Kforce Inc (KFRC) is overvalued and Korn Ferry (KFY) is undervalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, KFY trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +29%, against -186% for KFRC.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 9.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $18.16; the price of $51.99 is 186% above that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 65/100 on 9 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 10.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $106.60; the price of $75.86 is 29% below that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 84/100 on 3 of 12 signals
| Metric | KFRC | KFY |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Overvalued | Undervalued |
| Price | $51.99 | $75.86 |
| Intrinsic value | $18.16 | $106.60 |
| Margin of safety | -186% | +29% |
| Leak Score | 65/100 (9/12) | 84/100 (3/12) |
| Market cap | $931M | $4.1B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | -1.0% | 10.1% |
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 13.4% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 9.2% |
| Return on equity | 28.3% | 14.2% |
| Debt to equity | 0.99 | 0.30 |
| P/E | 24.8x | 14.3x |
| Forward P/E | 16.8x | 11.9x |
| P/B | 7.5x | 1.9x |
| