TrueBlue (TBI) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Kforce 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.

Is TBI or KFRC 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
TrueBlue	-9.02%	-8.25%	-3.79%
Kforce	3.59%	30.34%	13.76%

Do analysts recommend TBI or KFRC?

TrueBlue presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 61.29%. Kforce has a consensus price target of $53.67, indicating a potential upside of 23.60%. Given TrueBlue's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe TrueBlue is more favorable than Kforce.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, TBI or KFRC?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	-$4.59	-1.35
Kforce	$1.38B	0.58	$50.41M	$2.55	17.03

Does the media refer more to TBI or KFRC?

In the previous week, TrueBlue and TrueBlue both had 1 articles in the media. TrueBlue's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Kforce's score of 0.00 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)	Positive
Kforce	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

TrueBlue and Kforce tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.