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Kforce (KFRC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$57.86 -0.49 (-0.84%)
(As of 11/19/2024 ET)

Kforce Short Interest Data

Kforce (KFRC) has a short interest of 1.16 million shares, representing 6.32% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.52% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 13.7, indicating that it would take 13.7 days of the average trading volume of 114,451 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,160,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,190,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.52%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$72.07 million
Short Interest Ratio
13.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
19,080,000 shares
Float Size
18,350,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.32%
Today's Trading Volume
102,755 shares
Average Trading Volume
114,451 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
90%
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KFRC Short Interest Over Time

KFRC Days to Cover Over Time

KFRC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Kforce Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/30/20241,160,000 shares $72.07 million -2.5%6.3%13.7 $62.13
6/15/20241,190,000 shares $72.54 million +11.2%6.5%14.4 $60.96
5/31/20241,070,000 shares $66.59 million -6.1%5.8%12.5 $62.23
5/15/20241,140,000 shares $74.04 million -10.9%6.2%12.7 $64.95
4/30/20241,280,000 shares $79.05 million +0.8%7.0%12.4 $61.76
4/15/20241,270,000 shares $81.86 million -3.1%6.9%11.9 $64.46
3/31/20241,310,000 shares $92.38 million -3.0%7.1%11.8 $70.52
3/15/20241,350,000 shares $92.54 million -1.5%7.4%11.7 $68.55
2/29/20241,370,000 shares $95.41 million -4.9%7.5%11.1 $69.64
2/15/20241,440,000 shares $99.17 million -4.6%7.7%11.6 $68.87
1/31/20241,510,000 shares $103.21 million +5.6%8.1%12.7 $68.35
1/15/20241,430,000 shares $92.72 million -1.4%7.7%12.3 $64.84
12/31/20231,450,000 shares $97.96 million No Change7.8%13.2 $67.56
12/15/20231,450,000 shares $98.51 million +1.4%7.8%13.1 $67.94
11/30/20231,430,000 shares $99.67 million +1.4%7.7%14.2 $69.70
11/15/20231,410,000 shares $91.66 million +2.9%7.6%15.2 $65.01
10/31/20231,370,000 shares $83.62 million +0.7%7.4%14.5 $61.04
10/15/20231,360,000 shares $80.34 million +0.7%7.2%12.5 $59.07
9/30/20231,350,000 shares $80.54 million +3.1%7.1%12 $59.66
9/15/20231,310,000 shares $76.43 million +4.0%6.9%11.5 $58.34
8/31/20231,260,000 shares $78.94 million +2.4%6.7%10.6 $62.65
8/15/20231,230,000 shares $74.24 million -8.9%6.5%9.3 $60.36
7/31/20231,350,000 shares $85.64 million -10.0%7.1%8.9 $63.44
7/15/20231,500,000 shares $95.22 million No Change7.8%9.6 $63.48
6/30/20231,500,000 shares $93.99 million -0.7%7.8%9.5 $62.66
6/15/20231,510,000 shares $88.86 million +0.7%7.9%8.7 $58.85
5/31/20231,500,000 shares $86.39 million +0.7%7.8%7.8 $57.59
5/15/20231,490,000 shares $83.89 million +19.2%7.8%7.2 $56.30
4/30/20231,250,000 shares $73.93 million +12.6%6.5%6.1 $59.14
4/15/20231,110,000 shares $72.80 million +7.8%5.8%6.1 $65.59
3/31/20231,030,000 shares $65.14 million +27.8%5.4%5.7 $63.24
3/15/2023805,800 shares $48.55 million +16.5%4.2%4.7 $60.25
2/28/2023691,500 shares $43.21 million -10.5%3.6%4.3 $62.49
2/15/2023772,500 shares $47.15 million -1.2%4.0%5.1 $61.04
1/31/2023781,500 shares $43.87 million -0.4%4.0%5.8 $56.13
1/15/2023784,900 shares $45.72 million -6.5%4.0%5.7 $58.25
12/30/2022839,200 shares $46.01 million +36.7%4.3%6.3 $54.83
12/15/2022614,100 shares $31.92 million +5.1%3.1%4.6 $51.98
11/30/2022584,400 shares $34.52 million -6.8%3.0%4.5 $59.07
11/15/2022627,000 shares $36.38 million -18.6%3.2%5 $58.03
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10/31/2022770,500 shares $48.75 million -10.2%3.9%6.2 $63.27
10/15/2022858,000 shares $52.06 million -4.1%4.3%7 $60.68
9/30/2022894,500 shares $52.46 million +14.8%4.5%7.3 $58.65
