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Best Staffing & Employment Service Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top staffing & employment service stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Staffing & Employment Services is Zen Rated C and is the 74th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
KFY	KORN FERRY	$3.49B	$67.20	$73.00	8.63%	Strong Buy	3	2.24%	6.93%	16.70%	8.47%
UPWK	UPWORK INC	$1.35B	$10.38	$22.90	120.62%	Buy	10	11.50%	32.84%	50.21%	24.35%
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	$1.45B	$31.22	$34.40	10.19%	Hold	5	4.29%	N/A	12.69%	2.85%
BZ	KANZHUN LTD	$6.32B	$13.71	$19.00	38.58%	Strong Buy	1	115.87%	134.98%	400.95%	327.72%
KFRC	KFORCE INC	$838.41M	$45.87	$39.67	-13.52%	Hold	3	3.95%	18.35%	59.55%	20.29%
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	$255.77M	$3.03	$2.75	-9.24%	Hold	2	4.52%	N/A	-25.95%	3.52%
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	$158.76M	$11.34	$13.00	14.64%	Buy	1	-0.36%	15.68%	15.11%	11.70%
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	$1.98B	$41.85	$65.80	57.23%	Hold	5	-9.92%	21.29%	434.21%	6.18%
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	$32.60B	$90.99	$107.08	17.68%	Sell	13	5.52%	12.05%	60.46%	13.86%
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	$793.65M	$31.49	$41.50	31.79%	Strong Buy	2	6.59%	-10.81%	23.72%	7.34%
RHI	ROBERT HALF INC	$2.78B	$27.52	$31.00	12.65%	Hold	5	3.57%	30.67%	25.70%	11.48%
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	$80.19B	$199.17	$250.22	25.63%	Hold	9	5.04%	7.82%	82.63%	6.24%
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	$338.01M	$9.88	$15.00	51.82%	Buy	1	-1.74%	N/A	7.18%	3.12%
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	$143.40M	$4.77	$6.00	25.79%	Buy	1	6.25%	N/A	6.12%	2.63%
NSP	INSPERITY INC	$1.33B	$35.25	$34.50	-2.13%	Sell	2	5.22%	N/A	324.73%	6.78%
NIXX	NIXXY INC	$15.76M	$0.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGSF	BGSF INC	$63.64M	$5.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-3.81%	-3.17%
GLXG	GALAXY PAYROLL GROUP LTD	$1.91M	$1.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	$7.67M	$0.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	$24.94M	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
STRR	STAR EQUITY HOLDINGS INC	$36.66M	$9.89	$28.00	183.11%	Strong Buy	1	22.00%	N/A	9.21%	5.34%
ATLN	ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP	$165.07M	$2.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-43.61%
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	$75.30M	$6.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.70%	1,718.00%	15.76%	12.58%

Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now in Apr 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) is the #1 top staffing & employment service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 18 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34.

KFY passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Korn Ferry has seen its stock return 9.32% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 39 percentage points.

Korn Ferry has an average 1 year price target of $73.00, an upside of 8.63% from Korn Ferry's current stock price of $67.20.

Korn Ferry stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Korn Ferry, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) is the #2 top staffing & employment service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: F, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 25 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34.

UPWK passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Upwork has seen its stock lose -22.77% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 7 percentage points.

Upwork has an average 1 year price target of $22.90, an upside of 120.62% from Upwork's current stock price of $10.38.

Upwork stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Upwork, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 30% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN)

Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN) is the #3 top staffing & employment service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -10 points lower than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MAN as a "B".

MAN passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Manpowergroup has seen its stock lose -26.19% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 3 percentage points.

Manpowergroup has an average 1 year price target of $34.40, an upside of 10.19% from Manpowergroup's current stock price of $31.22.

Manpowergroup stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Manpowergroup, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 80% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the staffing & employment service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 12 staffing & employment service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 staffing & employment service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) has an annual dividend yield of 8.58%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.7%. Robert Half's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Robert Half's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Robert Half's dividend payout ratio of 177.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Insperity (NYSE:NSP)

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) has an annual dividend yield of 6.81%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.7%. Insperity's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Insperity's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Insperity's dividend payout ratio of -1,263.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX)

Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.75%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.7%. Paychex's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Paychex's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Paychex's dividend payout ratio of 94.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are staffing & employment service stocks up?

Staffing & employment service stocks were up 3.99% in the last day, and up 1.59% over the last week. Kforce was the among the top gainers in the staffing & employment services industry, gaining 43.3% yesterday.

Kforce shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 financial results.

What are the most undervalued staffing & employment service stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued staffing & employment service stocks right now are:

1. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) is the most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Upwork has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Upwork's stock has dropped -22.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 7 percentage points.

2. Trinet Group (NYSE:TNET)

Trinet Group (NYSE:TNET) is the second most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Trinet Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Trinet Group's stock has dropped -47.35% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -18 percentage points.

3. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) is the third most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Korn Ferry has a valuation score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korn Ferry's stock has gained 9.32% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 39 percentage points.

Are staffing & employment service stocks a good buy now?

37.5% of staffing & employment service stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect staffing & employment service stocks to rise by 23.72% over the next year.

0% of staffing & employment service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.75% of staffing & employment service stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.75% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the staffing & employment services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the staffing & employment services industry is 15.35x.

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