Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. Has $15.45 Million Stock Holdings in Kforce Inc. $KFRC

Key Points

• Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. increased its stake in Kforce by 30.7% in Q4 to 499,733 shares — worth about $15.45 million and representing roughly 2.75% of the company.
• Kforce reported Q4 EPS of $0.43 (vs. $0.47 est.) with revenue down 3.4% y/y but slightly above estimates, gave Q1 2026 EPS guidance of $0.37–$0.45, raised its quarterly dividend to $0.40 (annualized yield ~5.4%), and carries an analyst consensus of Hold with a $38.50 target.

Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Kforce Inc. (NASDAQ:KFRC - Free Report) by 30.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 499,733 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 117,290 shares during the period. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. owned approximately 2.75% of Kforce worth $15,452,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of Kforce by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 25,158 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $778,000 after purchasing an additional 1,111 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of Kforce by 1,140.5% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,776 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $148,000 after purchasing an additional 4,391 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Kforce by 244.8% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 12,841 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $397,000 after purchasing an additional 9,117 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Kforce by 117.8% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,145 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $559,000 after purchasing an additional 9,273 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Kforce by 29.6% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,868 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 427 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.77% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KFRC has been the subject of several recent research reports. Zacks Research cut Kforce from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Kforce from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Kforce from $34.50 to $39.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $38.50.

Kforce Trading Up 5.1%

Kforce stock opened at $29.68 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $28.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $29.90. The company has a quick ratio of 2.06, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock has a market cap of $540.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.07 and a beta of 0.49. Kforce Inc. has a 12 month low of $24.49 and a 12 month high of $47.48.

Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The business services provider reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $332.02 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $328.79 million. Kforce had a net margin of 3.59% and a return on equity of 30.34%. The company's revenue was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.60 EPS. Kforce has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.370-0.450 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Kforce Inc. will post 2.7 EPS for the current 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 paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.4%. This is an increase from Kforce's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. Kforce's dividend payout ratio is currently 81.22%.

About Kforce

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.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.