9/15/2022779,400 shares $47.28 million +2.0%3.9%6.1 $60.66
8/31/2022764,300 shares $41.82 million -1.2%3.8%5.9 $54.72
8/15/2022773,500 shares $44.62 million -3.3%3.9%6 $57.68
7/31/2022799,900 shares $52.67 million -0.7%4.0%6.2 $65.85
7/15/2022805,900 shares $49.29 million +8.2%4.0%6.6 $61.16
6/30/2022744,600 shares $45.67 million +13.1%3.7%6.2 $61.34
6/15/2022658,500 shares $40.90 million +13.4%3.3%5.8 $62.11
5/31/2022580,700 shares $38.14 million +42.9%2.9%5.6 $65.68
5/15/2022406,300 shares $28.73 million +23.1%2.0%3.9 $70.70
4/30/2022330,200 shares $23.13 million +9.8%1.6%3.2 $70.05
4/15/2022300,800 shares $21.90 million -4.9%1.5%2.9 $72.80
3/31/2022316,400 shares $23.40 million -10.2%1.6%2.8 $73.97
3/15/2022352,500 shares $24.77 million -0.8%1.8%3.1 $70.28
2/28/2022355,200 shares $26.70 million +1.5%1.8%3.1 $75.18
2/15/2022349,800 shares $25.37 million +1.2%1.7%3 $72.52
1/31/2022345,500 shares $23.73 million +6.2%1.7%3 $68.67
1/15/2022325,400 shares $23.57 million +2.2%1.6%2.9 $72.44
12/31/2021318,300 shares $23.94 million -17.7%1.6%3 $75.22
12/15/2021386,500 shares $28.76 million +12.6%1.9%3.6 $74.40
11/30/2021343,200 shares $26.30 million -24.4%1.7%3.1 $76.63
11/15/2021454,100 shares $35.46 million +1.6%2.2%4.2 $78.09
10/29/2021447,100 shares $28.95 million -14.7%2.2%4.1 $64.76
10/15/2021523,900 shares $33.73 million +1.1%2.6%4.9 $64.38
9/30/2021518,300 shares $30.91 million +29.6%2.6%4.7 $59.64
9/15/2021399,900 shares $24.03 million +3.8%2.0%3.6 $60.09
8/31/2021385,300 shares $22.51 million +8.0%1.9%3.8 $58.42
8/13/2021356,900 shares $21.54 million -6.4%1.8%3.7 $60.36
7/30/2021381,100 shares $23.79 million +3.8%1.9%3.9 $62.43
7/15/2021367,000 shares $22.66 million -5.8%1.8%3.7 $61.75
6/30/2021389,500 shares $24.51 million +7.7%1.9%4.1 $62.93
6/15/2021361,600 shares $22.73 million -25.2%1.8%3.7 $62.85
5/28/2021483,700 shares $30.33 million +7.3%2.4%5 $62.71
5/14/2021450,900 shares $26.83 million -1.9%2.2%4.2 $59.51
4/30/2021459,400 shares $25.73 million +1.3%2.3%4 $56.00
4/15/2021453,600 shares $25.14 million +18.8%2.2%4.1 $55.43
3/31/2021381,900 shares $20.32 million No Change1.9%3.3 $53.22
3/15/2021381,900 shares $20.76 million -6.4%2.1%3.2 $54.35
2/26/2021408,100 shares $21.18 million -10.5%2.1%3.4 $51.89
2/12/2021456,000 shares $21.63 million -15.6%2.3%4 $47.44
1/29/2021540,200 shares $23.71 million +1.8%2.7%4.8 $43.90
1/15/2021530,500 shares $23.41 million -7.2%2.7%4.8 $44.12
12/31/2020571,500 shares $24.31 million +18.6%2.9%5 $42.54
12/15/2020482,000 shares $20.28 million +18.8%2.5%4.4 $42.07
11/30/2020405,800 shares $17.06 million -15.9%2.1%3.5 $42.03
11/15/2020482,700 shares $19.31 million -2.4%2.5%4 $40.00
10/30/2020494,700 shares $17.26 million +52.6%2.5%4 $34.89
10/15/2020324,200 shares $12.13 million -2.0%1.7%2.2 $37.40
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9/30/2020330,900 shares $10.65 million -4.2%1.7%2.2 $32.17
9/15/2020345,400 shares $11.42 million -6.3%1.8%2.3 $33.06
8/31/2020368,600 shares $12.66 million -16.1%1.9%2.4 $34.34
8/14/2020439,200 shares $16.29 million -4.8%2.3%2.9 $37.08
7/31/2020461,300 shares $13.30 million +9.7%2.4%3.1 $28.84
7/15/2020420,600 shares $11.42 million +7.5%2.2%3.3 $27.14
6/30/2020391,300 shares $11.23 million -7.1%2.0%3.1 $28.71
6/15/2020421,200 shares $12.52 million +21.7%2.2%3.1 $29.73
5/29/2020346,000 shares $10.45 million -13.0%1.8%2.2 $30.20
5/15/2020397,800 shares $10.83 million +39.8%2.1%2.4 $27.23
4/30/2020284,500 shares $8.52 million -16.7%1.4%1.7 $29.95
4/15/2020341,600 shares $9.43 million +2.7%1.7%2 $27.61
3/31/2020332,500 shares $9.29 million -14.5%1.7%2 $27.93
3/13/2020388,900 shares $11.46 million +30.1%2.0%2 $29.48
2/28/2020299,000 shares $7.16 million -21.3%1.5%2 $23.93
2/14/2020379,900 shares $11.18 million -27.0%1.9%2.9 $29.44
1/31/2020520,700 shares $16.11 million -5.2%2.6%3.9 $30.94
1/15/2020549,200 shares $18.81 million -0.8%2.8%4.2 $34.25
12/31/2019553,600 shares $21.30 million -2.6%2.8%4.2 $38.47

