This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Quarterhill (QTRH) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock QTRH vs. KELYA, CCRN, NWTN, CNDT, PAYS, IBEX, GAMB, PDYN, BLDE, and APIShould you be buying Quarterhill stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quarterhill include Kelly Services (KELYA), Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), NWTN (NWTN), Conduent (CNDT), Paysign (PAYS), IBEX (IBEX), Gambling.com Group (GAMB), Palladyne AI (PDYN), Blade Air Mobility (BLDE), and Agora (API). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector. Quarterhill vs. Its Competitors Kelly Services Cross Country Healthcare NWTN Conduent Paysign IBEX Gambling.com Group Palladyne AI Blade Air Mobility Agora Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) and Quarterhill (NASDAQ:QTRH) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends. Is KELYA or QTRH a better dividend stock? Kelly Services pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Quarterhill pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Kelly Services pays out -50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quarterhill pays out -16.7% 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. Is KELYA or QTRH more profitable? Kelly Services has a net margin of -0.46% compared to Quarterhill's net margin of -11.31%. Kelly Services' return on equity of 6.13% beat Quarterhill's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kelly Services-0.46% 6.13% 2.93% Quarterhill -11.31%-6.62%-5.54% Which has more risk and volatility, KELYA or QTRH? Kelly Services has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quarterhill has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to KELYA or QTRH? In the previous week, Kelly Services had 8 more articles in the media than Quarterhill. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Kelly Services and 0 mentions for Quarterhill. Kelly Services' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Quarterhill's score of 0.00 indicating that Kelly Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Kelly Services Positive Quarterhill Neutral Do analysts rate KELYA or QTRH? Kelly Services currently has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 107.13%. Given Kelly Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kelly Services is more favorable than Quarterhill.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kelly Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Quarterhill 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KELYA or QTRH? Kelly Services has higher revenue and earnings than Quarterhill. Kelly Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quarterhill, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKelly Services$4.45B0.09-$600K-$0.60-20.12Quarterhill$77.40M1.44-$49.12M-$0.24-3.91 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KELYA or QTRH? 76.3% of Kelly Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Quarterhill shares are held by institutional investors. 48.1% of Kelly Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryKelly Services beats Quarterhill on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Quarterhill News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for QTRH 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 QTRH 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 QTRH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQuarterhillPatent Owners & Lessors IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$111.63MN/A$14.79B$9.54BDividend Yield3.33%9.55%2.81%4.09%P/E Ratio-3.91N/A24.3323.83Price / Sales1.44N/A60.9666.14Price / CashN/AN/A26.9457.96Price / Book0.55N/A5.085.54Net Income-$49.12M-$1.06M$196.77M$259.28M Quarterhill Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QTRHQuarterhillN/A$0.94flatN/A-24.2%$111.63M$77.40M-3.91361KELYAKelly Services4.6242 of 5 stars$13.22+4.0%$25.00+89.1%-46.5%$443.43M$4.33B-22.034,200News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.5922 of 5 stars$13.37+0.1%$17.93+34.1%-25.7%$437.98M$1.34B-25.238,205News CoverageNWTNNWTNN/A$1.48-11.4%N/A+57.6%$427.27M$11.99M0.002Upcoming EarningsCNDTConduent3.4208 of 5 stars$2.70+3.8%N/A-37.6%$420.76M$3.19B1.9756,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionPAYSPaysign2.6537 of 5 stars$8.13+5.0%$8.06-0.8%+46.6%$419.64M$58.38M73.9280Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeIBEXIBEX1.8285 of 5 stars$30.60+1.9%$27.00-11.8%+66.3%$401.71M$508.57M13.3630,000Positive NewsGAMBGambling.com Group3.9028 of 5 stars$10.98-0.4%$17.88+62.8%+9.0%$383.09M$127.18M11.32230News CoveragePDYNPalladyne AI1.6885 of 5 stars$10.09-6.6%$15.00+48.7%+328.1%$380.37M$7.79M-5.4070Upcoming EarningsGap DownBLDEBlade Air Mobility3.2626 of 5 stars$4.43-3.5%$6.25+41.1%+21.5%$371.87M$248.69M-13.03130News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAPIAgora2.6725 of 5 stars$4.00+0.5%$6.00+50.0%+55.5%$371.47M$133.26M-11.111,310 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kelly Services Alternatives Cross Country Healthcare Alternatives NWTN Alternatives Conduent Alternatives Paysign Alternatives IBEX Alternatives Gambling.com Group Alternatives Palladyne AI Alternatives Blade Air Mobility Alternatives Agora Alternatives 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:QTRH) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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