Barrington Research Estimates Kelly Services Q3 Earnings

Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:KELYA) – Barrington Research increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kelly Services in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 20th. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke now expects that the business services provider will earn $0.28 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.15. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $25.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kelly Services’ current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share.

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

Kelly Services Price Performance

NASDAQ:KELYA opened at $11.67 on Friday. Kelly Services has a 52 week low of $10.80 and a 52 week high of $23.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 1.65. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.39. The firm has a market cap of $407.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -194.47, a P/E/G ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 0.96.

Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The business services provider reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by ($0.14). The firm had revenue of $1.16 billion for 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%.

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 issued a $0.075 dividend. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 19th. Kelly Services’s dividend payout ratio is currently -50.00%.

Institutional Trading of Kelly Services

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in KELYA. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of Kelly Services by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 37,404 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $521,000 after acquiring an additional 945 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its position in shares of Kelly Services by 109.1% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,886 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 2,028 shares in the last quarter. ARGA Investment Management LP boosted its position in shares of Kelly Services by 28.6% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of Kelly Services by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 206,267 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,875,000 after acquiring an additional 9,984 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Kelly Services during the 4th quarter worth approximately $153,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.34% of the company’s stock.

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.