KFRC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kforce's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Kforce shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, traders have sold 1,160,000 shares of KFRC short. 6.32% of Kforce's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kforce's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Kforce?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. KFRC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 14.0. Learn More on Kforce's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Kforce?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 6.32% of Kforce's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Kforce's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Kforce saw a drop in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,160,000 shares, a drop of 2.5% from the previous total of 1,190,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Kforce's float size?

Kforce currently has issued a total of 19,080,000 shares. Some of Kforce's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Kforce currently has a public float of 18,350,000 shares.

How does Kforce's short interest compare to its competitors?

6.32% of Kforce's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Kforce: ASGN Incorporated (3.72%), Korn Ferry (1.57%), ManpowerGroup Inc. (3.94%), Insperity, Inc. (4.47%), Barrett Business Services, Inc. (1.78%), Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (2.03%), Kelly Services, Inc. (2.33%), TrueBlue, Inc. (3.15%), Hudson Global, Inc. (0.17%), Tradeweb Markets Inc. (0.51%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.71 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.95 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.63 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.53 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.91 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.50 billion), and United Therapeutics Co. ($1.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Kforce stock?

Short selling KFRC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kforce as its price is falling. KFRC shares are trading down $0.49 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Kforce?

A short squeeze for Kforce occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of KFRC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Kforce's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including KFRC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:KFRC) was last updated on 11/20/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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