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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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BZ
KANZHUN LTD
$18.282.47%-0.38%-1.56%40.51%26.42%9.79%N/AN/AN/A$21.32$12.5714.26%45.43%1.522,765,46445.44%
RHI
ROBERT HALF INC
$71.501.81%1.33%-10.10%-12.87%-1.32%-1.87%-16.08%6.10%66.32%$88.39$64.6519.11%10.60%1.011,354,18814.34%
BBSI
BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC
$122.810.38%1.85%-1.10%6.13%38.80%43.54%77.83%62.08%108.72%$130.00$76.235.53%61.12%0.9237,54779.13%
KFY
KORN FERRY
$62.952.71%3.47%-2.81%9.99%37.51%30.06%-3.21%34.48%109.07%$69.69$44.459.67%41.62%1.21391,289-13.57%
ADP
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC
$246.311.23%0.91%-0.53%2.89%2.14%14.31%26.42%52.13%222.69%$256.84$201.464.10%22.26%1.011,236,773-23.51%
KFRC
KFORCE INC
$64.040.76%-0.65%-9.03%-9.10%12.43%3.27%16.42%75.36%199.39%$74.79$50.8914.37%25.84%0.92110,593-17.73%
PAYX
PAYCHEX INC
$121.231.43%-1.00%0.32%-1.27%3.94%9.32%23.35%48.55%195.76%$129.70$104.096.53%16.47%1.081,906,238-27.76%
HSII
HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC
$30.680.59%1.62%-4.54%8.10%30.17%13.67%-17.79%-21.95%51.88%$35.38$22.5213.28%36.23%0.8690,843-14.07%
MAN
MANPOWERGROUP INC
$75.651.08%7.21%2.19%-0.66%8.86%1.56%-35.37%-21.14%-2.86%$88.91$67.3514.91%12.32%1.04414,611-22.36%
NSP
INSPERITY INC
$109.010.61%3.59%3.75%-5.08%11.46%-11.20%25.57%-10.74%585.81%$128.91$90.8015.44%20.06%1.19232,1551.34%
HQI
HIREQUEST INC
$12.20-1.21%-4.24%-1.29%-15.80%-19.63%-40.17%-35.82%114.04%103.33%$29.38$11.4058.48%7.00%0.396,95370.92%
ZIP
ZIPRECRUITER INC
$10.36-1.52%-1.71%-12.43%-30.84%-1.52%-40.73%N/AN/AN/A$19.29$10.2746.29%0.88%1.62260,883-42.28%
JOB
GEE GROUP INC
$0.32-3.03%-5.60%-10.86%-33.19%-40.74%-28.09%-45.58%-74.40%-84.39%$0.63$0.3049.21%7.74%0.79661,753451.83%
UPWK
UPWORK INC
$11.230.90%0.27%-8.70%-25.43%4.17%12.08%-75.16%-40.80%N/A$16.36$6.5631.36%71.19%1.161,619,89218.10%
KELYA
KELLY SERVICES INC
$23.58-0.55%1.59%-2.52%13.64%32.40%45.74%1.07%6.17%9.73%$25.27$15.536.69%51.84%1.09206,12692.32%
HSON
HUDSON GLOBAL INC
$16.83-0.41%-3.11%-7.32%10.00%-1.87%-22.59%-4.27%3.12%-53.89%$24.00$13.3829.88%25.78%0.412,9171,125.63%
TNET
TRINET GROUP INC
$129.681.11%2.33%-1.59%11.51%15.44%51.20%54.82%112.59%474.82%$134.67$79.003.71%64.15%1.09109,094-29.04%
RCRT
RECRUITERCOM GROUP INC
$1.474.27%-13.31%-8.44%-13.31%25.21%-58.71%-98.68%N/AN/A$7.50$1.0480.47%40.33%0.472,418-81.53%
MHH
MASTECH DIGITAL INC
$8.80-0.79%-0.11%-0.34%2.33%-2.43%-3.51%-47.65%46.67%6.28%$11.45$7.5023.14%17.33%0.911,39142.23%
BGSF
BGSF INC
$9.04-0.22%-2.38%-11.80%-5.93%-0.22%-9.87%-33.97%-59.30%N/A$11.70$8.8522.74%2.15%1.076,082-55.50%
TBI
TRUEBLUE INC
$10.941.02%3.01%-9.44%-24.24%-19.91%-36.69%-51.12%-55.51%-60.77%$19.06$10.1542.60%7.78%0.73398,77154.29%
HRT
HIRERIGHT HOLDINGS CORP
$14.320.56%0.56%0.49%10.41%47.78%31.14%N/AN/AN/A$14.38$8.500.42%68.47%1.21404,7990.41%
STAF
STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS INC
$0.28-3.78%-2.44%-6.67%-13.04%-56.92%-78.46%-99.23%-99.71%-99.99%$1.48$0.2781.02%3.70%0.8880,1272.87%
IPDN
PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC
$1.4220.94%-21.82%-36.26%-44.94%-28.54%-63.72%-55.22%-79.40%-97.53%$5.50$1.0774.27%32.74%0.54172,617-19.40%
PIXY
SHIFTPIXY INC
$2.2028.65%15.79%-37.14%-62.59%-69.49%-96.93%-99.96%-100.00%N/A$84.72$1.5497.40%42.86%1.10624,129267.85%
YYGH
YY GROUP HOLDING LTD
$2.90N/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$4.70$2.5838.30%12.40%N/A956,852N/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 9.79% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 6 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 31.29% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $18.28.

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 -1.87% over the past year, underperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by -5 percentage points.

Robert Half has an average 1 year price target of $70.67, a downside of -1.17% from Robert Half's current stock price of $71.50.

Robert Half stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Robert Half, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 33.33% 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 55, which is 21 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Barrett Business Services has seen its stock return 43.54% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 40 percentage points.

Barrett Business Services has an average 1 year price target of $141.00, an upside of 14.81% from Barrett Business Services's current stock price of $122.81.

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 6.64%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.36%. 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 3.89%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.36%. 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 2.94%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.36%. 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 1.08% in the last day, and up 1.47% over the last week. Robert Half was the among the top gainers in the staffing & employment services industry, gaining 1.81% yesterday.

Robert Half shares are trading higher after Truist Securities upgraded the stock from Sell to Hold, maintaining its price target of $72.

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. Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII)


Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) is the most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Heidrick & Struggles International has a valuation score of 71, which is 36 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 35. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Heidrick & Struggles International's stock has gained 13.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 10 percentage points.

2. Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)


Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) is the second most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Robert Half has a valuation score of 71, which is 36 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 35. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Robert Half's stock has dropped -1.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -5 percentage points.

3. Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI)


Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) is the third most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Barrett Business Services has a valuation score of 57, which is 22 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 35. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Barrett Business Services's stock has gained 43.54% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 40 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 6.59% 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 27.38x.
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