Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:KELYA – Free Report) – Analysts at Sidoti Csr upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Kelly Services in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 11th. Sidoti Csr analyst M. Riddick now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.84. The consensus estimate for Kelly Services’ current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share.
Separately, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $25.00 price objective on shares of Kelly Services in a report on Wednesday.
Kelly Services Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ KELYA opened at $13.29 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $13.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 1.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $473.26 million, a P/E ratio of 11.56, a PEG ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 1.11. Kelly Services has a one year low of $12.68 and a one year high of $25.27.
Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.38. Kelly Services had a return on equity of 6.93% and a net margin of 0.97%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kelly Services
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in shares of Kelly Services by 9.3% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 10,135 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $217,000 after acquiring an additional 866 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its stake in Kelly Services by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 37,404 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $521,000 after purchasing an additional 945 shares during the last quarter. Palouse Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Kelly Services by 13.1% in the 4th quarter. Palouse Capital Management Inc. now owns 8,194 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $114,000 after purchasing an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Kelly Services by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 12,240 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $171,000 after purchasing an additional 1,076 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its holdings in shares of Kelly Services by 49.0% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 4,277 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $60,000 after buying an additional 1,406 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.34% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Kelly Services news, SVP Daniel H. Malan purchased 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $13.88 per share, for a total transaction of $48,580.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 95,906 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,331,175.28. This trade represents a 3.79 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 3.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
About Kelly Services
Kelly Services, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides workforce solutions to various industries. The company operates through five segments: Professional & Industrial; Science, Engineering & Technology; Education; Outsourcing & Consulting; and International. The Professional & Industrial segment delivers staffing, outcome-based, and permanent placement services providing administrative, accounting, and finance; light industrial; contact center staffing; and other workforce solutions.
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