TrueBlue (TBI) Competitors $6.65 -0.57 (-7.89%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.66 +0.00 (+0.08%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TBI vs. KFRC, KELYA, HSON, TW, RHI, KFY, ASGN, NSP, MAN, and BBSIShould you be buying TrueBlue stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TrueBlue include Kforce (KFRC), Kelly Services (KELYA), Hudson Global (HSON), Tradeweb Markets (TW), Robert Half (RHI), Korn/Ferry International (KFY), ASGN (ASGN), Insperity (NSP), ManpowerGroup (MAN), and Barrett Business Services (BBSI). These companies are all part of the "human resource & employment services" industry. TrueBlue vs. Its Competitors Kforce Kelly Services Hudson Global Tradeweb Markets Robert Half Korn/Ferry International ASGN Insperity ManpowerGroup Barrett Business Services Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC) and TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, KFRC or TBI? Kforce has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TrueBlue has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer KFRC or TBI? In the previous week, Kforce had 36 more articles in the media than TrueBlue. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Kforce and 3 mentions for TrueBlue. TrueBlue's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Kforce's score of -0.23 indicating that TrueBlue is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kforce 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral TrueBlue 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate KFRC or TBI? Kforce presently has a consensus target price of $52.33, suggesting a potential upside of 53.03%. TrueBlue has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.38%. Given Kforce's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kforce is more favorable than TrueBlue.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kforce 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33TrueBlue 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KFRC or TBI? 92.8% of Kforce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of TrueBlue shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Kforce shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of TrueBlue shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, KFRC or TBI? Kforce has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TrueBlue. TrueBlue is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKforce$1.36B0.47$50.41M$2.3914.31TrueBlue$1.57B0.13-$125.75M-$4.59-1.45 Is KFRC or TBI more profitable? Kforce has a net margin of 3.59% compared to TrueBlue's net margin of -9.02%. Kforce's return on equity of 30.34% beat TrueBlue's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kforce3.59% 30.34% 13.76% TrueBlue -9.02%-8.25%-3.79% SummaryKforce beats TrueBlue on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get TrueBlue News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TBI 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 TBI 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 NYSE 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 TBI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTrueBlueStaffing IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$198.60M$1.45B$14.76B$20.47BDividend YieldN/A3.58%2.86%3.71%P/E Ratio-1.4526.2921.2026.72Price / Sales0.134.0140.7557.15Price / Cash2.617.6926.1122.46Price / Book0.623.285.084.43Net Income-$125.75M$30.69M$196.77M$993.74M7 Day Performance-9.61%-8.68%-4.30%-3.39%1 Month Performance0.99%-6.58%-1.16%-2.10%1 Year Performance-41.05%-24.05%28.86%10.09% TrueBlue Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TBITrueBlue4.019 of 5 stars$6.65-7.9%$10.00+50.4%-42.3%$198.60M$1.57B-1.454,200Upcoming EarningsGap DownKFRCKforce4.1911 of 5 stars$46.92+1.0%$55.33+17.9%-49.3%$874.05M$1.38B17.5112,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeKELYAKelly Services4.6235 of 5 stars$13.44+0.3%$25.00+86.0%-46.5%$467.50M$4.33B-22.404,200News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsHSONHudson Global1.1292 of 5 stars$9.22-1.2%N/A-49.6%$25.66M$140.06M-7.561,300News CoverageUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑TWTradeweb Markets3.9953 of 5 stars$137.80-0.9%$150.00+8.9%+23.8%$32.87B$1.73B56.711,412Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRHIRobert Half4.7347 of 5 stars$39.55-0.7%$45.83+15.9%-43.7%$4.07B$5.80B22.6014,700KFYKorn/Ferry International4.2811 of 5 stars$73.55-0.2%$81.00+10.1%-3.9%$3.80B$2.76B15.929,253ASGNASGN3.8775 of 5 stars$54.41-0.6%$61.67+13.3%-47.3%$2.40B$4.10B17.223,200News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeNSPInsperity4.402 of 5 stars$61.34+1.6%$80.00+30.4%-53.7%$2.27B$6.58B36.514,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownMANManpowerGroup4.7443 of 5 stars$45.23-1.0%$48.20+6.6%-47.2%$2.12B$17.85B-119.0226,700Positive NewsBBSIBarrett Business Services4.2625 of 5 stars$46.52+1.8%$45.00-3.3%+20.1%$1.17B$1.14B23.863,658News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kforce Competitors Kelly Services Competitors Hudson Global Competitors Tradeweb Markets Competitors Robert Half Competitors Korn/Ferry International Competitors ASGN Competitors Insperity Competitors ManpowerGroup Competitors Barrett Business Services 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 (NYSE:TBI) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMicrosoft's Next Big Bet?Microsoft just broke ground on a revolutionary power system that could deliver virtually limitless, carbon-fre...Stansberry Research | SponsoredI warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happeningNvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before t...Timothy Sykes | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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