Kforce Inc.

NYSE:KFRC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$811.2m

Kforce Valuation

Is KFRC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

6/6

Valuation Score 6/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of KFRC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$147.89
Fair Value
69.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
4
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: KFRC ($44.73) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($147.89)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KFRC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KFRC?

Key metric: As KFRC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KFRC. This is calculated by dividing KFRC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KFRC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio16.1x
EarningsUS$50.41m
Market CapUS$811.22m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KFRC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KFRC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average43.8x
HSII Heidrick & Struggles International
90.8x67.6%US$796.0m
FVRR Fiverr International
48.7x22.0%US$906.7m
BBSI Barrett Business Services
19.8x10.5%US$1.0b
MAN ManpowerGroup
15.9x23.9%US$2.4b
KFRC Kforce
16.1x7.2%US$811.2m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KFRC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.1x) compared to the peer average (43.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KFRC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Professional Services Industry?

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CNDT Conduent
0.8x-123.7%US$333.37m
RHLD Resolute Holdings Management
2xn/aUS$233.61m
ALJJ ALJ Regional Holdings
0.7xn/aUS$70.26m
AERT Aeries Technology
1.9xn/aUS$29.46m
KFRC 16.1xIndustry Avg. 20.8xNo. of Companies10PE01224364860+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KFRC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.1x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (20.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KFRC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

KFRC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.1x
Fair PE Ratio17.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KFRC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.9x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst KFRC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$44.73
US$60.75
+35.8%
13.1%US$71.00US$50.00n/a4
Apr ’26US$49.36
US$62.75
+27.1%
9.0%US$71.00US$57.00n/a4
Mar ’26US$50.12
US$62.75
+25.2%
9.0%US$71.00US$57.00n/a4
Feb ’26US$55.73
US$64.75
+16.2%
9.0%US$71.00US$58.00n/a4
Jan ’26US$56.70
US$64.75
+14.2%
9.0%US$71.00US$58.00n/a4
Dec ’25US$59.99
US$64.75
+7.9%
9.0%US$71.00US$58.00n/a4
Nov ’25US$55.85
US$64.75
+15.9%
9.0%US$71.00US$58.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$60.53
US$68.75
+13.6%
2.8%US$71.00US$66.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$65.59
US$68.75
+4.8%
2.8%US$71.00US$66.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$67.40
US$68.75
+2.0%
2.8%US$71.00US$66.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$60.98
US$69.00
+13.2%
3.1%US$71.00US$66.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$61.81
US$69.00
+11.6%
3.1%US$71.00US$66.00n/a4
May ’25US$62.78
US$70.00
+11.5%
1.7%US$71.00US$68.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$70.00
US$70.75
+1.1%
1.2%US$72.00US$70.00US$49.364
Mar ’25US$69.96
US$70.75
+1.1%
1.2%US$72.00US$70.00US$50.124
Feb ’25US$68.72
US$67.75
-1.4%
5.2%US$71.00US$62.00US$55.734
Jan ’25US$67.56
US$63.25
-6.4%
7.9%US$71.00US$57.00US$56.704
Dec ’24US$68.99
US$63.25
-8.3%
7.9%US$71.00US$57.00US$59.994
Nov ’24US$60.76
US$63.25
+4.1%
7.9%US$71.00US$57.00US$55.854
Oct ’24US$59.66
US$63.50
+6.4%
7.9%US$71.00US$57.00US$60.534
Sep ’24US$63.36
US$63.50
+0.2%
7.9%US$71.00US$57.00US$65.594
Aug ’24US$59.53
US$63.00
+5.8%
8.0%US$71.00US$57.00US$67.404
Jul ’24US$62.66
US$64.75
+3.3%
10.1%US$75.00US$57.00US$60.984
Jun ’24US$57.44
US$65.67
+14.3%
11.2%US$75.00US$57.00US$61.813
May ’24US$59.45
US$71.67
+20.5%
8.7%US$80.00US$65.00US$62.783
Apr ’24US$63.24
US$71.67
+13.3%
8.7%US$80.00US$65.00US$70.003
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 4 Analysts
US$60.75
Fair Value
26.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
4
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/16 23:13
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/16 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Kforce Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark MarconBaird
Kevin McVeighCredit Suisse
Clint FendleyDavenport & Company