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Best Staffing & Employment Service Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top staffing & employment service stocks in 2025 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.

Industry: Staffing & Employment Ser...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Staffing & Employment Services is Zen Rated B and is the 52nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
HSII	HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.05B	20,736,302	88.98%	11.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	$497.05M	35,251,785	52.10%	47.90%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BZ	KANZHUN LTD	$10.20B	882,926,914	33.25%	0.00%
KFY	KORN FERRY	$3.89B	51,921,000	89.74%	10.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
UPWK	UPWORK INC	$1.98B	132,606,579	57.50%	42.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	$1.25B	25,680,212	81.68%	18.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	$3.45B	48,589,933	71.11%	28.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	$1.91B	46,291,083	97.70%	2.30%	Net Selling
KFRC	KFORCE INC	$604.84M	18,599,000	60.76%	39.24%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	$123.17B	405,043,142	82.23%	2.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	$49.97B	360,243,877	77.22%	11.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RHI	ROBERT HALF INC	$3.72B	101,738,660	93.55%	6.45%	Net Selling
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	$432.98M	87,118,316	37.41%	62.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NSP	INSPERITY INC	$2.05B	37,673,681	66.35%	33.65%	Net Selling	Net Buying
BGSF	BGSF INC	$68.07M	11,158,828	25.70%	13.58%
NIXX	NIXXY INC	$37.71M	20,833,313	2.97%	10.12%
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	$21.23M	109,413,244	14.43%	85.57%	Net Buying
CLIK	CLICK HOLDINGS LTD	$4.71M	15,000,000	0.46%	0.00%
GLXG	GALAXY PAYROLL GROUP LTD	$7.92M	16,000,000	1.31%	0.00%
HSON	HUDSON GLOBAL INC	$26.64M	2,755,335	9.80%	90.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	$133.98M	14,000,000	2.19%	97.81%	Net Buying
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	$88.62M	11,784,183	16.80%	83.20%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ATLN	ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP	$230.58M	58,375,488	1.32%	98.68%	Net Buying
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	$183.29M	29,900,868	89.17%	10.83%	Net Selling
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	$4.82M	2,499,683	0.12%	99.88%

Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now in Aug 2025?

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. Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII)

Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) is the #1 top staffing & employment service stock out of 25 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 26 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 35.

HSII passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Heidrick & Struggles International has seen its stock return 32.21% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 42 percentage points.

Heidrick & Struggles International has an average 1 year price target of $51.00, an upside of 0.69% from Heidrick & Struggles International's current stock price of $50.65.

Heidrick & Struggles International stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Heidrick & Struggles International, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA)

Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) is the #2 top staffing & employment service stock out of 25 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -5 points lower than the staffing & employment service industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KELYA as a "A".

KELYA passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kelly Services has seen its stock lose -32.31% over the past year, underperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by -22 percentage points.

Kelly Services has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 77.3% from Kelly Services's current stock price of $14.10.

Kelly Services stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Kelly Services, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ)

Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) is the #3 top staffing & employment service stock out of 25 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 Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 63, which is 28 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 35.

BZ passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kanzhun has seen its stock return 110.96% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 121 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 8.23% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $23.10.

Kanzhun stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Kanzhun, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% 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. Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN)

Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN) has an annual dividend yield of 5.47%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.74%. Manpowergroup's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Manpowergroup's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Manpowergroup's dividend payout ratio of -627.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kforce (NYSE:KFRC)

Kforce (NYSE:KFRC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.74%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.74%. Kforce's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Kforce's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kforce's dividend payout ratio of 64.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.68%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.74%. 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 127.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are staffing & employment service stocks down?

Staffing & employment service stocks were down -0.05% in the last day, and up 1.63% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why staffing & employment service stocks are down.

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. Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA)

Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) 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.

Kelly Services has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kelly Services's stock has dropped -32.31% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -22 percentage points.

2. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) 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.

Upwork has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Upwork's stock has gained 59.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 70 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 14 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korn Ferry's stock has gained 4.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 15 percentage points.

Are staffing & employment service stocks a good buy now?

41.18% of staffing & employment service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect staffing & employment service stocks to rise by 9.81% over the next year.

12.5% of staffing & employment service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of staffing & employment service stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.75% are rated C (Hold), 18.75% 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 28.05x.

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