Kelly Services-A KELYA
$13.82 −$0.24 (-1.67%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 9:50 pm ET · Last extended-hours $13.82 0.00%
Open$14.22
Prev close$14.05
Day range$13.52 – $14.54
Volume698.4K
Market cap$481.33M
P/E (TTM)–
Dividend yield2.17%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership94.3%-0.85 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding215+3 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)33 buys / 17 sellsNet buying
Short interest3.13% of floatDays to cover 4.0 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share29.7%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$791.1K (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 29.6% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 3.90% to 3.13% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +67,492 | 0.2% |
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +66,394 | 0.2% |
| Gate City Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,229,262 | 3.5% |
| American Century Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +345,625 | 3.5% |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +250,000 | 0.7% |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +216,641 | 2.2% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +206,203 | 7.4% |
| Nuveen Investments | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +153,779 | 0.4% |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +150,870 | 1.6% |
| J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +150,008 | 1.1% |
| Vanguard Investments Australia Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +146,317 | 0.8% |
| Shay Capital LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +140,000 | 0.4% |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +103,672 | 0.3% |
| Millennium Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +91,798 | 0.3% |
| C.S. McKee, L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +72,055 | 1.4% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Nicola Soares | Senior VP & President of Kelly Education | Sale to Issuer | -3,047 | $15.57 | 73,238 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Troy Anderson | Chief Financial Officer | Sale to Issuer | -27,716 | $15.57 | 201,770 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Christopher Layden | Chief Executive Officer | Sale to Issuer | -15,998 | $16.45 | 366,515 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Nick Zuhlke | Chief Accounting Officer | Sale to Issuer | -1,025 | $14.33 | 23,457 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Robert Cubbin | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,000 | $11.36 | 74,887 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | George Young | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +6,000 | $11.36 | 21,564 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Michael Wartell | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,000 | $11.36 | 30,940 |
| 13 May 2026 | Vanessa Williams | Senior Vice President | Open Market Disposition | -29,999 | $9.78 | 82,355 |
| 6 May 2026 | Robert Cubbin | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +15,463 | $1.00 | 80,296 |
| 6 May 2026 | James C. Hunt | Other Acquisition | +15,463 | $9.70 | 19,195 | |
| 6 May 2026 | Angela Brock-Kyle | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +25,773 | $9.70 | 32,660 |
| 6 May 2026 | Edward Escudero | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +25,773 | $9.70 | 32,660 |
| 6 May 2026 | George Young | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +15,463 | $9.70 | 15,464 |
| 6 May 2026 | Michael Wartell | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +25,773 | $9.70 | 25,773 |
| 6 May 2026 | James Hunt | Non-Executive Chairperson | Other Derivative Acquisition | +37,628 | – | 47,810 |
| 6 May 2026 | Ryan McCrory | Other Acquisition | +15,463 | $9.70 | 15,463 | |
| 6 May 2026 | Amala Duggirala | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +16,494 | $1.00 | 55,251 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Joel Leege | President of Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom | Other Acquisition | +34,885 | $9.32 | 34,885 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Christopher Layden | Chief Executive Officer | Open Market Acquisition | +100 | $13.52 | 100 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Christopher Layden | Chief Executive Officer | Open Market Acquisition | +10,000 | $8.76 | 382,513 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 1,085,835 | 3.1% | 4.0 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 1,053,386 | 3.0% | 3.8 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 1,188,295 | 3.4% | 4.6 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,228,640 | 3.5% | 4.0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 1,292,475 | 3.7% | 3.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,352,390 | 3.9% | 3.5 |
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