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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
$12.34
-4.7%
$13.67
$9.68
$17.46
$1.34B1.53451,276 shs567,845 shs
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
$34.20
-1.9%
$41.62
$33.28
$67.33
$649.26M0.75158,763 shs352,795 shs
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
$3.70
-16.9%
$4.27
$2.51
$10.33
$3.81B1.438.09 million shs44.67 million shs
Sterling Check Corp. stock logo
STER
Sterling Check
$16.74
$16.81
$10.00
$18.04
$1.64B0.48424,373 shsN/A
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
0.00%-6.87%-16.98%-2.14%+5.02%
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
0.00%-26.33%-21.84%-11.61%-50.77%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
0.00%-14.65%-19.74%-2.12%+17.65%
Sterling Check Corp. stock logo
STER
Sterling Check
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%+6.76%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
3.6231 of 5 stars
3.53.01.70.03.51.71.3
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
4.1911 of 5 stars
3.22.03.30.01.53.33.1
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
3.4048 of 5 stars
3.02.00.03.23.11.70.0
Sterling Check Corp. stock logo
STER
Sterling Check
0.5519 of 5 stars
1.00.00.00.00.01.71.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
3.00
Buy$19.5058.02% Upside
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
2.33
Hold$52.3353.03% Upside
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
2.00
Hold$4.6425.38% Upside
Sterling Check Corp. stock logo
STER
Sterling Check
2.00
Hold$17.504.54% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest LUMN, STER, KFRC, and ADEA Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/1/2025
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
Raymond James Financial
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$4.50 ➝ $5.00
7/30/2025
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$45.00 ➝ $40.00
7/29/2025
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$50.00 ➝ $46.00
7/24/2025
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$40.00 ➝ $45.00
7/9/2025
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
BWS Financial
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$18.00
6/25/2025
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
BNP Paribas
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UpgradeHold
6/20/2025
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
Roth Capital
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Initiated CoverageBuy$26.00
5/6/2025
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
BWS Financial
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$18.00 ➝ $18.00
5/6/2025
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
Rosenblatt Securities
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$17.00 ➝ $17.00
5/5/2025
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
Raymond James Financial
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UpgradeMarket Perform ➝ Outperform$4.50
(Data available from 8/3/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
$376.02M3.56$1.81 per share6.81$3.63 per share3.40
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
$1.36B0.47$2.57 per share13.30$8.05 per share4.25
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
$13.11B0.29$2.70 per share1.37$0.46 per share8.04
Sterling Check Corp. stock logo
STER
Sterling Check
$719.64M2.28$1.42 per share11.82$7.44 per share2.25
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
$64.62M$0.6618.70N/A19.86%31.54%11.08%8/5/2025 (Estimated)
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
$50.41M$2.3912.7610.36N/A3.59%30.34%13.76%N/A
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
-$55M-$0.31N/AN/AN/A-9.19%-54.25%-0.59%N/A
Sterling Check Corp. stock logo
STER
Sterling Check
-$120K-$0.17N/A21.46N/A-2.07%7.73%3.94%N/A

Latest LUMN, STER, KFRC, and ADEA Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/5/2025Q2 2025
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
$0.24N/AN/AN/A$91.01 millionN/A
7/31/2025Q2 2025
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
-$0.24-$0.03+$0.21-$0.92$3.11 billion$3.09 billion
7/28/2025N/A
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
$0.60$0.59-$0.01N/A$333.78 million$334.32 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
$0.201.62%N/A30.30%N/A
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
$1.564.56%N/A65.27%N/A
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Sterling Check Corp. stock logo
STER
Sterling Check
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest LUMN, STER, KFRC, and ADEA Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/29/2025
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
quarterly$0.394%9/12/20259/12/20259/26/2025
5/5/2025
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
quarterly$0.051.5%5/27/20255/27/20256/17/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
1.13
2.94
2.94
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
0.16
2.06
2.06
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
59.98
1.21
1.21
Sterling Check Corp. stock logo
STER
Sterling Check
0.73
1.62
1.62

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
97.36%
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
92.77%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
66.19%
Sterling Check Corp. stock logo
STER
Sterling Check
84.34%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
0.40%
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
4.40%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
2.30%
Sterling Check Corp. stock logo
STER
Sterling Check
9.90%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Adeia Inc. stock logo
ADEA
Adeia
120108.50 million108.07 millionOptionable
Kforce Inc. stock logo
KFRC
Kforce
12,00018.63 million18.03 millionOptionable
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
25,0001.03 billion1.00 billionOptionable
Sterling Check Corp. stock logo
STER
Sterling Check
5,70097.99 million88.29 millionOptionable

