Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:KELYA - Free Report) - Analysts at Noble Financial decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kelly Services in a research note issued to investors on Friday, February 14th. Noble Financial analyst J. Gomes now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.60 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.76. The consensus estimate for Kelly Services' current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Kelly Services' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS.
Separately, Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $25.00 target price on shares of Kelly Services in a research report on Tuesday.
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Kelly Services Trading Up 1.0 %
KELYA stock traded up $0.13 during trading on Monday, hitting $13.69. The company had a trading volume of 336,408 shares, compared to its average volume of 335,870. Kelly Services has a 52-week low of $12.68 and a 52-week high of $25.27. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $17.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $487.50 million, a P/E ratio of -228.13, a PEG ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.
Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $1.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. Kelly Services had a positive return on equity of 6.56% and a negative net margin of 0.01%.
Kelly Services Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 26th. Kelly Services's payout ratio is -499.92%.
Institutional Trading of Kelly Services
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in Kelly Services by 238.0% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 63,638 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,362,000 after acquiring an additional 44,811 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Kelly Services by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 781,661 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $16,739,000 after purchasing an additional 9,635 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in Kelly Services by 1,730.6% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 234,057 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $5,011,000 after buying an additional 221,271 shares during the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC acquired a new position in Kelly Services during the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,122,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in Kelly Services by 9.3% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 22,362 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $456,000 after buying an additional 1,905 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.34% of the company's stock.
About Kelly Services
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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.
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