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KELYBKelly Services, Inc.Sell4.0·$22.00-5.98%
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Kelly Services, Inc. (KELYB) Stock Analysis

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5High Confidence

Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $22.00: Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.

Kelly Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides workforce solutions to various industries in the Americas, Europe, Mexico, and the Asia-Pacific region. It operates in three segments: Enterprise Talent Management, Science, Engineering & Technology, and Education.... Read more

$22.00+4.2% A.UpsideScore 4.0/10#9 of 9 Staffing & Employment Services
QualityF-score6 / 9FCF yield15.74%
IncomeYield1.36%(5y avg 2.15%)Payout25.86%sustainable
Stop $20.46Target $22.93(resistance)A.R:R 0.0:1

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $22.00: Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.0/10, high confidence.

Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: speculative.

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)
P/E (Fwd)
Mkt Cap$763M
EV/EBITDA11.8
Profit Mgn-6.4%
ROE-24.1%
Rev Growth-10.7%
Beta0.84
Dividend1.36%
Rating analysts11

Quality Signals

Piotroski F6/9

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Rating Breakdown

4 floor-breakers

Revenue shrinking — -10.7% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static

Revenue Growth
0.0
Declining revenue: -11%
Low model confidence on this dimension (33%).

Unprofitable operations — net margin -6.4%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static

Roe
0.0
Gross Margin
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Operating Margin
0.2
Roa
0.6
Moat
4.0
Current Ratio
5.8
Piotroski F
6.7
No competitive moatQuality concerns

Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

52w Position
0.0
Bollinger
0.3
Support Resistance
1.9
Gap
7.5
Extreme gap down (-15.0%) - potential reversal

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Growth Rank
0.0
Quality Rank
0.6
Value Rank
6.7
GatesA.R:R UPSIDE_EXHAUSTED (upside=0.0%)Momentum 7.4>=5.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Speculative
RSI
70 · Overbought
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $15.99Resistance $23.40

Price Targets

$20
$23
A.Upside+4.2%
A.R:R0.0:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0)

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for KELYB.
The company may be recently listed, pre-revenue, or its beat/miss record wasn't available from our source this run. Earnings signals feed the Growth and Catalyst score dimensions — absence here doesn't affect other dimensions.

Verdict History

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is KELYB stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $22.00: Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $20.46. Score 4.0/10, high confidence.

What is the KELYB stock price target?

Take-profit target: $22.93 (+4.2% upside). Prior stop was $20.46. Stop-loss: $20.46.

What are the risks of investing in KELYB?

Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0).

Is KELYB overvalued or undervalued?

Kelly Services, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 5.9/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about KELYB?

11 analysts cover KELYB with a consensus score of 4.2/5.

What does Kelly Services, Inc. do?Kelly Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides workforce solutions to various industries in the...

Kelly Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides workforce solutions to various industries in the Americas, Europe, Mexico, and the Asia-Pacific region. It operates in three segments: Enterprise Talent Management, Science, Engineering & Technology, and Education. The Enterprise Talent Management segment delivers temporary staffing, outcome-based, and permanent placement services providing administrative, accounting, and finance; light industrial; contact center staffing; and other workforce solutions. This segment also delivers talent solutions, including managed service provider, payroll process outsourcing, recruitment process outsourcing solutions, and executive coaching programs to customers on a global basis that includes its RocketPower and Sevenstep brands. The Science, Engineering & Technology segment offers temporary 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. Kelly Services, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan.

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