Q1 EPS Estimates for Kelly Services Lifted by Sidoti Csr

Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:KELYA) – Analysts at Sidoti Csr raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Kelly Services in a note issued to investors on Friday, November 8th. Sidoti Csr analyst M. Riddick now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.57 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.56. The consensus estimate for Kelly Services’ current full-year earnings is $2.49 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Kelly Services’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.41 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.67 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on KELYA. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Kelly Services from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $29.00 target price on shares of Kelly Services in a report on Friday, September 27th.

Kelly Services Stock Down 1.7 %

KELYA stock opened at $15.95 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $20.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $21.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $567.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.87, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.20. Kelly Services has a fifty-two week low of $15.88 and a fifty-two week high of $25.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 1.61.

Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The business services provider reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.23). The company had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. Kelly Services had a return on equity of 6.93% and a net margin of 0.97%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.50 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kelly Services

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Kelly Services by 45.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,211,791 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $25,944,000 after acquiring an additional 380,035 shares during the period. Foundry Partners LLC grew its holdings in Kelly Services by 15.0% during the third quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 211,185 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,521,000 after acquiring an additional 27,495 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Kelly Services in the third quarter worth $908,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC acquired a new stake in Kelly Services in the third quarter valued at $2,122,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kelly Services during the 3rd quarter worth $158,000. 76.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kelly Services Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.88%. Kelly Services’s payout ratio is currently 26.09%.

About Kelly Services

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.