Analyzing LEG Immobilien (OTCMKTS:LEGIF) & Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY)

LEG Immobilien (OTCMKTS:LEGIF) and Randstad (OTCMKTS:RANJY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Randstad shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares LEG Immobilien and Randstad’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LEG Immobilien	-52.85%	5.27%	2.02%
Randstad	0.53%	9.79%	3.71%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for LEG Immobilien and Randstad, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LEG Immobilien	0	1	0	0	2.00
Randstad	0	2	0	1	2.67

Volatility & Risk

LEG Immobilien has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Randstad has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares LEG Immobilien and Randstad”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LEG Immobilien	$1.34 billion	4.67	-$1.70 billion	$2.45	34.53
Randstad	$26.11 billion	0.29	$133.11 million	$0.32	64.84

Randstad has higher revenue and earnings than LEG Immobilien. LEG Immobilien is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Randstad, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Randstad beats LEG Immobilien on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LEG Immobilien

LEG Immobilien SE, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated property company in Germany. The company engages in the performance of services and management of equity investments; property management and location development; performance of services for third parties and housing industry services; and generation of electricity and heat activities. It also provides information technology (IT) services for third parties; and management services for third-party properties. The company's property portfolio consisted of residential units; commercial units; and garages and parking spaces in North Rhine-Westphalia. LEG Immobilien SE was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

About Randstad

Randstad N.V. provides solutions in the field of work and human resources (HR) services. The company provides temporary staffing and permanent placement services; job posting; and résumé services on digital platforms. It offers inhouse, enterprise and digital, and tech suite services. In addition, the company provides managed services programs, recruitment process outsourcing, outplacement and career development, and online talent acquisition. It has operations in North America, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Iberia, other European countries, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Randstad Holding NV and changed its name to Randstad N.V. in April 2018. Randstad N.V. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Diemen, the Netherlands.