Kforce (KFRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kforce Inc. is a professional staffing and business solutions firm that connects organizations with skilled workers and provides services designed to support workforce and project needs. The company primarily operates through its Technology and Finance & Accounting segments.

Kforce Technology provides staffing, consulting, and project-based solutions for areas such as application development, data management, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and other information technology functions. Kforce Finance & Accounting supplies professionals for accounting, finance, audit, tax, and related business roles, including temporary, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire placements.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Kforce serves clients across the United States through its recruiting and delivery network. The company traces its origins to 1962 and was previously known as Romac International before adopting the Kforce name in 1999.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $57.00 to $59.91
• 50-Day Range: $50.41 to $58.50
• 52-Week Range: $24.49 to $61.75
• Volume: 242,427 shs
• Average Volume: 251,566 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.37
• Dividend Yield: 2.79%
• Price Target: $63.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kforce Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kforce scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 329th out of 658 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Kforce has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Kforce is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kforce has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.22%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kforce are expected to grow by 22.22% in the coming year, from $2.70 to $3.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kforce is 21.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.06.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kforce is 21.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 33.44.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kforce has a P/B Ratio of 7.12. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for KFRC.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Kforce pays a meaningful dividend of 2.80%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Kforce does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kforce is 66.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kforce will have a dividend payout ratio of 48.48% next year. This indicates that Kforce will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Sentiment

Kforce has a news sentiment score of 0.57. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Kforce this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Kforce to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kforce insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.30% of the stock of Kforce is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.77% of the stock of Kforce is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/27/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Today: 10/31/2026
• Record date for 12/18 Dividend: 12/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/18 Dividend: 12/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Human Resource & Employment Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KFRC
• CIK: 930420
• Web: www.kforce.com
• Phone: (813) 552-5000
• Fax: 813-254-9640
• Employees: 9,600
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kforce: $63.00
• High Price Target: $66.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.37
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.21
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $50.41 million
• Net Margins: 3.59%
• Pretax Margin: 5.19%
• Return on Equity: 30.34%
• Return on Assets: 13.76%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 2.06
• Quick Ratio: 2.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.37 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.75
• Cash Flow: $4.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.30
• Book Value: $8.05 per share
• Price / Book: 7.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,908,000
• Free Float: 18,031,000
• Market Cap: $1.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90