Kforce (KFRC) Competitors $42.07 +0.58 (+1.39%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$42.08 +0.01 (+0.03%) As of 04:04 PM 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 analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk. Which has more volatility & risk, CCRN or KFRC? Cross Country Healthcare has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kforce has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% 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 -1.41%. 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-1.41% 2.56% 1.84% Kforce 3.59%30.34%13.76% Do analysts prefer CCRN or KFRC? Cross Country Healthcare currently has a consensus target price of $17.93, indicating a potential upside of 49.42%. Kforce has a consensus target price of $53.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.57%. Given Cross Country Healthcare's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cross Country Healthcare is more favorable than Kforce.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 Does the media refer more to CCRN or KFRC? In the previous week, Cross Country Healthcare and Cross Country Healthcare both had 1 articles in the media. Kforce's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Cross Country Healthcare's score of 0.63 indicating that Kforce is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Cross Country Healthcare Positive Kforce Very Positive Which has stronger 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$1.34B0.29-$14.56M-$0.53-22.64Kforce$1.38B0.57$50.41M$2.5516.50 Do insiders & 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryKforce beats Cross Country Healthcare on 12 of the 15 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KFRC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$783.73M$450.01M$15.07B$9.32BDividend Yield3.55%3.55%2.73%4.03%P/E Ratio15.70124.9628.2219.75Price / Sales0.570.41566.49182.50Price / Cash13.309.7926.3357.96Price / Book5.2311.756.445.67Net Income$50.41M$9.09M$197.26M$257.98M7 Day Performance-5.06%-2.34%0.58%0.56%1 Month Performance4.43%4.46%5.50%8.88%1 Year Performance-37.99%-37.99%22.08%14.24% Kforce Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KFRCKforce4.4429 of 5 stars$42.07+1.4%$53.67+27.6%-35.1%$783.73M$1.38B15.7012,000Positive NewsCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.8248 of 5 stars$12.08+0.1%$17.93+48.4%-14.3%$396.02M$1.26B-22.798,205ASGNASGN3.6145 of 5 stars$48.46-0.3%$63.67+31.4%-51.8%$2.13B$4.10B13.813,200News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownKFYKorn/Ferry International4.5207 of 5 stars$74.02+0.6%$81.00+9.4%+5.6%$3.82B$2.76B16.029,253RHIRobert Half4.9416 of 5 stars$41.11-2.3%$48.71+18.5%-37.3%$4.20B$5.80B20.5514,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNSPInsperity4.4998 of 5 stars$58.51+0.1%$80.00+36.7%-40.0%$2.20B$6.64B34.834,500MANManpowerGroup4.547 of 5 stars$43.52-1.3%$48.20+10.8%-39.7%$2.01B$17.54B18.9226,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBBSIBarrett Business Services4.2775 of 5 stars$43.61+1.3%$45.00+3.2%+27.5%$1.12B$1.17B22.363,658HSIIHeidrick & Struggles International2.1225 of 5 stars$47.14+0.6%$49.00+3.9%+42.3%$972.03M$1.12B134.692,201KELYAKelly Services4.5057 of 5 stars$12.34-1.0%$25.00+102.6%-43.4%$430.52M$4.45B-20.574,200Positive NewsTBITrueBlue3.6692 of 5 stars$6.11-1.7%$10.00+63.8%-39.6%$182.32M$1.53B-1.334,200Positive News 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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