47.66	31.22	41.96	13.31	31.49	0.04	0.04	0.00	1.16
BGSF	BGSF INC	$6.99	77,092	-32.62%	7.78	8.32	9.16	9.51	9.57	23.88	13.54	16.69	5.82	6.07	-0.61	-0.45	-0.16	1.06
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	$103.92	184,506	-7.53%	102.94	107.87	120.64	119.82	116.09	35.01	43.92	25.98	100.00	79.07	-5.69	-6.15	0.46	1.08
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	$13.25	22,196	193.17%	12.60	12.56	12.60	13.15	14.88	59.60	68.12	51.43	80.12	58.91	-0.00	-0.05	0.05	0.40
HSON	HUDSON GLOBAL INC	$16.21	686	-26.00%	16.43	16.59	16.77	15.86	17.04	45.02	58.50	55.94	68.46	64.79	-0.10	-0.08	-0.02	0.42
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	$8.45	7,121	446.93%	8.48	8.54	8.72	8.63	8.97	45.21	48.00	46.89	63.71	61.46	-0.08	-0.08	-0.00	0.90
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	$11.17	184,603	-2.07%	10.95	10.80	11.28	12.36	13.30	53.40	71.39	70.52	87.45	86.97	-0.02	-0.13	0.11	0.73
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	$0.94	80,562	46.42%	1.05	1.36	1.61	1.89	2.04	28.89	6.68	7.13	0.09	0.48	-0.21	-0.18	-0.04	0.51
RCRT	RECRUITERCOM GROUP INC	$1.89	3,601,420	16,598.75%	7.83	10.47	15.40	20.38	18.86	28.23	12.09	10.19	45.73	38.59	-2.38	-2.49	0.11	0.47
STAF	STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS INC	$0.33	250,143	1,428.34%	0.29	0.28	0.29	0.32	0.48	62.81	82.46	83.57	98.90	94.67	0.00	-0.00	0.01	0.88
PIXY	SHIFTPIXY INC	$1.92	122,608	14.29%	1.87	1.89	2.56	3.82	8.04	44.18	65.42	56.61	92.80	87.11	-0.17	-0.24	0.07	1.10
HRT	HIRERIGHT HOLDINGS CORP	$14.34	85,718	6.81%	14.33	14.32	14.27	13.72	12.20	59.82	48.48	43.36	31.99	22.83	0.03	0.03	-0.01	1.19

Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now in May 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 24.55% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 19 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 8.25% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $22.17.

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 57, which is 23 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Robert Half has seen its stock return 5.34% over the past year.

Robert Half has an average 1 year price target of $77.00, an upside of 8.65% from Robert Half's current stock price of $70.87.

Robert Half stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Robert Half, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% 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 53.86% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 48 percentage points.

Barrett Business Services has an average 1 year price target of $141.00, an upside of 12.31% from Barrett Business Services's current stock price of $125.55.

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 6.44%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.34%. 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 120% 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 3.83%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.34%. 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 280% 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 2.9%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.34%. 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 up?

Staffing & employment service stocks were up 0.12% in the last day, and up 1.26% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why staffing & employment service stocks are up.

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 gained 5.34% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry.

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 40.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 35 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 24.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 19 percentage points.

Are staffing & employment service stocks a good buy now?

47.06% of staffing & employment service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect staffing & employment service stocks to rise by 7.93% 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 28.32x.

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