TrueBlue (TBI) Competitors

TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI) and Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TBI or KFRC?

Kforce received 81 more outperform votes than TrueBlue when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.05% of users gave TrueBlue an outperform vote while only 62.24% of users gave Kforce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TrueBlue	Outperform Votes 331 63.05%	Underperform Votes 194 36.95%
Kforce	Outperform Votes 412 62.24%	Underperform Votes 250 37.76%

Which has more risk & volatility, TBI or KFRC?

TrueBlue has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kforce has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TBI or KFRC?

97.2% of TrueBlue shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Kforce shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of TrueBlue shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Kforce shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TBI or KFRC more profitable?

Kforce has a net margin of 3.78% compared to TrueBlue's net margin of -0.63%. Kforce's return on equity of 36.39% beat TrueBlue's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TrueBlue	-0.63%	3.02%	1.52%
Kforce	3.78%	36.39%	17.18%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TBI or KFRC?

Kforce has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TrueBlue. TrueBlue is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TrueBlue	$1.84B	0.18	-$14.17M	-$0.37	-29.19
Kforce	$1.48B	0.82	$61.08M	$2.89	21.39

Do analysts prefer TBI or KFRC?

TrueBlue currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.37%. Kforce has a consensus price target of $68.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.01%. Given TrueBlue's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe TrueBlue is more favorable than Kforce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TrueBlue	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kforce	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media refer more to TBI or KFRC?

In the previous week, Kforce had 1 more articles in the media than TrueBlue. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kforce and 4 mentions for TrueBlue. Kforce's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat TrueBlue's score of 0.33 indicating that Kforce is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TrueBlue	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kforce	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Kforce beats TrueBlue on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.