Falcon’s Beyond Global (NASDAQ:FBYD – Get Free Report) and Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.
Volatility & Risk
Falcon’s Beyond Global has a beta of -2.6, suggesting that its share price is 360% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kelly Services has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Falcon’s Beyond Global and Kelly Services, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Falcon’s Beyond Global | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Kelly Services | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Falcon’s Beyond Global and Kelly Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Falcon’s Beyond Global | -8.60% | -50.04% | -19.91% |
| Kelly Services | -6.73% | 2.69% | 1.19% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Falcon’s Beyond Global and Kelly Services”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Falcon’s Beyond Global | $14.90 million | 57.05 | $2.84 million | ($0.10) | -70.10 |
| Kelly Services | $4.25 billion | 0.13 | -$254.10 million | ($7.81) | -2.09 |
Falcon’s Beyond Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kelly Services. Falcon’s Beyond Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kelly Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
38.9% of Falcon’s Beyond Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Kelly Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Falcon’s Beyond Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Kelly Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Kelly Services beats Falcon’s Beyond Global on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Falcon’s Beyond Global
Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc. is an experiential entertainment development enterprise. It connects the world by bringing stories to life through theme parks, resorts, animation, consumer products, gaming, and movies. The company propels intellectual property activations concurrently across physical and digital experiences through three core business units. Falcon’s Creative Group is a themed entertainment and master planning firm. Falcon’s Beyond Destinations develops, owns, and operates global entertainment destinations from resorts, theme parks, and attractions to retail, dining and location-based entertainment venues. Falcon’s Beyond Brands expands franchises across multiple platforms from media to gaming, music to consumer products and beyond. The firm also invents in immersive rides, attractions and technologies for entertainment destinations around the world. The company was founded on July 8, 2022 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.
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. The Science, Engineering & Technology segment offers staffing, outcome-based, and permanent placement services in the areas of science and clinical research, engineering, technology, and telecommunications specialties. The Education segment provides staffing, permanent placement, and executive search services to pre-K-12 school districts and education organizations. The Outsourcing & Consulting segment offers managed service provider, recruitment process outsourcing, payroll process outsourcing, and executive coaching programs to customers on a global basis that includes its RocketPower brand. The International segment provides staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, and permanent placement services. The company serves customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Russia, Italy, rest of Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Kelly Services, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan.
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