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KELLY SERVICES INC

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KELLY SERVICES INC

KELYB·NASDAQ·Industrials·CIK 0000055135

Kelly is a staffing company founded in 1946. The company provides staffing solutions and has evolved its offerings to meet changing employer and talent needs. In 1996, Kelly established the industry's first Managed Service Provider ("MSP") program. By 1999, the company launched specialized offerings in engineering, information technology, and education. In 2020, Kelly introduced a new operating model with five specialty business units: Kelly Professional & Industrial ("P&I"), Kelly Science, Engineering & Technology ("SET"), Kelly Education, KellyOCG ("Outsourcing & Consulting" or "OCG"), and Kelly International. To enhance specialization in higher margin, higher growth areas, Kelly pursued inorganic growth in SET, Education, and OCG. The company monetized non-core assets, including Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. in 2022 and EMEA staffing operations in 2024, and redeployed capital to complete strategic acquisitions. These acquisitions include Teachers On Call, Global Technology Associates ("GTA"), NextGen, Greenwood/Asher & Associates, Softworld, RocketPower, Pediatric Therapeutic Services ("PTS"), Motion Recruitment Partners ("MRP"), and Children's Therapy Center ("CTC"). Beginning in 2023, Kelly implemented a business transformation initiative to improve structural efficiency and profitability.

KELLY SERVICES INC (NASDAQ:KELYB) is a publicly traded company in the Industrials sector. Wiseek has independently scored 1 item for KELYB at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-04-13, rated 8/10. Recent SEC coverage for KELYB spans DEF 14A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Shareholders to Vote on Charter Amendments Solidifying New Controlling Stakeholder's Governance Power

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 786 shares in KELYB as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 43.4% increase from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 19.8% of KELYB volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)786 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 43.4%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 5,128
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)19.8% of 96 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume40.6%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

$22.4 -0.19% today
52-week range · as of 2026-04-13 $8.38 – $125
Market cap
$565.81M
Volume
506 (0.1× avg)
3-mo avg 8.9K
Live data · 2026-10-05 04:25 UTC · Market overnight

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KELYB
Apr 13, 2026, 4:06 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
8
Shareholders to Vote on Charter Amendments Solidifying New Controlling Stakeholder's Governance Power
Price at Filing: $15.68
Real-time Price: $22.40 info
Change: +$6.72 (+43%) info
Market Cap: $565.807M info
Sentiment: Neutral
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