KELYB vs. HSII, KELYA, CCRN, RGP, TBI, RCMT, HQI, DLHC, NIXX, and VSA
Should you be buying Kelly Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kelly Services include Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Kelly Services (KELYA), Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), Resources Connection (RGP), TrueBlue (TBI), RCM Technologies (RCMT), HireQuest (HQI), DLH (DLHC), Nixxy (NIXX), and TCTM Kids IT Education (VSA). These companies are all part of the "staffing" industry.
Kelly Services vs. Its Competitors
Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) and Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYB) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk.
In the previous week, Heidrick & Struggles International had 3 more articles in the media than Kelly Services. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Heidrick & Struggles International and 1 mentions for Kelly Services. Kelly Services' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Heidrick & Struggles International's score of 0.16 indicating that Kelly Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Heidrick & Struggles International has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kelly Services has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
90.1% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Kelly Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 93.1% of Kelly Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Heidrick & Struggles International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kelly Services. Kelly Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heidrick & Struggles International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Heidrick & Struggles International has a net margin of 0.71% compared to Kelly Services' net margin of -0.46%. Heidrick & Struggles International's return on equity of 14.23% beat Kelly Services' return on equity.
Heidrick & Struggles International currently has a consensus target price of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.57%. Given Heidrick & Struggles International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Heidrick & Struggles International is more favorable than Kelly Services.
Heidrick & Struggles International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Kelly Services pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Heidrick & Struggles International pays out 171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kelly Services pays out -499.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kelly Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Heidrick & Struggles International beats Kelly Services on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:KELYB) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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