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Best Staffing & Employment Service Stocks to Buy Now (2022)
Top staffing & employment service stocks in 2022 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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Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	$690.55M	$99.19	$109.50	10.39%	Strong Buy	3	608.19%	-2.48%	28.03%	6.89%
CCRN	CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC	$1.32B	$35.35	$35.20	-0.42%	Buy	5	-11.85%	-28.02%	23.56%	11.28%
HSII	HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC	$597.41M	$30.08	$45.00	49.60%	Buy	1	-2.23%	-4.42%	12.86%	4.61%
RHI	ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC	$8.51B	$78.48	$71.17	-9.32%	Sell	6	1.19%	-1.51%	46.28%	23.71%
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	$45.37B	$125.90	$130.00	3.26%	Hold	9	5.76%	6.35%	55.14%	18.96%
BGSF	BGSF INC	$137.86M	$13.13	$19.25	46.61%	Strong Buy	2	21.48%	-55.96%	15.17%	9.85%
BZ	KANZHUN LTD	$7.81B	$17.90	$27.38	52.93%	Strong Buy	4	26.15%	32.51%	67.26%	53.92%
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	$4.48B	$71.92	$90.50	25.83%	Sell	2	-47.16%	-7.59%	38.09%	10.59%
KFY	KORN FERRY	$3.04B	$56.90	$68.33	20.09%	Strong Buy	3	-6.85%	-19.15%	13.65%	6.66%
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	$246.33M	$17.75	$26.33	48.35%	Strong Buy	3	2.70%	24.14%	29.55%	18.40%
HSON	HUDSON GLOBAL INC	$70.27M	$25.18	$42.50	68.78%	Strong Buy	1	0.50%	6.54%	21.07%	13.96%
KFRC	KFORCE INC	$1.21B	$58.32	$75.00	28.60%	Hold	3	-0.31%	-5.24%	36.45%	18.45%
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	$111.15B	$267.95	$243.67	-9.06%	Buy	6	6.93%	11.82%	164.87%	9.16%
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	$89.80M	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	$4.45B	$88.00	$81.80	-7.05%	Hold	6	0.26%	1.93%	19.77%	5.56%
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	$155.91M	$13.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	$689.71M	$21.08	$24.50	16.22%	Buy	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASGN	ASGN INC	$4.48B	$89.69	$99.00	10.38%	Hold	4	4.52%	11.90%	22.48%	11.76%
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	$652.33M	$17.19	$24.00	39.62%	Buy	1	2.11%	719.05%	7.63%	3.57%
HRT	HIRERIGHT HOLDINGS CORP	$1.00B	$12.59	$15.12	20.10%	Buy	5	4.06%	13.60%	31.50%	10.94%
NSP	INSPERITY INC	$4.49B	$118.39	$129.50	9.38%	Strong Buy	3	4.25%	2.28%	263.33%	8.94%
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	$1.83B	$16.60	$24.00	44.58%	Strong Buy	4	4.26%	0.44%	74.42%	12.12%
UPWK	UPWORK INC	$1.59B	$12.13	$24.88	105.07%	Buy	8	12.24%	N/A	N/A	N/A
DHX	DHI GROUP INC	$272.83M	$5.71	$12.00	110.16%	Buy	1	2.04%	75.00%	5.44%	2.57%
STAF	STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS INC	$6.89M	$2.72	$20.00	635.29%	Strong Buy	1	15.33%	N/A	13.85%	2.94%
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	$16.20M	$0.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RCRT	RECRUITERCOM GROUP INC	$8.63M	$0.53	$9.00	1,598.11%	Strong Buy	1	-1.12%	N/A	-20.59%	-10.42%
LPTV	LOOP MEDIA INC	N/A	$3.91	$6.50	66.24%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PIXY	SHIFTPIXY INC	$5.99M	$15.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now in Dec 2022?

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

1. Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI)

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) is the top staffing & employment service stock with a Zen Score of 61, which is 19 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 42. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Barrett Business Services has seen its stock return 42.17% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 53 percentage points.

Barrett Business Services has an average 1 year price target of $109.50, an upside of 10.39% from Barrett Business Services's current stock price of $99.19.

Barrett Business Services stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Barrett Business Services, 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. Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN)

Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) is the second best staffing & employment service stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 16 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 42. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cross Country Healthcare has seen its stock return 38.85% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 50 percentage points.

Cross Country Healthcare has an average 1 year price target of $35.20, a downside of -0.42% from Cross Country Healthcare's current stock price of $35.35.

Cross Country Healthcare stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Cross Country Healthcare, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII)

Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) is the third best staffing & employment service stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 16 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 42. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Heidrick & Struggles International has seen its stock lose -28.97% over the past year, underperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by -18 percentage points.

Heidrick & Struggles International has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 49.6% from Heidrick & Struggles International's current stock price of $30.08.

Heidrick & Struggles International stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Heidrick & Struggles International, 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 12 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 5.71%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.3%. 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 20.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Insperity (NYSE:NSP)

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) has an annual dividend yield of 3.33%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.3%. Insperity's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Insperity's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Insperity's dividend payout ratio of 100% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN)

Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN) has an annual dividend yield of 3.09%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.3%. 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 31.8% 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 1.11% 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. Hireright Holdings (NYSE:HRT)

Hireright Holdings (NYSE:HRT) is the most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Hireright Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 31 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 40. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hireright Holdings's stock has dropped -29.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -18 percentage points.

2. Hudson Global (NASDAQ:HSON)

Hudson Global (NASDAQ:HSON) is the second most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Hudson Global has a valuation score of 71, which is 31 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 40. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hudson Global's stock has dropped -14.24% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -3 percentage points.

3. Mastech Digital (NYSEMKT:MHH)

Mastech Digital (NYSEMKT:MHH) is the third most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mastech Digital has a valuation score of 71, which is 31 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 40. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mastech Digital's stock has dropped -21.06% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -10 percentage points.

Are staffing & employment service stocks a good buy now?

44% of staffing & employment service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect staffing & employment service stocks to rise by 13.02% 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 31.8x.

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