TrueBlue (TBI) Competitors $5.62 -0.06 (-0.97%) As of 09:55 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TBI vs. KELYA, HSON, TW, RHI, KFY, NSP, ASGN, MAN, BBSI, and HSIIShould you be buying TrueBlue stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TrueBlue include Kelly Services (KELYA), Hudson Global (HSON), Tradeweb Markets (TW), Robert Half (RHI), Korn Ferry (KFY), Insperity (NSP), ASGN (ASGN), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), and Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII). These companies are all part of the "human resource & employment services" industry. TrueBlue vs. Kelly Services Hudson Global Tradeweb Markets Robert Half Korn Ferry Insperity ASGN ManpowerGroup Barrett Business Services Heidrick & Struggles International TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI) and Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TBI or KELYA? Kelly Services has higher revenue and earnings than TrueBlue. Kelly Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TrueBlue, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTrueBlue$1.53B0.11-$14.17M-$4.59-1.24Kelly Services$4.45B0.09-$600K-$0.60-19.77 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TBI or KELYA? TrueBlue received 110 more outperform votes than Kelly Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.20% of users gave TrueBlue an outperform vote while only 56.28% of users gave Kelly Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTrueBlueOutperform Votes33462.20% Underperform Votes20337.80% Kelly ServicesOutperform Votes22456.28% Underperform Votes17443.72% Do analysts recommend TBI or KELYA? TrueBlue presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 76.21%. Kelly Services has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 110.79%. Given Kelly Services' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kelly Services is more favorable than TrueBlue.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TrueBlue 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Kelly Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in TBI or KELYA? 97.2% of TrueBlue shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Kelly Services shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of TrueBlue shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Kelly Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor TBI or KELYA? In the previous week, Kelly Services had 12 more articles in the media than TrueBlue. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kelly Services and 5 mentions for TrueBlue. Kelly Services' average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat TrueBlue's score of 0.18 indicating that Kelly Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TrueBlue 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Kelly Services 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is TBI or KELYA more profitable? Kelly Services has a net margin of -0.01% compared to TrueBlue's net margin of -8.02%. Kelly Services' return on equity of 6.56% beat TrueBlue's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TrueBlue-8.02% -3.90% -1.87% Kelly Services -0.01%6.56%3.22% Which has more volatility & risk, TBI or KELYA? TrueBlue has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kelly Services has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryKelly Services beats TrueBlue on 9 of the 16 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricTrueBlueHelp supply services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$169.48M$857.56M$16.37B$19.41BDividend YieldN/A3.37%2.49%3.83%P/E Ratio-1.3631.0432.2034.23Price / Sales0.110.53266.8334.85Price / Cash2.488.8331.5317.51Price / Book0.533.975.284.69Net Income-$14.17M$40.82M$195.26M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.48%-0.84%-0.94%-1.34%1 Month Performance34.48%10.55%17.47%9.79%1 Year Performance-48.60%-31.07%14.62%3.27% TrueBlue Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TBITrueBlue3.7871 of 5 stars$5.62-1.0%$10.00+78.1%-48.6%$167.48M$1.53B-1.356,500KELYAKelly Services4.508 of 5 stars$12.35+2.2%$25.00+102.4%-46.7%$430.87M$4.45B-205.807,500Ex-DividendAnalyst DowngradeHSONHudson Global2.5542 of 5 stars$10.01-1.9%N/A-40.6%$27.54M$140.06M-8.701,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownTWTradeweb Markets3.5113 of 5 stars$141.55-4.0%$149.77+5.8%+30.6%$33.43B$1.83B60.751,090Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeRHIRobert Half4.465 of 5 stars$48.21+7.6%$48.71+1.0%-33.7%$4.93B$5.67B19.76180,500Analyst RevisionKFYKorn Ferry4.3425 of 5 stars$67.95+2.9%$75.67+11.4%+3.5%$3.51B$2.74B14.5210,800Positive NewsNSPInsperity4.1998 of 5 stars$69.06+4.8%$89.67+29.8%-35.3%$2.60B$6.64B28.664,100Positive NewsASGNASGN3.047 of 5 stars$58.28+4.6%$74.40+27.7%-44.9%$2.56B$4.02B15.1854,000MANManpowerGroup4.975 of 5 stars$44.17+6.7%$57.50+30.2%-42.4%$2.04B$17.54B14.7730,900News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeBBSIBarrett Business Services3.9518 of 5 stars$41.45+2.5%$41.67+0.5%+33.3%$1.06B$1.17B21.87127,100HSIIHeidrick & Struggles International4.0109 of 5 stars$43.26+2.1%$48.00+11.0%+21.0%$892.06M$1.13B23.382,140Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kelly Services Competitors Hudson Global Competitors Tradeweb Markets Competitors Robert Half Competitors Korn Ferry Competitors Insperity Competitors ASGN Competitors ManpowerGroup Competitors Barrett Business Services Competitors Heidrick & Struggles International 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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