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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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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