On Assignment (NASDAQ: ASGN) and TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for On Assignment and TrueBlue, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| On Assignment | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| TrueBlue | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
On Assignment currently has a consensus target price of $55.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.23%. TrueBlue has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential downside of 7.82%. Given On Assignment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe On Assignment is more favorable than TrueBlue.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares On Assignment and TrueBlue’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| On Assignment | $2.53 billion | 1.00 | $263.01 million | N/A | N/A |
| TrueBlue | $2.61 billion | 0.32 | $138.93 million | $1.41 | 14.36 |
On Assignment has higher revenue, but lower earnings than TrueBlue.
Profitability
This table compares On Assignment and TrueBlue’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| On Assignment | 5.09% | 14.70% | 7.58% |
| TrueBlue | 2.27% | 15.18% | 7.29% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
88.3% of TrueBlue shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of TrueBlue shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
On Assignment beats TrueBlue on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About On Assignment
On Assignment, Inc. is a global provider of in-demand, skilled professionals in the technology, life sciences and creative sectors. The Company matches resumes with job descriptions to match people they know into positions they understand for temporary, contract-to-hire, and direct hire assignments. It operates through two segments. The Apex segment provides technical, scientific and creative professionals for temporary, contract-to-hire and permanent placement positions and consulting services to clients across the United States. The Apex segment includes Apex Systems, Lab Support and Creative Circle. The Oxford segment provides specialized niche staffing, permanent placement and consulting services in select skill and geographic markets. The Oxford segment includes Oxford Global Resources, CyberCoders and Life Sciences Europe. The Company has a network of branch offices throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
About TrueBlue
TrueBlue, Inc. is a provider of specialized workforce solutions. The Company is engaged in providing staffing, on-site workforce management and recruitment process outsourcing services. The Company operates through three segments: PeopleReady, PeopleManagement and PeopleScout. Its PeopleReady segment provides blue-collar contingent staffing through the PeopleReady service line. Its PeopleManagement segment provides primarily on-premise contingent staffing and on-premise management of those contingent staffing services through four segments: Staff Management a SMX (Staff Management), SIMOS Insourcing Solutions Corporation (SIMOS), Centerline and PlaneTechs. Its PeopleScout segment provides permanent employee recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and management of outsourced labor service providers through two segments: PeopleScout and PeopleScout MSP.
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