William Blair Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for Kforce

Kforce Inc. (NASDAQ:KFRC) – Equities research analysts at William Blair boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Kforce in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 4th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Kforce’s current full-year earnings is $2.68 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.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com raised Kforce from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 30th. Sidoti raised Kforce from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $71.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price target on Kforce from $68.00 to $58.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th.

Kforce Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:KFRC opened at $53.84 on Wednesday. Kforce has a 12-month low of $52.96 and a 12-month high of $74.79. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $57.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $59.90. The firm has a market cap of $1.03 billion, a PE ratio of 18.56 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.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kforce

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KFRC. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Kforce during the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Kforce by 58.0% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 496 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Kforce by 259.5% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,535 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $95,000 after purchasing an additional 1,108 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Kforce by 197.3% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,396 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $147,000 after purchasing an additional 1,590 shares during the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Kforce during the 4th quarter worth approximately $206,000. Institutional investors own 92.77% of the company’s stock.

Kforce Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This is a boost from Kforce’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.90%. Kforce’s dividend payout ratio is presently 58.21%.

About Kforce

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.