Copeland Capital Management LLC Sells 31,401 Shares of Kforce Inc. $KFRC

Key Points

• Copeland Capital Management cut its stake in Kforce by 6.7%, selling 31,401 shares and leaving it with 439,811 shares (about 2.42% of the company) valued at $13.6 million per its latest 13F filing.
• Kforce missed Q4 EPS expectations with $0.43 vs. $0.47 estimated while reporting $332.0 million in revenue (down 3.4% YoY); management set Q1 2026 guidance of $0.370–0.450 EPS and the stock trades near $31.92 with a P/E of ~11.9.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.40 (a $1.60 annual payout, ~5.0% yield) amid heavy institutional ownership (~92.8%), and analysts hold an average "Hold" rating with a $38.50 average target.

Copeland Capital Management LLC decreased its stake in shares of Kforce Inc. (NASDAQ:KFRC - Free Report) by 6.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 439,811 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 31,401 shares during the quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC owned approximately 2.42% of Kforce worth $13,599,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KFRC. New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its stake in Kforce by 297.5% in the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 63,194 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,895,000 after purchasing an additional 47,298 shares in the last quarter. New South Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Kforce by 18.1% during the 3rd quarter. New South Capital Management Inc. now owns 709,550 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $21,272,000 after purchasing an additional 108,507 shares in the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. raised its position in Kforce by 391.9% during the 3rd quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 382,443 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $11,466,000 after purchasing an additional 304,690 shares in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its holdings in shares of Kforce by 183.6% in the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 38,045 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,141,000 after buying an additional 24,631 shares during the period. Finally, Tributary Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Kforce by 93.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 827,046 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $24,795,000 after buying an additional 398,471 shares in the last quarter. 92.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on KFRC. Zacks Research lowered Kforce from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Kforce from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. William Blair raised shares of Kforce from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Kforce from $34.50 to $39.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Kforce currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $38.50.

Kforce Stock Down 6.7%

Kforce stock opened at $31.92 on Friday. Kforce Inc. has a 1-year low of $24.49 and a 1-year high of $47.48. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $28.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $29.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 2.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $581.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.49.

Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The business services provider reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by ($0.04). Kforce had a net margin of 3.59% and a return on equity of 30.34%. The business had revenue of $332.02 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $328.79 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.60 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. Kforce has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.370-0.450 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Kforce Inc. will post 2.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kforce Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.0%. This is an increase from Kforce's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. Kforce's dividend payout ratio is currently 81.22%.

Kforce Profile

Kforce Inc is a professional staffing services firm headquartered in Tampa, Florida, trading on NASDAQ under the symbol KFRC. The company specializes in connecting organizations with skilled talent in technology, finance and accounting, and related business functions. Through a nationwide network of offices, Kforce partners with clients across industries to deliver both flexible contract staffing and direct hire placement solutions.

Kforce's core offerings include temporary staffing, permanent placement, and project-based consulting engagements.

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