ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS – Get Free Report) and Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.9% of ExlService shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Kelly Services shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of ExlService shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Kelly Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for ExlService and Kelly Services, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ExlService | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.86 |
| Kelly Services | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Profitability
This table compares ExlService and Kelly Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ExlService | 11.17% | 30.61% | 15.66% |
| Kelly Services | -6.73% | 2.69% | 1.19% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ExlService and Kelly Services”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ExlService | $2.09 billion | 2.58 | $251.02 million | $1.59 | 22.31 |
| Kelly Services | $4.25 billion | 0.13 | -$254.10 million | ($7.81) | -2.08 |
ExlService has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kelly Services. Kelly Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ExlService, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
ExlService has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kelly Services has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ExlService beats Kelly Services on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ExlService
ExlService Holdings, Inc. operates as a data analytics, and digital operations and solutions company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Insurance, Healthcare, Analytics, and Emerging Business segments. It also provides digital operations and solutions and analytics-driven services, such as claims processing, premium and benefit administration, agency management, account reconciliation, policy research, underwriting support, new business acquisition, policy servicing, premium audit, surveys, billing and collection, commercial and residential survey, and customer service using digital technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced automation; digital customer acquisition services using a software-as-a-service delivery model through LifePRO and LISS platforms; subrogation services; and Subrosource software platform, an end-to-end subrogation platform. In addition, the company offers health care services related to care management, utilization management, disease management, payment integrity, revenue optimization, and customer engagement. Further, it provides financial planning and analysis, management reporting, forecasting and decision support, data management, regulatory reporting and risk, and compliance services; reservations, customer, and fulfilment services; freight billing, collections, claims management, freight audit, freight scheduling, supply chain management, and revenue assurance services; residential mortgage lending, title verification and validation, retail banking and credit cards, trust verification, commercial banking, and investment management; merchandising, pricing, and demand forecasting; and digital operations and solutions. The company offers predictive and prescriptive analytics in the areas of customer acquisition and lifecycle management. ExlService Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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.
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