Kelly Services (KELYA) Competitors

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) and Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MAN or KELYA?

98.0% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Kelly Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Kelly Services shares are owned by company 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 stronger valuation & earnings, MAN or KELYA?

ManpowerGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Kelly Services. ManpowerGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kelly 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
ManpowerGroup	$17.85B	0.10	$145.10M	-$0.38	-99.45
Kelly Services	$4.33B	0.10	-$600K	-$0.20	-64.35

Does the media refer more to MAN or KELYA?

In the previous week, Kelly Services had 3 more articles in the media than ManpowerGroup. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Kelly Services and 5 mentions for ManpowerGroup. Kelly Services' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat ManpowerGroup's score of 0.70 indicating that Kelly Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ManpowerGroup	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kelly Services	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, MAN or KELYA?

ManpowerGroup has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kelly Services has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MAN or KELYA a better dividend stock?

ManpowerGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Kelly Services pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. ManpowerGroup pays out -378.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kelly Services pays out -150.0% 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. ManpowerGroup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is MAN or KELYA more profitable?

ManpowerGroup has a net margin of -0.09% compared to Kelly Services' net margin of -0.14%. ManpowerGroup's return on equity of 7.98% beat Kelly Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ManpowerGroup	-0.09%	7.98%	2.02%
Kelly Services	-0.14%	5.65%	2.72%

Do analysts rate MAN or KELYA?

ManpowerGroup currently has a consensus target price of $48.20, indicating a potential upside of 27.55%. Kelly Services has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 94.25%. Given Kelly Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kelly Services is more favorable than ManpowerGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ManpowerGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kelly Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Kelly Services beats ManpowerGroup on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.