Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) Reaches New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $12.77 and last traded at $12.72, with a volume of 17257 shares. The stock had previously closed at $12.48.

Recruit Stock Up 2.7%

The company has a fifty day moving average of $9.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $94.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.93 and a beta of 1.59.

Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 15th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter. Recruit had a return on equity of 33.06% and a net margin of 13.47%.The firm had revenue of $6.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.72 billion. Equities analysts anticipate that Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. will post 0.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Recruit

Recruit Holdings Co, Ltd. (OTCMKTS: RCRUY) is a Japan-based provider of human resources and information services that operates a diversified portfolio of staffing, recruitment and consumer-facing platforms. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company builds and runs digital marketplaces and service businesses that connect employers with job seekers, support corporate HR functions, and offer related marketing and consumer services in areas such as lifestyle and local search.

The company’s principal activities include online job search and employer branding platforms, temporary and permanent staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, and HR technology solutions.