KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A (KELYA)
Industrials · Specialty staffing and talent solutions / workforce outsourcing · NASDAQ
Kelly Services is a specialized talent solutions company providing staffing, outsourcing, and workforce management services across education, engineering, and enterprise segments, currently undergoing system integration while facing revenue headwinds.
What KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A does
Kelly Services is a global specialty talent solutions provider that connects organizations with skilled talent through temporary staffing, permanent placement, and outcome-based services. The company operates through three specialized business units—Kelly Education, Kelly Science, Engineering & Technology, and Kelly Enterprise Talent Management—focusing on high-growth fields including science, clinical research, engineering, and education. Kelly also provides global workforce management solutions, including Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) programs.
Themes: staffing and temporary workforce solutions, managed services / business process outsourcing, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), science and engineering talent, education and therapy services, enterprise talent management, workforce transformation
Fundamentals
- Price$17.09 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$561M as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return+19.5% 2025-08-21 close $14.30 → 2026-08-21 close $17.09
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-6.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+19.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-24.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.13 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-7.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-4.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.88 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.4%; at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How KELYA compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 25% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 25% 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 25% 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 426 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 267 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, KELYA's dividend was covered by reported results (free-cash-flow payout 10%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payout10% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A looks technically
KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A (KELYA) is trading 59.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 42 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 46, with buyers in control. Momentum is stretched — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 71, in overbought territory (above 70). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It just made a new 20-day high, pushing above its recent trading range. It is 2.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year).
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 59.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +59.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $14.25 | $14.25 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $10.69 | $10.69 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 15 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 15 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed five-part upward sequence — the pattern Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — which on that reading would now be due a pullback rather than more of the same; the labelling fails if price closes above 17.5932. It is the only labelling that fits, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible five-wave upward sequence, complete |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 42 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 42 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 46, with buyers in control | 46.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is stretched — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 71, in overbought territory (above 70) | 71.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($14.83 to $17.59) — its "stochastic" reading is 82 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 81.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 3 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $17.59 | $17.59 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 2.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -2.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 114.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +114.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 2.9% below its highest point of the past year | 2.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it just made a new 55-day high, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $33.97 (set on 2007-04-23) | $33.97 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($8.08 to $17.09), and it has given back essentially none of its rise from last year’s low — 0% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $11.23 to $11.52. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 0.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 49.7% below its all-time high | -49.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 7.5% above a support level at $15.80 — a price it turned at twice since 2024-12-03, most recently on 2026-07-17. Since 2024-08-21 it has 13 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -7.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $6.11 (set on 2009-03-06) | $6.11 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 179.7% above its all-time low | +179.7% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 43rd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.6041 between its high and its low — about 3.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.6041 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $14.55 and $17.01 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $14.55 – $15.78 – $17.01 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.5% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 10.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (59.9% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 10.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.82× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 2 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 2 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 1 session ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 1 session ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.6% above the previous close 33 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 12.96 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.5% |
| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap up opened on 2026-08-10 has been "filled" 7 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 7 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 5 sessions in a row, a +6.41% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 5 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 9.0 percentage points (the stock gained 11.3% while the market gained 2.3%) | +9.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 57.1 percentage points (the stock gained 60.2% while the market gained 3.1%) | +57.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 62.4 percentage points (the stock gained 73.5% while the market gained 11.1%) | +62.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 1.0 percentage points (the stock gained 19.5% while the market gained 20.5%) | -1.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 7 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 7 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: its RSI momentum gauge is overbought (a stretched reading), near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 25% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thick, spanning 8.4% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | +25.3% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 55% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $11.03 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +54.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 7% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $15.98 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +6.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
KELYA last closed at $17.09 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 13 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15.80 | Support | 7.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-03 to 2026-07-17 |
| $14.83 | Support | 13.2% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-01-06 to 2025-08-22 |
| $14.51 | Support | 15.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-18 to 2026-07-31 |
| $19.93 | Resistance | 16.6% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-09-09 to 2024-10-10 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $17.59.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Overbought (14-day RSI above 70) · Near the 52-week high · Broke out to a new 20-day high · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 3 analysts
- Mean price target$20.00 range $19.00 – $21.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for KELYA
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.065 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Revenue decline of 7.3% YoY with operating losses in Q1 2026 ($5.9M net loss), indicating softening demand in staffing markets and execution challenges during business transformation","Negative net margin of -6.44% and unprofitability despite cost-cutting and business integration initiatives, raising concerns about margin recovery and operational efficiency","Significant asset impairment charges ($2.2M in Q1 2026) and ongoing enterprise system integration project creating execution risk and potential for further write-downs"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of KELYA's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 1 sell ($293302) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-14. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about KELYA's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding KELYA as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 3,333,396
- Reported value $29,500,559
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
KELYA had 1,352,390 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for KELYA because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,352,390
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,489,510
- Reported change -9.21%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.53
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Allegis Group
- Apex Group
- On Assignment / apex (APEX)
- Heidrick & Struggles (HSII)
- Robert Half (RHI)
- Kforce (KFRC)
- Hudson Global (HSON)
AI-enriched competitor set. Linked names are companies covered by stocks-llm; other named peers are shown for reference only.
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Frequently asked questions
What does KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A (KELYA) do?
Kelly Services is a global specialty talent solutions provider that connects organizations with skilled talent through temporary staffing, permanent placement, and outcome-based services. The company operates through three specialized business units—Kelly Education, Kelly Science, Engineering & Technology, and Kelly Enterprise Talent Management—focusing on high-growth fields including science, clinical research, engineering, and education.
What sector is KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A (KELYA) in?
KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A (KELYA) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Specialty staffing and talent solutions / workforce outsourcing. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does KELYA pay a dividend?
Yes — KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A (KELYA) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.43% and at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A's (KELYA) competitors?
Notable peers of KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A (KELYA) include Allegis Group, Apex Group, On Assignment / apex, Heidrick & Struggles and Robert Half. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A (KELYA) overbought or oversold right now?
KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A (KELYA) is currently in overbought territory (its 14-day RSI is 71, above 70) (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on KELYA come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.