TrueBlue (TBI) Competitors

TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI) and Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC) 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 institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, TBI or KFRC?

TrueBlue has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kforce has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TBI or KFRC?

Kforce has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TrueBlue	$1.57B	0.12	-$125.75M	-$1.15	-5.36
Kforce	$1.36B	0.46	$50.41M	$2.39	13.95

Does the media favor TBI or KFRC?

In the previous week, Kforce had 4 more articles in the media than TrueBlue. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kforce and 1 mentions for TrueBlue. TrueBlue's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Kforce's score of 1.37 indicating that TrueBlue is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TrueBlue	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Kforce	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend TBI or KFRC?

TrueBlue presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.76%. Kforce has a consensus target price of $52.33, indicating a potential upside of 57.01%. 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
TrueBlue	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kforce	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is TBI or KFRC more profitable?

Kforce has a net margin of 3.59% compared to TrueBlue's net margin of -2.21%. Kforce's return on equity of 30.34% beat TrueBlue's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TrueBlue	-2.21%	-5.74%	-2.62%
Kforce	3.59%	30.34%	13.76%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TBI or KFRC?

97.2% of TrueBlue shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Kforce shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of TrueBlue shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Kforce shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Kforce beats TrueBlue on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.