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NYSE:TBI

TrueBlue (TBI) Competitors

$17.06
-0.08 (-0.47%)
(As of 05/26/2023 07:00 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$16.98
▼
$17.37
50-Day Range
$14.98
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$18.53
52-Week Range
$14.20
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$22.75
Volume
84,400 shs
Average Volume
204,058 shs
Market Capitalization
$529.20 million
P/E Ratio
11.93
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$20.00
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TBI vs. BBSI, KELYA, KFRC, HQI, HHR, CCRN, TTEC, HCKT, ICG, and RGP

Should you be buying TrueBlue stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TrueBlue include Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Kelly Services (KELYA), Kforce (KFRC), HireQuest (HQI), HeadHunter Group (HHR), Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), TTEC (TTEC), The Hackett Group (HCKT), Intchains Group (ICG), and Resources Connection (RGP). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.

TrueBlue vs.

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

TrueBlue received 13 more outperform votes than Barrett Business Services when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.74% of users gave Barrett Business Services an outperform vote while only 63.32% of users gave TrueBlue an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
TrueBlueOutperform Votes
328
63.32%
Underperform Votes
190
36.68%
Barrett Business ServicesOutperform Votes
315
66.74%
Underperform Votes
157
33.26%

In the previous week, TrueBlue had 5 more articles in the media than Barrett Business Services. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for TrueBlue and 5 mentions for Barrett Business Services. Barrett Business Services' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat TrueBlue's score of 0.35 indicating that Barrett Business Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
TrueBlue
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Barrett Business Services
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

TrueBlue has higher revenue and earnings than Barrett Business Services. TrueBlue is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barrett Business Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TrueBlue$2.25 billion0.23$62.27 million$1.4311.93
Barrett Business Services$1.05 billion0.54$47.27 million$6.6912.55

TrueBlue has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barrett Business Services has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

TrueBlue currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.23%. Barrett Business Services has a consensus price target of $100.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.66%. Given Barrett Business Services' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Barrett Business 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)
3.00
Barrett Business Services
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Barrett Business Services has a net margin of 4.50% compared to TrueBlue's net margin of 2.19%. Barrett Business Services' return on equity of 27.42% beat TrueBlue's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TrueBlue 2.19% 13.39% 6.50%
Barrett Business Services 4.50% 27.42% 6.79%

96.7% of TrueBlue shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of TrueBlue shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Barrett Business Services beats TrueBlue on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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TBI vs. The Competition

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MetricTrueBlueHelp supply services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$529.20M$1.40B$4.77B$14.39B
Dividend YieldN/A2.70%4.85%4.09%
P/E Ratio11.9311.24271.4417.55
Price / Sales0.231.21360.548.92
Price / Cash5.057.4219.8315.13
Price / Book1.126.414.356.91
Net Income$62.27M$120.85M$103.54M$895.30M
7 Day Performance-2.57%-1.59%2.22%-1.47%
1 Month Performance12.61%0.68%3.44%-1.92%
1 Year Performance-20.39%-20.85%-10.45%-10.19%

TrueBlue Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BBSI
Barrett Business Services
3.1612 of 5 stars		$84.21
-0.2%		$100.50
+19.3%		+13.1%$573.47M$1.05B12.59127,141Short Interest ↑
KELYA
Kelly Services
2.9474 of 5 stars		$19.16
+0.4%		$25.00
+30.5%		-7.4%$691.68M$4.97B-191.58300,000
KFRC
Kforce
2.1079 of 5 stars		$60.65
+2.3%		$65.00
+7.2%		-8.4%$1.23B$1.71B17.042,000Short Interest ↑
HQI
HireQuest
2.4767 of 5 stars		$24.82
+0.3%		$27.00
+8.8%		+61.4%$345.00M$30.95M23.4282,000Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
HHR
HeadHunter Group
0 of 5 stars		$15.03
flat		N/AN/A$761.12M$257.12M10.291,473Gap Up
High Trading Volume
CCRN
Cross Country Healthcare
2.523 of 5 stars		$25.36
+2.8%		$34.40
+35.6%		+51.3%$911.19M$2.81B6.0512,980Short Interest ↓
TTEC
TTEC
2.5583 of 5 stars		$33.74
-2.3%		$53.57
+58.8%		-53.0%$1.59B$2.44B18.1469,400Short Interest ↑
HCKT
The Hackett Group
2.3737 of 5 stars		$19.85
-0.6%		$24.50
+23.4%		-2.3%$542.69M$289.31M15.881,175Short Interest ↑
Positive News
ICG
Intchains Group
0 of 5 stars		$9.00
-3.3%		N/AN/A$538.38M$68.68M0.00N/AEarnings Report
Gap Up
RGP
Resources Connection
1.9241 of 5 stars		$15.95
+1.1%		$16.50
+3.4%		-14.4%$535.92M$805.02M8.584,259Positive News

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