Kforce (KFRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In technology, the firm places professionals in roles such as software development, data analytics, infrastructure and network engineering, and cybersecurity. In finance and accounting, Kforce recruits talent for positions ranging from accounts payable specialists and financial analysts to controllers and chief financial officers. The company augments its staffing services with managed solutions and advisory capabilities designed to support large-scale digital transformation initiatives.

Serving clients across North America, Kforce’s industry expertise spans financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, insurance, energy, and government. The firm leverages proprietary recruiting technology, market intelligence, and a national bench of recruiters to rapidly source, screen, and deploy candidates who meet specific project requirements. Kforce also offers workforce advisory services, helping organizations optimize talent strategies, manage contingent workforce risk, and implement workforce analytics tools.

Founded in the early 1960s, Kforce has evolved from a regional staffing provider into a national leader in professional services and consulting. Over the decades, the company has expanded its service portfolio to address emerging workforce trends such as remote work, digital skill shortages, and managed service programs. Kforce’s senior leadership team, comprised of veterans in staffing and workforce solutions, continues to refine the firm’s strategic direction and client engagement model, emphasizing quality of hire, speed of delivery, and long-term talent partnerships.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $54.70 to $56.36
• 50-Day Range: $39.37 to $54.76
• 52-Week Range: $24.49 to $56.36
• Volume: 349,545 shs
• Average Volume: 250,199 shs
• Market Capitalization: $997.65 million
• P/E Ratio: 20.88
• Dividend Yield: 2.86%
• Price Target: $39.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kforce Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kforce scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 183rd out of 293 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 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.

Downside Risk

Kforce has a consensus price target of $39.67, representing about 29.1% downside from its current price of $55.95.

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 20.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kforce is 20.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.64.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kforce has a P/B Ratio of 6.95. 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 3.02%, 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 80.81%. 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: 0.55

News Sentiment

Kforce has a news sentiment score of 0.55. 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 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: 4/27/2026
• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Today: 7/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Help supply 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: 12,000
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kforce: $39.67
• High Price Target: $42.00
• Low Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -29.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.72
• 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: $1.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.75
• Cash Flow: $4.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.30
• Book Value: $8.05 per share
• Price / Book: 6.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,832,000
• Free Float: 18,031,000
• Market Cap: $997.65 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87