Does the media prefer BBSI or PAYX?

In the previous week, Barrett Business Services had 11 more articles in the media than Paychex. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Barrett Business Services and 15 mentions for Paychex. Paychex's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Barrett Business Services' score of -0.18 indicating that Paychex is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barrett Business Services 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Paychex 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

Does the media refer more to FA or BBSI?

In the previous week, Barrett Business Services had 10 more articles in the media than First Advantage. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Barrett Business Services and 16 mentions for First Advantage. First Advantage's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Barrett Business Services' score of -0.18 indicating that First Advantage is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Advantage 5 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Barrett Business Services 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media refer more to BBSI or TNET?

In the previous week, Barrett Business Services had 12 more articles in the media than TriNet Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Barrett Business Services and 14 mentions for TriNet Group. TriNet Group's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Barrett Business Services' score of -0.18 indicating that TriNet Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barrett Business Services 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral TriNet Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer BBSI or MAN?

In the previous week, Barrett Business Services had 11 more articles in the media than ManpowerGroup. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Barrett Business Services and 15 mentions for ManpowerGroup. ManpowerGroup's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Barrett Business Services' score of -0.18 indicating that ManpowerGroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barrett Business Services 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral ManpowerGroup 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer BBSI or NSP?

In the previous week, Barrett Business Services had 18 more articles in the media than Insperity. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Barrett Business Services and 8 mentions for Insperity. Insperity's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Barrett Business Services' score of -0.18 indicating that Insperity is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barrett Business Services 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Insperity 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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BBSI vs. PAYX, FA, TNET, MAN, and NSP

Should you buy Barrett Business Services stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Barrett Business Services with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Barrett Business Services include Paychex (PAYX), First Advantage (FA), TriNet Group (TNET), ManpowerGroup (MAN), and Insperity (NSP). These companies are all part of the "human resource & employment services" industry.

How does Barrett Business Services compare to Paychex?

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) and Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

86.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Paychex shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Paychex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Barrett Business Services presently has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.57%. Paychex has a consensus target price of $108.20, indicating a potential downside of 9.86%. Given Barrett Business Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Barrett Business Services is more favorable than Paychex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barrett Business Services	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Paychex	4 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Barrett Business Services pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Paychex pays an annual dividend of $4.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Barrett Business Services pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex pays out 97.3% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Paychex has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Paychex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Paychex has a net margin of 27.03% compared to Barrett Business Services' net margin of 2.77%. Paychex's return on equity of 50.90% beat Barrett Business Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrett Business Services	2.77%	20.38%	5.98%
Paychex	27.03%	50.90%	11.87%

In the previous week, Barrett Business Services had 11 more articles in the media than Paychex. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Barrett Business Services and 15 mentions for Paychex. Paychex's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Barrett Business Services' score of -0.18 indicating that Paychex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrett Business Services	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Paychex	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Barrett Business Services has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Paychex has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barrett Business Services	$1.24B	0.66	$54.45M	$1.36	24.40
Paychex	$6.51B	6.56	$1.76B	$4.89	24.55

Summary

Paychex beats Barrett Business Services on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barrett Business Services compare to First Advantage?

First Advantage (NYSE:FA) and Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

First Advantage presently has a consensus price target of $22.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.59%. Barrett Business Services has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.57%. Given Barrett Business Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Barrett Business Services is more favorable than First Advantage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Advantage	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Barrett Business Services	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Barrett Business Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Advantage. Barrett Business Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Advantage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Advantage	$1.61B	2.57	$37.29M	$0.04	600.25
Barrett Business Services	$1.24B	0.66	$54.45M	$1.36	24.40

First Advantage has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barrett Business Services has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Barrett Business Services had 10 more articles in the media than First Advantage. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Barrett Business Services and 16 mentions for First Advantage. First Advantage's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Barrett Business Services' score of -0.18 indicating that First Advantage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Advantage	5 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Barrett Business Services	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Barrett Business Services has a net margin of 2.77% compared to First Advantage's net margin of 0.65%. Barrett Business Services' return on equity of 20.38% beat First Advantage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Advantage	0.65%	13.16%	7.33%
Barrett Business Services	2.77%	20.38%	5.98%

94.9% of First Advantage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of First Advantage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

Barrett Business Services beats First Advantage on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barrett Business Services compare to TriNet Group?