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Adeia stock logo

Adeia NASDAQ:ADEA

$12.34 -0.61 (-4.71%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$12.34 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 08/1/2025 04:20 PM Eastern
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Adeia Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and semiconductor intellectual property licensing company in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and internationally. The company licenses its patent portfolios across various markets, including multichannel video programming distributors comprising cable, satellite, and telecommunications television providers that aggregate and distribute linear content over networks, as well as television providers that aggregate and stream linear content over broadband networks; over-the-top video service providers and social media companies, such as subscription video-on-demand and advertising-supported streaming service providers, as well as content providers, networks, and media companies. It also licenses consumer electronics manufacturers, which includes producers of smart televisions, streaming media devices, video game consoles, mobile devices, content storage devices, and other connected media devices; semiconductors, including providers of sensors, radio frequency components, memory, and logic devices; and social media companies that allow users to stream and upload user-generated content. The company licenses its innovations under the Adeia brand name. Adeia Inc. was formerly known as Xperi Corporation and changed its name to Adeia Inc. in December 2019. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Kforce stock logo

Kforce NASDAQ:KFRC

$34.20 -0.65 (-1.87%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$34.22 +0.02 (+0.07%)
As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern
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Kforce Inc. provides professional staffing services and solutions in the United States. It operates through two segments, Technology, and Finance and Accounting (FA). The Technology segment provides talent solutions to its clients primarily in the areas of information technology, such as systems/applications architecture and development, data management and analytics, business and artificial intelligence, machine learning, project and program management, and network architecture and security. This segment serves clients in various industries comprising financial and business services, communications, insurance, retail, and technology industries. The FA businesses segment offers talent solutions to its clients in areas, including financial planning and analysis, business intelligence analysis, general accounting, transactional accounting, business and cost analysis, and taxation and treasury. It also provides consultants in lower skilled areas comprising loan servicing and support, customer and call center support, data entry, and other administrative roles. This segment serves clients in various industries, including financial and business services, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

Lumen Technologies stock logo

Lumen Technologies NYSE:LUMN

$3.70 -0.75 (-16.85%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$3.74 +0.04 (+1.22%)
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Lumen Technologies, Inc., a facilities-based technology and communications company, provides various integrated products and services to business and residential customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Business and Mass Markets. It offers dark fiber, edge cloud services, internet protocol, managed security, software-defined wide area networks, secure access service edge, unified communications and collaboration, and optical wavelengths services; ethernet and VPN data networks services; and legacy services to manage cash flow, including time division multiplexing voice, private line, and other legacy services, as well as sells communication equipment, and IT solutions. The company also provides high speed and lower speed broadband service to residential and small business customers; local and long-distance voice services, professional services, and other ancillary services; and federal broadband and state support programs. It serves its products and services under the Lumen, Quantum Fiber, and CenturyLink brands. The company was formerly known as CenturyLink, Inc. and changed its name to Lumen Technologies, Inc. in September 2020. Lumen Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana.

Sterling Check stock logo

Sterling Check NASDAQ:STER

Sterling Check Corp. provides technology-enabled background and identity verification services in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers identity verification services, such as telecom and device verification, identification document verification, facial recognition with biometric matching, social security number verification, and live video chat identification proofing; fingerprinting; background checks, including criminal record checks, sex offender registries, civil court records, motor vehicle and driving license records, executive investigations, credit reports, social media searches, and contingent workforce solutions; liens, judgments, and bankruptcies; and sanctions, risk, and compliance checks. It also provides credential verification services, which include employment verification, education verification, credential verification, professional reference checks, and department of transportation; drug and health screening; onboarding solutions, including Sterling I-9 that integrates a suite of screening and onboarding services and onboarding forms; and workforce, medical license, and motor vehicle records monitoring solutions. The company's services are delivered through its cloud-based technology platform that empowers organizations with real-time and data-driven insights to conduct and manage their employment screening programs. It serves a client base in a range of industries, such as healthcare, gig economy, financial and business services, industrials, retail, contingent, technology, media and entertainment, transportation and logistics, hospitality, education, and government. The company was formerly known as Sterling Ultimate Parent Corp. and changed its name to Sterling Check Corp. in August 2021. Sterling Check Corp. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Independence, Ohio.