How to buy Kforce stock (KFRC)

Kforce is a staffing & employment services business based in the US. Kforce shares (KFRC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $56.21 – a decrease of 5.97% over the previous week. Kforce employs 1,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.4 billion.

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Kforce stock price (NASDAQ: KFRC)

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Kforce shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$56.21
52-week range	$52.63 - $73.01
50-day moving average more info button	$58.40
200-day moving average more info button	$62.84
Wall St. target price	$63.00
PE ratio more info button	19.5034
Dividend yield more info button	$1.5 (2.6%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.90

Is it a good time to buy Kforce stock?

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Kforce price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $56.21 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-5.97%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-3.62%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-9.98%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-9.29%

1 year (2023-12-22)	-17.41%
2 years (2022-12-22)	10.03%
3 years (2021-12-22)	69.5846
5 years (2019-12-20)	51.23%

Is Kforce stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Kforce stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Kforce's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Kforce's P/E ratio

Kforce's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 20x. In other words, Kforce shares trade at around 20x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Kforce's PEG ratio

Kforce's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.43. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Kforce's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Kforce's EBITDA

Kforce's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $73.3 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Kforce's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Kforce financials

Revenue TTM	$1.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	5.3%
Gross profit TTM	$501.1 million
Return on assets TTM	11.84%
Return on equity TTM	31.8%
Profit margin	3.87%
Book value	$9.07
Market Capitalization more info button	$1.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Kforce share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 52.41% of net profits

Recently Kforce has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Kforce shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Kforce's case, that would currently equate to about $1.5 per share.

Kforce's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Kforce's most recent dividend payout was on 19 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 5 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Kforce's shares ever split?

Kforce's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 19 October 1997 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Kforce shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Kforce shares which in turn could have impacted Kforce's share price.

Kforce share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Kforce's shares have ranged in value from as little as $52.6287 up to $73.0134. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Kforce's is 0.889. This would suggest that Kforce's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Kforce overview

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. This segment serves clients in various industries comprising financial and business services, communications, insurance, retail, and technology industries. The FA businesses segment offers talent solutions to its clients in areas, including financial planning and analysis, business intelligence analysis, general accounting, transactional accounting, business and cost analysis, and taxation and treasury. It also provides consultants in lower skilled areas comprising loan servicing and support, customer and call center support, data entry, and other administrative roles.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Kforce is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 5.617% of Kforce shares are held by insiders and 93.069% by institutions. How many people work for Kforce?
Latest data suggests 1,700 work at Kforce. When does the fiscal year end for Kforce?
Kforce's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Kforce based?
Kforce's address is: 1150 Assembly Drive, Tampa, FL, United States, 33607 What is Kforce's ISIN number?
Kforce's international securities identification number is: US4937321010 What is Kforce's CUSIP number?
Kforce's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 775835101