Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Competitors $44.26 -0.74 (-1.64%) As of 12:13 PM 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, KFY, RHI, ASGN, NSP, 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), Korn/Ferry International (KFY), Robert Half (RHI), ASGN (ASGN), Insperity (NSP), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Kforce (KFRC), Kelly Services (KELYA), and TrueBlue (TBI). Barrett Business Services vs. Its Competitors Paychex Korn/Ferry International Robert Half ASGN Insperity ManpowerGroup Heidrick & Struggles International Kforce Kelly Services TrueBlue Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) and Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk. Do analysts rate PAYX or BBSI? Paychex currently has a consensus price target of $146.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.12%. Barrett Business Services has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.83%. 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 Paychex 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.91Barrett Business Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is PAYX or BBSI more profitable? Paychex has a net margin of 29.75% compared to Barrett Business Services' net margin of 4.49%. Paychex's return on equity of 45.01% beat Barrett Business Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Paychex29.75% 45.01% 14.77% Barrett Business Services 4.49%24.59%7.27% Does the media favor PAYX or BBSI? In the previous week, Paychex had 17 more articles in the media than Barrett Business Services. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Paychex and 13 mentions for Barrett Business Services. Barrett Business Services' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Paychex's score of 0.90 indicating that Barrett Business Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Paychex 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Barrett Business Services 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PAYX or BBSI? 83.5% of Paychex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Paychex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Barrett Business Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, PAYX or BBSI? 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 RatioPaychex$5.57B8.21$1.66B$4.5727.85Barrett Business Services$1.14B1.00$52.99M$2.0321.88 Is PAYX or BBSI a better dividend stock? Paychex pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Barrett Business Services pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. 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 pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Barrett Business Services has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Paychex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, PAYX or BBSI? Paychex has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barrett Business Services has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPaychex beats Barrett Business Services on 12 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. 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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$1.14B$3.87B$27.45B$10.31BDividend Yield0.71%1.48%2.76%4.61%P/E Ratio21.9019.7026.8226.32Price / Sales1.000.621,067.80169.28Price / Cash19.417.9228.2061.52Price / Book5.209.407.796.34Net Income$52.99M$296.51M$200.28M$270.94M7 Day Performance-5.33%0.67%0.18%0.28%1 Month Performance-8.77%11.50%12.14%6.87%1 Year Performance21.84%-14.55%50.02%29.24% Barrett Business Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBSIBarrett Business Services4.6971 of 5 stars$44.26-1.6%$47.00+6.2%+23.0%$1.14B$1.14B21.803,658News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradePAYXPaychex4.4217 of 5 stars$130.40+0.3%$148.20+13.7%-4.0%$46.75B$5.57B28.5319,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastKFYKorn/Ferry International4.5178 of 5 stars$72.99-0.1%$81.00+11.0%-2.8%$3.83B$2.76B15.509,253Positive NewsBuyback AnnouncementRHIRobert Half4.8856 of 5 stars$34.93+1.3%$45.83+31.2%-49.1%$3.51B$5.80B19.9614,700Analyst DowngradeASGNASGN3.874 of 5 stars$50.36+2.3%$61.67+22.5%-46.7%$2.16B$4.10B15.943,200NSPInsperity4.6263 of 5 stars$51.37+2.0%$58.33+13.6%-41.3%$1.90B$6.58B48.464,500MANManpowerGroup4.6342 of 5 stars$37.83+1.3%$48.20+27.4%-47.1%$1.73B$17.85B-99.5526,700HSIIHeidrick & Struggles International3.1939 of 5 stars$50.16+0.7%$51.00+1.7%+30.9%$1.03B$1.12B31.552,201KFRCKforce4.0882 of 5 stars$30.43+1.2%$52.33+72.0%-49.8%$565.97M$1.36B11.3512,000Gap DownKELYAKelly Services4.7203 of 5 stars$13.73-2.3%$25.00+82.1%-38.7%$495.64M$4.33B-68.654,200Analyst ForecastInsider TradeTBITrueBlue3.0757 of 5 stars$6.45+0.4%$8.00+24.1%-17.7%$191.96M$1.57B-5.604,200News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Paychex Competitors Korn/Ferry International Competitors Robert Half Competitors ASGN Competitors Insperity 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 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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