Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Competitors $44.70 +0.07 (+0.16%) As of 11:32 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BBSI vs. PAYX, RHI, KFY, NSP, ASGN, MAN, HSII, KFRC, KELYA, and TBIShould you be buying Barrett Business Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barrett Business Services include Paychex (PAYX), Robert Half (RHI), Korn/Ferry International (KFY), Insperity (NSP), ASGN (ASGN), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Kforce (KFRC), Kelly Services (KELYA), and TrueBlue (TBI). Barrett Business Services vs. Its Competitors Paychex Robert Half Korn/Ferry International Insperity ASGN ManpowerGroup Heidrick & Struggles International Kforce Kelly Services TrueBlue Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) and Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BBSI or PAYX? 86.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Paychex shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Barrett Business Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Paychex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BBSI or PAYX more profitable? Paychex has a net margin of 29.75% compared to Barrett Business Services' net margin of 4.45%. Paychex's return on equity of 45.01% beat Barrett Business Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barrett Business Services4.45% 24.55% 7.09% Paychex 29.75%45.01%14.77% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BBSI or PAYX? Paychex has higher revenue and earnings than Barrett Business Services. Barrett Business Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paychex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarrett Business Services$1.14B1.00$52.99M$1.9522.92Paychex$5.57B9.36$1.66B$4.5731.67 Is BBSI or PAYX a better dividend stock? Barrett Business Services pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Paychex pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Barrett Business Services pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex pays out 94.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barrett Business Services has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Paychex has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Paychex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk and volatility, BBSI or PAYX? Barrett Business Services has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paychex has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BBSI or PAYX? In the previous week, Paychex had 22 more articles in the media than Barrett Business Services. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Paychex and 3 mentions for Barrett Business Services. Barrett Business Services' average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Paychex's score of 1.12 indicating that Barrett Business Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barrett Business Services 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Paychex 18 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer BBSI or PAYX? Barrett Business Services presently has a consensus target price of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.67%. Paychex has a consensus target price of $150.20, indicating a potential upside of 3.78%. Given Paychex's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Paychex is more favorable than Barrett Business Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Barrett Business Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Paychex 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.91 SummaryPaychex beats Barrett Business Services on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Barrett Business Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BBSI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BBSI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BBSI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBarrett Business ServicesOutsourcing IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.15B$4.14B$15.04B$9.41BDividend Yield0.73%1.44%2.76%4.02%P/E Ratio22.9210.9228.3320.05Price / Sales1.000.7752.8087.96Price / Cash18.717.7526.6258.29Price / Book5.238.956.225.82Net Income$52.99M$296.51M$196.59M$258.18M7 Day Performance3.69%2.06%2.40%3.68%1 Month Performance6.53%15.93%7.99%14.51%1 Year Performance26.34%-22.72%22.08%19.00% Barrett Business Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBSIBarrett Business Services4.4858 of 5 stars$44.70+0.2%$45.00+0.7%+29.2%$1.15B$1.14B22.923,658News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPAYXPaychex4.0548 of 5 stars$144.31+0.7%$150.20+4.1%+17.6%$51.98B$5.57B31.5816,500Positive NewsRHIRobert Half4.9202 of 5 stars$41.11-2.3%$48.71+18.5%-35.3%$4.20B$5.80B20.5514,700KFYKorn/Ferry International4.3951 of 5 stars$74.02+0.6%$81.00+9.4%+3.2%$3.82B$2.76B16.029,253NSPInsperity4.5295 of 5 stars$58.51+0.1%$80.00+36.7%-40.7%$2.20B$6.64B34.834,500Upcoming EarningsASGNASGN3.6281 of 5 stars$48.46-0.3%$63.67+31.4%-51.5%$2.13B$4.10B13.813,200MANManpowerGroup3.3909 of 5 stars$43.52-1.3%$48.20+10.8%-38.7%$2.01B$17.54B18.9226,700Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionHSIIHeidrick & Struggles International2.2011 of 5 stars$47.14+0.6%$49.00+3.9%+34.1%$972.03M$1.12B134.692,201KFRCKforce3.9217 of 5 stars$42.77-1.6%$53.67+25.5%-34.1%$796.84M$1.38B15.9612,000Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap UpKELYAKelly Services4.4726 of 5 stars$12.34-1.0%$25.00+102.6%-41.1%$430.52M$4.45B-20.574,200Positive NewsTBITrueBlue3.4977 of 5 stars$6.11-1.7%$10.00+63.8%-34.5%$182.32M$1.53B-1.334,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Paychex Competitors Robert Half Competitors Korn/Ferry International Competitors Insperity Competitors ASGN Competitors ManpowerGroup Competitors Heidrick & Struggles International Competitors Kforce Competitors Kelly Services Competitors TrueBlue Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BBSI) was last updated on 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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