Kforce (KFRC) Competitors $30.69 +0.63 (+2.10%) Closing price 09/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.67 -0.02 (-0.07%) As of 04:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KFRC vs. CCRN, ASGN, KFY, RHI, NSP, MAN, BBSI, HSII, KELYA, and TBIShould you be buying Kforce stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kforce include Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), ASGN (ASGN), Korn/Ferry International (KFY), Robert Half (RHI), Insperity (NSP), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Kelly Services (KELYA), and TrueBlue (TBI). Kforce vs. Its Competitors Cross Country Healthcare ASGN Korn/Ferry International Robert Half Insperity ManpowerGroup Barrett Business Services Heidrick & Struggles International Kelly Services TrueBlue Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) and Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation. Do analysts rate CCRN or KFRC? Cross Country Healthcare currently has a consensus price target of $17.93, indicating a potential upside of 35.53%. Kforce has a consensus price target of $52.33, indicating a potential upside of 70.52%. Given Kforce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kforce is more favorable than Cross Country Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cross Country Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Kforce 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CCRN or KFRC? Kforce has higher revenue and earnings than Cross Country Healthcare. Cross Country Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCross Country Healthcare$1.34B0.32-$14.56M-$0.26-50.88Kforce$1.36B0.42$50.41M$2.3912.84 Does the media prefer CCRN or KFRC? In the previous week, Cross Country Healthcare had 5 more articles in the media than Kforce. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Cross Country Healthcare and 0 mentions for Kforce. Cross Country Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Kforce's score of 0.00 indicating that Cross Country Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Cross Country Healthcare Positive Kforce Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in CCRN or KFRC? 96.0% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Kforce shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Kforce shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, CCRN or KFRC? Cross Country Healthcare has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kforce has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CCRN or KFRC more profitable? Kforce has a net margin of 3.59% compared to Cross Country Healthcare's net margin of -0.70%. Kforce's return on equity of 30.34% beat Cross Country Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cross Country Healthcare-0.70% 1.72% 1.24% Kforce 3.59%30.34%13.76% SummaryKforce beats Cross Country Healthcare on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kforce News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KFRC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KFRC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKforceHelp supply services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$570.82M$398.56M$27.85B$10.42BDividend Yield5.19%5.19%2.76%4.61%P/E Ratio11.45134.2427.0926.42Price / Sales0.420.38758.41127.65Price / Cash13.309.7928.2061.52Price / Book3.8111.937.856.39Net Income$50.41M$9.09M$200.28M$271.13M7 Day Performance-0.26%0.23%1.25%0.93%1 Month Performance-6.69%-1.57%12.91%7.52%1 Year Performance-49.46%-49.46%50.91%30.06% Kforce Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KFRCKforce4.0861 of 5 stars$30.69+2.1%$52.33+70.5%-49.8%$570.82M$1.36B11.4512,000Positive NewsCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.7824 of 5 stars$13.16+4.9%$17.93+36.2%-3.4%$411.16M$1.34B-50.628,205Positive NewsASGNASGN3.976 of 5 stars$51.30-0.4%$61.67+20.2%-46.7%$2.26B$4.10B16.243,200KFYKorn/Ferry International4.5105 of 5 stars$72.54+0.4%$81.00+11.7%-2.8%$3.79B$2.76B15.409,253Positive NewsBuyback AnnouncementRHIRobert Half4.8816 of 5 stars$34.98-1.3%$45.83+31.0%-49.1%$3.61B$5.80B19.9914,700Analyst DowngradeNSPInsperity4.6046 of 5 stars$51.97-1.8%$58.33+12.3%-41.3%$1.99B$6.58B49.024,500MANManpowerGroup4.63 of 5 stars$38.14-0.7%$48.20+26.4%-47.1%$1.78B$17.85B-100.3726,700BBSIBarrett Business Services4.5918 of 5 stars$46.81-0.1%$47.00+0.4%+23.0%$1.20B$1.14B23.063,658Positive NewsInsider TradeHSIIHeidrick & Struggles International3.1779 of 5 stars$49.99+0.2%$51.00+2.0%+30.9%$1.03B$1.12B31.442,201Positive NewsKELYAKelly Services4.7241 of 5 stars$13.78+1.0%$25.00+81.4%-38.7%$480.83M$4.33B-68.904,200Analyst ForecastInsider TradeTBITrueBlue3.0635 of 5 stars$6.17+3.0%$8.00+29.7%-17.7%$179.11M$1.57B-5.374,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CCRN Alternatives ASGN Alternatives KFY Alternatives RHI Alternatives NSP Alternatives MAN Alternatives BBSI Alternatives HSII Alternatives KELYA Alternatives TBI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KFRC) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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