RAND AMS Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Randstad N.V. · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services

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Latest close 38.75 EUR
7.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 43.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.2%, after a 35.5% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 48/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 62 out of 100
Latest Close 38.75 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 7.2% latest completed week
4W Return 35.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 60.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 15.4% 8 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 3-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 7.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 35.5%. Indicator stack 19/83 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. News sentiment 48/100 8 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 43.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.2%, after a 35.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.5112-week average 0.22

12-week confirmation

Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.51Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 35.5% over four weeks, 60.4% over 12 weeks, and -0.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W7.2%
4W35.5%
12W60.4%
26W38.2%
52W-0.3%
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year8
Trend breadth15.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.54Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change60.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership16.66Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change217.6%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

Open full factor analysis

No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.

1 positive · 5 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.4%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-10.7%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+7.2%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses3
Recent vol5.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.5% / -3.1%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

IndustryNL Staffing & Employment Services
4-week rank1 / 3
Group average13.8%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD66.7%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

RAND · AMS35.5%BRNL · AMS5.8%MORE · AMS0.0%
08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape55/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 55/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis50/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 3/12.

Activity pressure 0.51; No reversal markers Factors50/100

No published factor snapshot is available yet.

 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.

Randstad N.V. (AMS:RAND) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To €34.14 Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202638.75 EUR7.2%26.98 EUR36.13 EUR1.5416.662.1MOn
31 Jul 202636.15 EUR-0.9%26.69 EUR36.17 EUR1.509.432.4MOn
24 Jul 202636.49 EUR11.6%26.49 EUR36.22 EUR1.3610.694.2MOn
17 Jul 202632.70 EUR14.4%26.24 EUR36.27 EUR1.14-1.673.8MOff
10 Jul 202628.59 EUR2.8%26.13 EUR36.33 EUR0.95-14.162.3MOff
3 Jul 202627.82 EUR6.8%26.19 EUR36.42 EUR0.84-17.21275.8KOff
26 Jun 202626.06 EUR-3.4%26.27 EUR36.50 EUR0.82-21.60722.0KOff
19 Jun 202626.99 EUR-1.1%26.44 EUR36.59 EUR0.99-20.85823.9KOff
12 Jun 202627.30 EUR-0.2%26.58 EUR36.67 EUR1.01-20.75372.2KOff
5 Jun 202627.36 EUR3.9%26.73 EUR36.75 EUR0.92-18.16617.4KOff
29 May 202626.34 EUR0.9%26.85 EUR36.84 EUR0.88-21.238.6MOff
22 May 202626.10 EUR8.0%27.03 EUR36.93 EUR0.65-23.253.0MOff
15 May 202624.16 EUR-5.4%27.25 EUR37.01 EUR0.50-27.053.2MOff
8 May 202625.54 EUR1.6%27.59 EUR37.11 EUR0.34-24.052.5MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context