TrueBlue (TBI) Competitors

Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC) and TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kforce	$1.38B	0.59	$50.41M	$2.55	17.16
TrueBlue	$1.57B	0.13	-$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
Kforce	3.59%	30.34%	13.76%
TrueBlue	-9.02%	-8.25%	-3.79%

Do analysts prefer KFRC or TBI?

Kforce presently has a consensus target price of $53.67, indicating a potential upside of 22.67%. TrueBlue has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.38%. Given TrueBlue's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TrueBlue is more favorable than Kforce.

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)	2.33
TrueBlue	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

Which has more risk & volatility, KFRC or TBI?

Kforce has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TrueBlue has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor KFRC or TBI?

In the previous week, TrueBlue had 1 more articles in the media than Kforce. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for TrueBlue and 3 mentions for Kforce. Kforce's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat TrueBlue's score of 0.72 indicating that Kforce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kforce	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TrueBlue	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Kforce beats TrueBlue on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.