Kforce (KFRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kforce Inc. (NASDAQ: KFRC) is a professional staffing and workforce-solutions firm that serves organizations across the United States. The company connects businesses with skilled professionals and provides services designed to support hiring, project delivery and workforce management.

Kforce primarily operates through two practice areas: Technology and Finance & Accounting. Its technology offerings include recruiting and placement for information technology professionals, as well as project-based and consulting services. Its finance and accounting business provides staffing and consulting support for roles such as accounting, financial analysis, audit, tax and corporate finance.

The company traces its roots to 1962 and has expanded through the development and combination of staffing businesses, adopting the Kforce name around the turn of the century. Kforce serves clients in a range of industries through its nationwide U.S. operations, while providing professionals with contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire opportunities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $51.59 to $52.16
• 50-Day Range: $51.04 to $60.31
• 52-Week Range: $24.49 to $61.68
• Volume: 7,727 shs
• Average Volume: 254,186 shs
• Market Capitalization: $927.60 million
• P/E Ratio: 19.33
• Dividend Yield: 3.09%
• Price Target: $60.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kforce Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kforce scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 250th out of 664 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: 3.4 / 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 Potential

Kforce has a consensus price target of $60.67, representing about 17.1% upside from its current price of $51.80.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kforce has only been the subject of 4 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 19.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.99.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kforce is 19.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.56.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kforce has a P/B Ratio of 6.43. 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: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Kforce pays a meaningful dividend of 3.12%, 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 75.47%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

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: 0.45

News Sentiment

Kforce has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for KFRC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Kforce to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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

• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/27/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• 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: $60.67
• High Price Target: $63.00
• Low Price Target: $59.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.18
• 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: $1.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.69
• Cash Flow: $3.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.30
• Book Value: $8.05 per share
• Price / Book: 6.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,909,000
• Free Float: 18,031,000
• Market Cap: $927.60 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.86