Barclays raises target for Randstad stock from EUR 21.00 to EUR 24.00

Published on 10/01/2026 at 16:47 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Randstad stock costs EUR 35.35 on October 1, 2026 versus EUR 34.98, plus 1.06 percent. Its EUR 6.2 billion market value and EUR 40.68 yearly high frame the quote.

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Randstad (ISIN NL0000379121) was trading at EUR 35.35 at Lang & Schwarz on October 1, 2026 at 4:36 p.m. CEST, up 1.06 percent from the prior close of EUR 34.98. As MarketScreener reported on September 18, 2026, Barclays raised its Randstad target from EUR 21.00 to EUR 24.00 while keeping an Underweight rating.

Barclays sees faster third-quarter growth

Barclays forecast autonomous growth of 2.70 percent for Randstad's third quarter, compared with 1.90 percent in the second quarter, according to MarketScreener on September 18, 2026. The bank also projected a 17.90 percent gross margin for the third quarter and adjusted EBITA of EUR 370.0 million for fiscal 2026, EUR 3.0 million below the consensus cited in the report.

The forecast gives the target increase a clear condition: staffing volumes must accelerate while profitability holds. Barclays expected fiscal 2026 gross margin of 18.20 percent, below the third-quarter forecast, making margin performance the main counterweight to the growth assumption.

Stock stays below its yearly high

At EUR 35.35, Randstad stock was 13.10 percent below its EUR 40.68 52-week high on October 1, 2026. The same-day market capitalization was EUR 6.2 billion, while the Lang & Schwarz quote gained EUR 0.37 against its EUR 34.98 prior close.

MarketScreener lists October 21, 2026 as the date for Randstad's third-quarter results. That date places the next reported operating update after Barclays' 2.70 percent growth forecast and provides the next test for the revised EUR 24.00 target.

Randstad operates at global scale

Randstad's investor-relations page reports fiscal 2025 revenue of EUR 23.1 billion, 38,480 average corporate employees, 4,034 offices and operations in 39 markets. The company also said 560,900 talent workers were active on a weekly basis in fiscal 2025, figures that show the operating scale behind its digital-first talent strategy, according to Randstad.

October quote sets the reference

Randstad was trading at EUR 35.35 at Lang & Schwarz on October 1, 2026 at 4:36 p.m. CEST, plus 1.06 percent versus the prior close of EUR 34.98. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Randstad stock.