Kforce (KFRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kforce Inc. is a professional staffing and solutions firm headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The company helps organizations address workforce needs by providing qualified professionals, consulting services and project-based solutions, with a focus on technology and finance and accounting.

Through its Technology segment, Kforce provides talent and services in areas such as software development, data management, cloud computing, cybersecurity and information technology infrastructure. Its Finance and Accounting segment supplies professionals for functions including accounting, financial analysis, audit, tax, compliance and corporate finance. Services may include contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire staffing, as well as managed and consultative solutions.

Kforce primarily serves businesses and other organizations throughout the United States. The company traces its roots to 1962 and has evolved through the development and expansion of its staffing and professional-services operations. Kforce is led by Joseph J. Liberatore, who serves as chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $50.50 to $52.44
• 50-Day Range: $50.56 to $60.31
• 52-Week Range: $24.49 to $61.68
• Volume: 152,807 shs
• Average Volume: 249,911 shs
• Market Capitalization: $914.90 million
• P/E Ratio: 19.06
• Dividend Yield: 3.13%
• Price Target: $60.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kforce Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kforce scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 280th out of 657 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: 3.3 / 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 18.8% upside from its current price of $51.09.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kforce has only been the subject of 3 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 19.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kforce is 19.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.59.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kforce has a P/B Ratio of 6.35. 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 3.11%, 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: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.22

News Sentiment

Kforce has a news sentiment score of 0.22. 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 0.50 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.

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: 10/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/26/2026
• 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: +18.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.92
• 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: 0.68
• Cash Flow: $3.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.30
• Book Value: $8.05 per share
• Price / Book: 6.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,909,000
• Free Float: 18,031,000
• Market Cap: $914.90 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90