Kelly Services (KELYA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kelly Services, Inc. is a workforce solutions and talent management company that connects employers with workers across a range of industries and skill levels. The company provides temporary, contract-to-hire and direct-hire staffing, as well as recruiting, workforce management and outsourcing services.

Its offerings support organizations in areas including professional and industrial staffing, education, science and clinical services, engineering, and office and administrative functions. Through its KellyOCG business, the company also provides talent supply chain management, recruiting process outsourcing and other workforce advisory services.

Founded in 1946 by William Russell Kelly, the company is headquartered in Troy, Michigan. Kelly serves clients and job seekers primarily in the United States and also maintains operations and business relationships in selected international markets. Its services are designed to help employers address changing workforce needs while helping individuals find temporary, contract and permanent employment opportunities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.36 to $15.89
• 50-Day Range: $15.19 to $17.28
• 52-Week Range: $7.98 to $17.75
• Volume: 311,199 shs
• Average Volume: 265,788 shs
• Market Capitalization: $551.51 million
• P/E Ratio: 20.92
• Dividend Yield: 1.89%
• Price Target: $20.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kelly Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kelly Services scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 110th out of 659 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Kelly Services has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Kelly Services has a consensus price target of $20.00, representing about 25.9% upside from its current price of $15.88.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kelly Services has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 66.36%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kelly Services are expected to grow by 66.36% in the coming year, from $1.10 to $1.83 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kelly Services is 20.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kelly Services is 20.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.24.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kelly Services has a PEG Ratio of 1.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kelly Services has a P/B Ratio of 0.63. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.21% of the float of Kelly Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kelly Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.76, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kelly Services has recently decreased by 11.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Kelly Services pays a meaningful dividend of 1.94%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Kelly Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kelly Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.39% next year. This indicates that Kelly Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Kelly Services has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Kelly Services this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Kelly Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kelly Services insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.40% of the stock of Kelly Services is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.34% of the stock of Kelly Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/2 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/02/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Human Resource & Employment Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KELYA
• CIK: 55135
• Web: www.kellyservices.com
• Phone: (248) 362-4444
• Fax: 248-244-4154
• Employees: 3,600
• Year Founded: 1946

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kelly Services: $20.00
• High Price Target: $20.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($7.81)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.44
• P/E Growth: 1.08
• Net Income: -$254.10 million
• Net Margins: -6.73%
• Pretax Margin: -2.43%
• Return on Equity: 2.69%
• Return on Assets: 1.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.08
• Current Ratio: 1.50
• Quick Ratio: 1.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.25 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.13
• Cash Flow: $5.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.95
• Book Value: $25.36 per share
• Price / Book: 0.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,730,000
• Free Float: 32,856,000
• Market Cap: $551.51 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.88