What is William Blair’s Forecast for Kforce Q3 Earnings?

Kforce Inc. (NASDAQ:KFRC) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kforce in a report released on Tuesday, February 4th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.98 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Kforce’s current full-year earnings is $2.68 per share.

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

Kforce Stock Performance

NASDAQ KFRC opened at $52.43 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.08 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.06 and a current ratio of 2.06. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $57.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.85. Kforce has a fifty-two week low of $52.08 and a fifty-two week high of $74.79.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kforce

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KFRC. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Kforce during the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Kforce by 58.0% during the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 496 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 182 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings 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. lifted its holdings in Kforce by 197.3% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,396 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $147,000 after buying an additional 1,590 shares during the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Kforce during the fourth quarter worth approximately $206,000. 92.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kforce Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. This is a positive change from Kforce’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.98%. Kforce’s dividend payout ratio is 52.41%.

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.