This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Quarterhill (QTRH) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock QTRH vs. KELYA, HKD, CCRN, CNDT, PAYS, LSAK, IBEX, AIRS, BLDE, and GAMBShould you be buying Quarterhill stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quarterhill include Kelly Services (KELYA), AMTD Digital (HKD), Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), Conduent (CNDT), Paysign (PAYS), Lesaka Technologies (LSAK), IBEX (IBEX), AirSculpt Technologies (AIRS), Blade Air Mobility (BLDE), and Gambling.com Group (GAMB). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector. Quarterhill vs. Its Competitors Kelly Services AMTD Digital Cross Country Healthcare Conduent Paysign Lesaka Technologies IBEX AirSculpt Technologies Blade Air Mobility Gambling.com Group Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) and Quarterhill (NASDAQ:QTRH) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders believe in KELYA or QTRH? 76.3% of Kelly Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Quarterhill shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.1% of Kelly Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, KELYA or QTRH? Kelly Services has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quarterhill has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is KELYA or QTRH more profitable? Kelly Services has a net margin of -0.14% compared to Quarterhill's net margin of -11.31%. Kelly Services' return on equity of 5.65% beat Quarterhill's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kelly Services-0.14% 5.65% 2.72% Quarterhill -11.31%-6.62%-5.54% Which has higher earnings and valuation, KELYA or QTRH? Kelly Services has higher revenue and earnings than Quarterhill. Kelly Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quarterhill, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKelly Services$4.33B0.11-$600K-$0.60-23.58Quarterhill$77.40M1.46-$49.12M-$0.24-3.98 Does the media prefer KELYA or QTRH? In the previous week, Kelly Services had 5 more articles in the media than Quarterhill. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kelly Services and 0 mentions for Quarterhill. Kelly Services' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Quarterhill's score of 0.00 indicating that Kelly Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Kelly Services Positive Quarterhill Neutral Do analysts prefer KELYA or QTRH? Kelly Services currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 76.68%. Given Kelly Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kelly Services is more favorable than Quarterhill.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kelly Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Quarterhill 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is KELYA or QTRH a better dividend stock? Kelly Services pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Quarterhill pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Kelly Services pays out -50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quarterhill pays out -16.7% 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. SummaryKelly Services beats Quarterhill on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Quarterhill News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for QTRH 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 QTRH 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 QTRH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQuarterhillPatent Owners & Lessors IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$113.36MN/A$22.36B$9.72BDividend Yield3.33%9.55%2.83%4.12%P/E Ratio-3.98N/A28.1524.75Price / Sales1.46N/A41.6197.82Price / CashN/AN/A27.1558.47Price / Book0.55N/A5.395.59Net Income-$49.12M-$1.06M$198.75M$265.99M Quarterhill Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QTRHQuarterhillN/A$0.95+0.5%N/A-19.0%$113.36M$77.40M-3.98361KELYAKelly Services4.4999 of 5 stars$12.22+0.2%$25.00+104.6%-27.2%$425.63M$4.33B-20.374,200News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementHKDAMTD Digital0.1125 of 5 stars$1.69-1.7%N/A-40.8%$423.70M$20.44M0.0050CCRNCross Country Healthcare3.4314 of 5 stars$12.84-0.2%$17.93+39.6%-16.8%$421.92M$1.34B-24.238,205Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionCNDTConduent2.5235 of 5 stars$2.46-2.0%N/A-19.5%$406.19M$3.36B1.8056,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionPAYSPaysign3.6471 of 5 stars$7.12-0.6%$8.06+13.2%+23.3%$388.20M$58.38M64.7380News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastLSAKLesaka TechnologiesN/A$4.60-2.1%N/A+5.4%$381.87M$564.22M-5.612,531IBEXIBEX1.5847 of 5 stars$27.89-1.0%$27.00-3.2%+83.3%$376.57M$508.57M12.1830,000AIRSAirSculpt Technologies0.5957 of 5 stars$6.02-0.2%$3.75-37.7%+56.8%$376.49M$180.35M-24.08240Earnings ReportBLDEBlade Air Mobility3.0255 of 5 stars$4.16-6.1%$6.25+50.2%+30.9%$358.91M$248.69M-12.23130Earnings ReportInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeGAMBGambling.com Group3.9736 of 5 stars$10.13-1.3%$17.88+76.5%+12.4%$356.67M$127.18M10.44230Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kelly Services Alternatives AMTD Digital Alternatives Cross Country Healthcare Alternatives Conduent Alternatives Paysign Alternatives Lesaka Technologies Alternatives IBEX Alternatives AirSculpt Technologies Alternatives Blade Air Mobility Alternatives Gambling.com Group Alternatives 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:QTRH) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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