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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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Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
BZ	KANZHUN LTD	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$7.68B	$20.76	1.91%	$228.17M	59.48x	0.34
RHI	ROBERT HALF INC	NYSE	Staffing & Employment Services	$7.43B	$70.76	0.87%	$598.18M	21.06x	0.90
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$824.14M	$125.98	0.04%	$81.08M	16.98x	2.94
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$101.04B	$246.86	0.70%	$5.72B	27.40x	12.87
KFRC	KFORCE INC	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$1.26B	$64.40	0.11%	$86.95M	21.98x	1.23
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$44.11B	$122.55	1.03%	$2.36B	26.58x	2.48
HSII	HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$672.65M	$33.22	2.72%	$95.74M	12.58x	1.06
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$824.46M	$23.21	5.40%	$89.60M	16.58x	0.88
KFY	KORN FERRY	NYSE	Staffing & Employment Services	$3.37B	$64.52	0.16%	$298.46M	22.25x	1.09
NSP	INSPERITY INC	NYSE	Staffing & Employment Services	$3.96B	$105.15	0.50%	$283.64M	25.34x	14.19
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	NYSE	Staffing & Employment Services	$3.66B	$76.70	0.59%	$293.00M	73.05x	2.90
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	NYSEMKT	Staffing & Employment Services	$34.92M	$0.32	-0.31%	$4.88M	4.59x	0.11
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	NYSE	Staffing & Employment Services	$952.35M	$9.59	-11.29%	$104.10M	25.92x	51.37
UPWK	UPWORK INC	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$1.59B	$11.92	-1.49%	$63.47M	33.11x	1.87
BGSF	BGSF INC	NYSE	Staffing & Employment Services	$83.39M	$7.62	-1.04%	$21.98M	15.24x	1.04
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	NYSE	Staffing & Employment Services	$5.23B	$103.46	0.96%	$562.00M	16.61x	26.75
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$166.60M	$11.90	-7.89%	$10.15M	31.32x	0.66
RCRT	RECRUITERCOM GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$2.28M	$1.56	11.43%	-$3.21M	-0.28x	10.28
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	NYSEMKT	Staffing & Employment Services	$97.54M	$8.40	-1.98%	-$5.50M	-13.77x	0.29
HSON	HUDSON GLOBAL INC	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$47.40M	$16.73	2.14%	$883.00k	-47.80x	0.34
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	NYSE	Staffing & Employment Services	$330.76M	$10.82	-3.13%	$10.23M	-29.24x	0.95
STAF	STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS INC	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$2.07M	$0.27	-6.03%	-$14.11M	-0.03x	8.44
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$12.02M	$1.05	2.94%	-$3.74M	-2.44x	1.23
PIXY	SHIFTPIXY INC	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	$12.08M	$1.79	-2.83%	-$99.27M	0.11x	-1.08
HRT	HIRERIGHT HOLDINGS CORP	NYSE	Staffing & Employment Services	$965.17M	$14.33	0.14%	$148.07M	-143.30x	2.31
YYGH	YY GROUP HOLDING LTD	NASDAQ	Staffing & Employment Services	N/A	$1.54	-6.67%	N/A	N/A	2.77

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 20.35% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 16 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 15.61% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $20.76.

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 return 4.77% over the past year.

Robert Half has an average 1 year price target of $77.00, an upside of 8.82% from Robert Half's current stock price of $70.76.

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 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 54.92% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 51 percentage points.

Barrett Business Services has an average 1 year price target of $141.00, an upside of 11.92% from Barrett Business Services's current stock price of $125.98.

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 5.91%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.27%. 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 2 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.27%. 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 2.98%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.27%. 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 0.48% in the last day, and up 1.64% 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 38 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 33. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Robert Half's stock has gained 4.77% 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 38 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 33. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Heidrick & Struggles International's stock has gained 33.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 29 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 24 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 33. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kanzhun's stock has gained 20.35% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 16 percentage points.

Are staffing & employment service stocks a good buy now?

56.25% of staffing & employment service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect staffing & employment service stocks to rise by 9.92% 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 27.56x.

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