Brokers Offer Predictions for Kelly Services Q2 Earnings

Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:KELYA) – Research analysts at Barrington Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Kelly Services in a report released on Tuesday, May 20th. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke now expects that the business services provider will earn $0.57 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.58. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kelly Services’ current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Kelly Services’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.55 EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Kelly Services from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday.

Kelly Services Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:KELYA opened at $11.85 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $13.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 1.65. Kelly Services has a fifty-two week low of $10.80 and a fifty-two week high of $23.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $413.42 million, a P/E ratio of -197.47, a P/E/G ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 0.96.

Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The business services provider reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by ($0.14). The company had revenue of $1.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.16 billion. Kelly Services had a positive return on equity of 6.56% and a negative net margin of 0.01%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kelly Services

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in KELYA. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kelly Services by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 37,404 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $521,000 after buying an additional 945 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV lifted its stake in shares of Kelly Services by 109.1% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,886 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 2,028 shares in the last quarter. ARGA Investment Management LP boosted its position in Kelly Services by 28.6% during the fourth quarter. ARGA Investment Management LP now owns 97,482 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,359,000 after acquiring an additional 21,672 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in Kelly Services by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 206,267 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,875,000 after acquiring an additional 9,984 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Kelly Services in the 4th quarter valued at about $153,000. 76.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kelly Services Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 19th. Kelly Services’s payout ratio is -50.00%.

Kelly Services Company Profile

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.