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) and TriNet Group (NYSE:TNET) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Barrett Business Services currently has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.57%. TriNet Group has a consensus price target of $56.80, indicating a potential downside of 16.89%. Given Barrett Business Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Barrett Business Services is more favorable than TriNet Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barrett Business Services	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
TriNet Group	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Barrett Business Services pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. TriNet Group pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Barrett Business Services pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TriNet Group pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Barrett Business Services has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and TriNet Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Barrett Business Services has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TriNet Group has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

TriNet Group has higher revenue and earnings than Barrett Business Services. TriNet Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barrett Business Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barrett Business Services	$1.24B	0.66	$54.45M	$1.36	24.40
TriNet Group	$5.01B	0.63	$155M	$3.74	18.27

In the previous week, Barrett Business Services had 12 more articles in the media than TriNet Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Barrett Business Services and 14 mentions for TriNet Group. TriNet Group's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Barrett Business Services' score of -0.18 indicating that TriNet Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrett Business Services	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TriNet Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

TriNet Group has a net margin of 3.58% compared to Barrett Business Services' net margin of 2.77%. TriNet Group's return on equity of 227.28% beat Barrett Business Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrett Business Services	2.77%	20.38%	5.98%
TriNet Group	3.58%	227.28%	6.04%

86.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of TriNet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.0% of TriNet Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

TriNet Group beats Barrett Business Services on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barrett Business Services compare to ManpowerGroup?

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) and ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Barrett Business Services has a net margin of 2.77% compared to ManpowerGroup's net margin of 0.56%. Barrett Business Services' return on equity of 20.38% beat ManpowerGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrett Business Services	2.77%	20.38%	5.98%
ManpowerGroup	0.56%	7.45%	1.79%

86.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Barrett Business Services pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. ManpowerGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Barrett Business Services pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ManpowerGroup pays out 65.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Barrett Business Services has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Barrett Business Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ManpowerGroup. Barrett Business Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ManpowerGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barrett Business Services	$1.24B	0.66	$54.45M	$1.36	24.40
ManpowerGroup	$17.96B	0.15	-$13.30M	$2.20	25.74

Barrett Business Services currently has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.57%. ManpowerGroup has a consensus target price of $53.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.51%. Given Barrett Business Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Barrett Business Services is more favorable than ManpowerGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barrett Business Services	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
ManpowerGroup	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

In the previous week, Barrett Business Services had 11 more articles in the media than ManpowerGroup. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Barrett Business Services and 15 mentions for ManpowerGroup. ManpowerGroup's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Barrett Business Services' score of -0.18 indicating that ManpowerGroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrett Business Services	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ManpowerGroup	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Barrett Business Services has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ManpowerGroup has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Barrett Business Services beats ManpowerGroup on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barrett Business Services compare to Insperity?

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) and Insperity (NYSE:NSP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

86.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Insperity shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Insperity shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Barrett Business Services had 18 more articles in the media than Insperity. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Barrett Business Services and 8 mentions for Insperity. Insperity's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Barrett Business Services' score of -0.18 indicating that Insperity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrett Business Services	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Insperity	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Barrett Business Services has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Insperity has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Barrett Business Services pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Insperity pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Barrett Business Services pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Insperity pays out -558.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Barrett Business Services has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Insperity has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Insperity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Barrett Business Services has a net margin of 2.77% compared to Insperity's net margin of -0.23%. Barrett Business Services' return on equity of 20.38% beat Insperity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrett Business Services	2.77%	20.38%	5.98%
Insperity	-0.23%	-19.99%	-0.60%

