Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA – Get Free Report) and Falcon’s Beyond Global (NASDAQ:FBYD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Risk and Volatility
Kelly Services has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Falcon’s Beyond Global has a beta of -2.6, suggesting that its share price is 360% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Kelly Services and Falcon’s Beyond Global, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kelly Services | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Falcon’s Beyond Global | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Kelly Services and Falcon’s Beyond Global”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kelly Services | $4.25 billion | 0.14 | -$254.10 million | ($7.81) | -2.13 |
| Falcon’s Beyond Global | $14.90 million | 56.97 | $2.84 million | ($0.10) | -70.00 |
Falcon’s Beyond Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kelly Services. Falcon’s Beyond Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kelly Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
76.3% of Kelly Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.9% of Falcon’s Beyond Global shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Kelly Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Falcon’s Beyond Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Kelly Services and Falcon’s Beyond Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kelly Services | -6.73% | 2.69% | 1.19% |
| Falcon’s Beyond Global | -8.60% | -50.04% | -19.91% |
Summary
Kelly Services beats Falcon’s Beyond Global on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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. The Science, Engineering & Technology segment offers staffing, outcome-based, and permanent placement services in the areas of science and clinical research, engineering, technology, and telecommunications specialties. The Education segment provides staffing, permanent placement, and executive search services to pre-K-12 school districts and education organizations. The Outsourcing & Consulting segment offers managed service provider, recruitment process outsourcing, payroll process outsourcing, and executive coaching programs to customers on a global basis that includes its RocketPower brand. The International segment provides staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, and permanent placement services. The company serves customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Russia, Italy, rest of Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Kelly Services, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan.
About Falcon’s Beyond Global
Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc. is an experiential entertainment development enterprise. It connects the world by bringing stories to life through theme parks, resorts, animation, consumer products, gaming, and movies. The company propels intellectual property activations concurrently across physical and digital experiences through three core business units. Falcon’s Creative Group is a themed entertainment and master planning firm. Falcon’s Beyond Destinations develops, owns, and operates global entertainment destinations from resorts, theme parks, and attractions to retail, dining and location-based entertainment venues. Falcon’s Beyond Brands expands franchises across multiple platforms from media to gaming, music to consumer products and beyond. The firm also invents in immersive rides, attractions and technologies for entertainment destinations around the world. The company was founded on July 8, 2022 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.
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