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. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)
Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) 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.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 26 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 33.
UPWK passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Upwork has seen its stock lose -8.57% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 30 percentage points.
Upwork has an average 1 year
price target of $22.73, an upside of 83.58% from Upwork's current stock price of $12.38.
Upwork stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Upwork, 45.45% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 36.36% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)
Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) 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.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.
Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 19 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 33.
KFY passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Korn Ferry has seen its stock return 0.11% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 38 percentage points.
Korn Ferry has an average 1 year
price target of $71.33, an upside of 13.97% from Korn Ferry's current stock price of $62.59.
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.
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.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: F, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -9 points lower than the staffing & employment service industry average of 33. 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 -54.66% over the past year, underperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by -16 percentage points.
Manpowergroup has an average 1 year
price target of $36.60, an upside of 31.94% from Manpowergroup's current stock price of $27.74.
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, 0% have issued a Buy, 80% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.