Barrett Business Services presently has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.57%. Insperity has a consensus price target of $53.33, suggesting a potential upside of 1.69%. Given Barrett Business Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Barrett Business Services is more favorable than Insperity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barrett Business Services	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Insperity	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Barrett Business Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Insperity. Insperity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barrett Business Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barrett Business Services	$1.24B	0.66	$54.45M	$1.36	24.40
Insperity	$6.81B	0.29	-$7M	-$0.43	N/A

Summary

Barrett Business Services beats Insperity on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BBSI vs. The Competition

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Metric	Barrett Business Services	Professional Services Industry	Industrials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$812.68M	$7.28B	$10.78B	$12.87B
Dividend Yield	0.97%	3.82%	120.49%	9.91%
P/E Ratio	24.40	39.17	28.54	25.20
Price / Sales	0.66	25.89	351.74	98.50
Price / Cash	13.52	22.67	24.63	49.72
Price / Book	3.53	5.55	4.54	6.21
Net Income	$54.45M	$236.24M	$608.43M	$342.45M
7 Day Performance	-15.01%	3.66%	3.82%	4.41%
1 Month Performance	-11.26%	8.20%	2.15%	-0.28%
1 Year Performance	-29.63%	-3.36%	14.83%	22.60%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BBSI Barrett Business Services	4.7963 of 5 stars	$33.18 +0.3%	$41.00 +23.6%	-29.2%	$812.68M	$1.24B	24.40	3,197	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Downgrade Analyst Revision
PAYX Paychex	3.1908 of 5 stars	$117.28 -0.3%	$108.20 -7.7%	-14.6%	$41.76B	$6.51B	24.01	17,600	Positive News
FA First Advantage	2.0868 of 5 stars	$20.35 -0.2%	$19.00 -6.6%	+37.2%	$3.49B	$1.61B	678.83	5,500	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade
TNET TriNet Group	3.7529 of 5 stars	$69.33 -1.6%	$56.80 -18.1%	+7.1%	$3.19B	$4.88B	18.56	3,400	News Coverage Positive News Insider Trade
MAN ManpowerGroup	3.9171 of 5 stars	$53.97 -0.2%	$53.50 -0.9%	+43.7%	$2.51B	$18.72B	24.53	25,400	Trending News Analyst Revision Gap Down

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Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Competitors

BBSI vs. PAYX, FA, TNET, MAN, and NSP

How does Barrett Business Services compare to Paychex?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BBSI or PAYX?

Do analysts recommend BBSI or PAYX?

Is BBSI or PAYX a better dividend stock?

Is BBSI or PAYX more profitable?

Does the media prefer BBSI or PAYX?

Which has more risk and volatility, BBSI or PAYX?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BBSI or PAYX?

Summary

How does Barrett Business Services compare to First Advantage?

Do analysts rate FA or BBSI?

Which has better earnings & valuation, FA or BBSI?

Which has more volatility & risk, FA or BBSI?

Does the media refer more to FA or BBSI?

Is FA or BBSI more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FA or BBSI?

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How does Barrett Business Services compare to TriNet Group?

Do analysts prefer BBSI or TNET?

Is BBSI or TNET a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, BBSI or TNET?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BBSI or TNET?

Does the media refer more to BBSI or TNET?

Is BBSI or TNET more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BBSI or TNET?

Summary

How does Barrett Business Services compare to ManpowerGroup?

Is BBSI or MAN more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BBSI or MAN?

Is BBSI or MAN a better dividend stock?

Which has better earnings & valuation, BBSI or MAN?

Do analysts prefer BBSI or MAN?

Does the media prefer BBSI or MAN?

Which has more volatility & risk, BBSI or MAN?

Summary

How does Barrett Business Services compare to Insperity?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BBSI or NSP?

Does the media prefer BBSI or NSP?

Which has more risk and volatility, BBSI or NSP?

Is BBSI or NSP a better dividend stock?

Is BBSI or NSP more profitable?

Do analysts prefer BBSI or NSP?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BBSI or NSP?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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