Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Kforce Q1 Earnings

Kforce Inc. (NASDAQ:KFRC - Free Report) - William Blair upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Kforce in a report released on Tuesday, February 4th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $0.48 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Kforce's current full-year earnings is $2.70 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kforce's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.32 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on KFRC. Truist Financial dropped their price target on Kforce from $68.00 to $58.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Sidoti upgraded shares of Kforce from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $71.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Kforce from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, November 30th.

Kforce Price Performance

NASDAQ:KFRC traded down $0.71 on Wednesday, reaching $51.68. 234,007 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 99,381. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $56.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $59.74. Kforce has a 12 month low of $51.11 and a 12 month high of $74.79. The firm has a market cap of $986.00 million, a PE ratio of 19.28 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a quick ratio of 2.06, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Kforce Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.02%. This is a boost from Kforce's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. Kforce's dividend payout ratio is currently 56.72%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kforce

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KFRC. Tributary Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Kforce by 38.3% during the 4th quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 422,930 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $23,980,000 after buying an additional 117,231 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Kforce in the fourth quarter valued at $5,146,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kforce in the fourth quarter valued at $4,951,000. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kforce by 28.4% during the 3rd quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 186,016 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $11,431,000 after purchasing an additional 41,180 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Kforce by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 758,963 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $43,033,000 after purchasing an additional 39,800 shares during the period. 92.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Kforce Company Profile

Kforce Inc provides professional staffing services and solutions in the United States. It operates through two segments, Technology, and Finance and Accounting (FA). The Technology segment provides talent solutions to its clients primarily in the areas of information technology, such as systems/applications architecture and development, data management and analytics, business and artificial intelligence, machine learning, project and program management, and network architecture and security.