Noble Financial Forecasts Kelly Services Q2 Earnings

Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:KELYA) – Investment analysts at Noble Financial issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kelly Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 17th. Noble Financial analyst J. Gomes anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.30 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Kelly Services’ current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Kelly Services’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.07 EPS.

KELYA has been the topic of several other research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Kelly Services from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Zacks Research raised Kelly Services from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Kelly Services in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Barrington Research lowered their price objective on Kelly Services from $16.00 to $15.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.00.

Kelly Services Trading Down 1.5%

NASDAQ KELYA opened at $9.65 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $341.03 million, a P/E ratio of -1.33, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $9.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Kelly Services has a 52 week low of $7.98 and a 52 week high of $14.94.

Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The business services provider reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by ($0.29). The company had revenue of $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.03 billion. Kelly Services had a positive return on equity of 4.05% and a negative net margin of 5.98%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Kelly Services by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,071,363 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $27,176,000 after acquiring an additional 151,655 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners boosted its holdings in Kelly Services by 0.4% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,051,499 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,908,000 after purchasing an additional 9,020 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Kelly Services by 39.9% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,908,900 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $16,798,000 after purchasing an additional 544,309 shares during the period. Private Management Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Kelly Services by 101.8% in the 4th quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 1,268,649 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $11,164,000 after buying an additional 640,076 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Kelly Services by 8.5% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,188,264 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $15,649,000 after buying an additional 93,026 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.34% of the company’s stock.

Kelly Services Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. Kelly Services’s dividend payout ratio is presently -4.13%.

Key Headlines Impacting Kelly Services

Here are the key news stories impacting Kelly Services this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Director James Christopher Hunt purchased 1,000 shares at an average $9.58 (increasing his holding ~20%), signaling insider confidence and providing modest support for the share price. SEC Form 4
• Neutral Sentiment: Noble Financial published fresh quarterly and multi‑year models for KELYA (Q1–Q4 2026 and FY2026/FY2027). Their line-item forecasts (Q2 $0.30, Q3 $0.24, Q4 $0.71) provide updated guidance for modeling cash flows and valuation, but they reflect the analyst’s view rather than company guidance. Noble Financial estimates (MarketBeat)
• Negative Sentiment: Noble cut its FY2026 EPS estimate sharply (from $1.83 to $1.36), signaling weaker near‑term profitability expectations; that downgrade, together with KELYA’s recent Q4 miss (EPS $0.16 vs. $0.45 est.), is likely the main driver of downward pressure on the stock today. Analyst downgrade and earnings (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data shows 0 shares and an anomalous “NaN” change — this appears to be a data/reporting issue and likely has little informational impact until clarified. Short interest note (MarketBeat)

Kelly Services Company Profile

Kelly Services, Inc is a global workforce solutions provider specializing in talent acquisition and staffing services across a wide range of industries. The company offers temporary staffing, permanent placement, outsourcing solutions, and consulting services to help organizations address their workforce needs. Its service offerings are designed to support clients in areas such as administrative support, information technology, engineering, science, education, healthcare, and industrial sectors.

Founded in 1946 by William Russell Kelly, Kelly Services has grown from a small local staffing firm into an international organization.