Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Competitors $40.70 +0.02 (+0.05%) As of 02:32 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BBSI vs. KFY, NSP, ASGN, MAN, KFRC, HSII, KELYA, TBI, HSON, and TWShould you be buying Barrett Business Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barrett Business Services include Korn Ferry (KFY), Insperity (NSP), ASGN (ASGN), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Kforce (KFRC), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Kelly Services (KELYA), TrueBlue (TBI), Hudson Global (HSON), and Tradeweb Markets (TW). These companies are all part of the "human resource & employment services" industry. Barrett Business Services vs. Korn Ferry Insperity ASGN ManpowerGroup Kforce Heidrick & Struggles International Kelly Services TrueBlue Hudson Global Tradeweb Markets Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) and Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is BBSI or KFY more profitable? Korn Ferry has a net margin of 9.03% compared to Barrett Business Services' net margin of 4.55%. Barrett Business Services' return on equity of 25.28% beat Korn Ferry's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barrett Business Services4.55% 25.28% 7.04% Korn Ferry 9.03%14.27%7.02% Does the media refer more to BBSI or KFY? In the previous week, Barrett Business Services had 1 more articles in the media than Korn Ferry. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Barrett Business Services and 12 mentions for Korn Ferry. Barrett Business Services' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Korn Ferry's score of 0.71 indicating that Barrett Business Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barrett Business Services 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Korn Ferry 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BBSI or KFY a better dividend stock? Barrett Business Services pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Korn Ferry pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Barrett Business Services pays out 16.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Korn Ferry pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BBSI or KFY? Korn Ferry received 1 more outperform votes than Barrett Business Services when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.19% of users gave Barrett Business Services an outperform vote while only 55.13% of users gave Korn Ferry an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBarrett Business ServicesOutperform Votes34368.19% Underperform Votes16031.81% Korn FerryOutperform Votes34455.13% Underperform Votes28044.87% Which has better valuation and earnings, BBSI or KFY? Korn Ferry has higher revenue and earnings than Barrett Business Services. Korn Ferry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barrett Business Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarrett Business Services$1.14B0.92$50.61M$1.9920.45Korn Ferry$2.74B1.15$169.15M$4.6513.11 Do analysts prefer BBSI or KFY? Barrett Business Services currently has a consensus target price of $41.67, suggesting a potential upside of 2.37%. Korn Ferry has a consensus target price of $75.67, suggesting a potential upside of 24.16%. Given Korn Ferry's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Korn Ferry is more favorable than Barrett Business Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Barrett Business Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Korn Ferry 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more volatility & risk, BBSI or KFY? Barrett Business Services has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Korn Ferry has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in BBSI or KFY? 86.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Korn Ferry shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Korn Ferry shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryKorn Ferry beats Barrett Business Services on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Barrett Business Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BBSI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BBSI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBarrett Business ServicesHelp supply services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.05B$859.13M$6.96B$7.37BDividend Yield0.80%3.64%2.70%4.31%P/E Ratio21.4730.4829.4617.78Price / Sales0.920.53156.1894.74Price / Cash18.418.8331.6134.64Price / Book5.414.094.543.98Net Income$50.61M$40.82M$194.86M$247.33M7 Day Performance3.33%0.78%1.49%4.31%1 Month Performance2.29%-15.56%-8.83%-7.80%1 Year Performance35.02%-36.64%3.57%1.40% Barrett Business Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBSIBarrett Business Services4.2162 of 5 stars$40.70+0.1%$41.67+2.4%+34.3%$1.05B$1.14B21.47127,100Positive NewsKFYKorn Ferry4.4158 of 5 stars$64.48+0.8%$77.00+19.4%+2.0%$3.33B$2.74B13.7810,800Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓NSPInsperity4.2434 of 5 stars$85.05-0.1%$95.67+12.5%-20.9%$3.17B$6.58B35.294,100Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsASGNASGN3.4899 of 5 stars$60.18+0.1%$101.75+69.1%-37.3%$2.62B$4.10B15.6754,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMANManpowerGroup4.9278 of 5 stars$51.70+1.2%$67.50+30.6%-29.4%$2.42B$17.85B17.2930,900Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownKFRCKforce3.8737 of 5 stars$46.14+1.3%$66.67+44.5%-30.6%$881.78M$1.41B17.2212,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHSIIHeidrick & Struggles International4.6632 of 5 stars$41.81+1.6%$47.00+12.4%+30.2%$853.34M$1.12B22.602,140Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownKELYAKelly Services4.5167 of 5 stars$11.44-0.5%$25.00+118.5%-51.2%$399.12M$4.33B-190.637,500Gap DownTBITrueBlue4.2133 of 5 stars$4.42+6.0%$11.50+160.2%-60.3%$131.31M$1.57B-1.066,500News CoverageGap DownHSONHudson Global3.2146 of 5 stars$9.50-1.9%N/A-42.8%$26.13M$140.06M-8.261,300Short Interest ↓Gap UpTWTradeweb Markets3.9354 of 5 stars$131.24+2.5%$149.00+13.5%+33.7%$31.00B$1.73B56.331,090Analyst Revision Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Korn Ferry Competitors Insperity Competitors ASGN Competitors ManpowerGroup Competitors Kforce Competitors Heidrick & Struggles International Competitors Kelly Services Competitors TrueBlue Competitors Hudson Global Competitors Tradeweb Markets Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BBSI) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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