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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	$20.28	$12.30	64.84%	58.11x	21.57x	10.72x	4.04x	0.68x	$290.24M	3.29%	$1.86B	4.27	$7.20B	31.56
RHI	ROBERT HALF INC	$69.58	$89.26	-22.05%	20.71x	10.94x	1.17x	4.81x	0.34x	$507.15M	7.02%	$1.52B	14.64	$7.00B	11.70
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	$119.49	$48.23	147.77%	16.10x	N/A	0.73x	4.12x	5.58x	$91.23M	11.62%	$189.59M	28.86	$485.73M	5.99
KFRC	KFORCE INC	$65.03	N/A	N/A	22.19x	N/A	0.82x	7.70x	N/A	$77.81M	6.39%	$164.51M	8.79	$1.31B	15.09
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	$118.45	$31.37	277.57%	25.69x	26.62x	8.18x	11.38x	6.83x	$1.92B	4.50%	$3.75B	10.41	$41.77B	17.66
HSII	HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC	$29.63	$15.50	91.11%	10.89x	N/A	0.57x	1.29x	18.02x	-$40.23M	-6.78%	$462.28M	23.08	$283.32M	2.96
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	$242.03	$75.78	219.39%	26.86x	26.83x	5.25x	21.41x	3.22x	$3.51B	3.54%	$4.63B	11.27	$99.07B	17.32
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	$76.17	$127.19	-40.11%	42.79x	8.09x	0.20x	1.65x	0.23x	$270.00M	7.12%	$2.22B	44.65	$4.42B	12.83
KFY	KORN FERRY	$61.87	$24.55	151.99%	21.33x	N/A	1.12x	1.90x	2.51x	$213.60M	6.75%	$1.70B	33.32	$3.08B	10.31
NSP	INSPERITY INC	$103.17	$24.05	329.04%	24.86x	N/A	0.60x	27.75x	28.45x	$151.87M	3.91%	$140.00M	3.72	$3.58B	12.63
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	$0.32	N/A	N/A	4.53x	N/A	0.25x	0.32x	N/A	$5.23M	15.14%	$106.32M	0.97	$18.13M	3.72
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	$10.30	$12.49	-17.55%	21.02x	11.44x	1.61x	121.99x	0.37x	$92.53M	8.92%	$8.37M	0.08	$1.29B	11.17
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	$23.72	$8.19	189.66%	23.96x	N/A	0.18x	0.67x	3.01x	$61.40M	7.21%	$1.25B	34.92	$762.55M	10.17
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	$12.59	N/A	N/A	27.98x	N/A	4.56x	2.81x	N/A	$10.13M	5.86%	$62.73M	4.57	$189.68M	16.27
HSON	HUDSON GLOBAL INC	$16.47	N/A	N/A	22.88x	N/A	0.31x	0.95x	N/A	$216.00k	0.43%	$48.55M	15.85	$24.63M	6.10
UPWK	UPWORK INC	$12.99	N/A	N/A	36.08x	N/A	2.46x	4.96x	N/A	$28.42M	1.60%	$348.88M	2.56	$2.07B	32.56
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	$101.93	N/A	N/A	16.36x	19.45x	1.05x	36.04x	N/A	$424.00M	8.16%	$143.00M	2.80	$4.93B	8.77
RCRT	RECRUITERCOM GROUP INC	$1.52	N/A	N/A	-0.27x	N/A	0.61x	2.39x	N/A	-$947.30k	-49.01%	$930.01k	0.73	$6.85M	-2.13
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	$8.10	N/A	N/A	-13.28x	N/A	0.47x	1.15x	N/A	$15.64M	16.63%	$81.44M	7.01	$77.99M	-14.19
BGSF	BGSF INC	$8.71	N/A	N/A	-9.17x	N/A	0.30x	1.11x	N/A	$17.79M	18.97%	$85.54M	7.95	$161.43M	274.08
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	$10.53	N/A	N/A	-23.40x	N/A	0.17x	0.72x	N/A	$3.48M	1.05%	$457.87M	14.62	$136.98M	7.71
HRT	HIRERIGHT HOLDINGS CORP	$14.32	N/A	N/A	-89.50x	6.48x	1.45x	2.14x	N/A	$76.35M	7.31%	$451.17M	6.19	$1.58B	11.27
STAF	STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS INC	$0.30	N/A	N/A	-0.03x	N/A	0.01x	0.27x	N/A	-$12.64M	-971.91%	$8.53M	1.96	$36.44M	-2.58
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	$1.70	N/A	N/A	-3.95x	N/A	2.34x	6.39x	N/A	-$3.06M	-16.94%	$3.05M	0.29	$19.12M	-5.12
PIXY	SHIFTPIXY INC	$1.76	N/A	N/A	0.11x	N/A	0.64x	-0.20x	N/A	-$6.04M	-63.52%	-$59.01M	-10.93	$14.19M	-0.14
YYGH	YY GROUP HOLDING LTD	$2.22	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 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 40 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 33. It passed 24 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kanzhun has seen its stock return 14.06% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 14 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 18.34% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $20.28.

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 57, which is 24 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 33. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Robert Half has seen its stock lose -1.96% over the past year, underperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by -2 percentage points.

Robert Half has an average 1 year price target of $72.75, an upside of 4.56% from Robert Half's current stock price of $69.58.

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 19 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 33. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Barrett Business Services has seen its stock return 43.5% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 43 percentage points.

Barrett Business Services has an average 1 year price target of $141.00, an upside of 18% from Barrett Business Services's current stock price of $119.49.

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 6.89%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.41%. 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 3.86%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.41%. 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 3.01%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.41%. 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 -0.42% in the last day, and down -3.44% over the last week.

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

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 39 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Robert Half's stock has dropped -1.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -2 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 39 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Heidrick & Struggles International's stock has gained 16.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 16 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 25 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kanzhun's stock has gained 14.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 14 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 10.66% 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 26.67x.

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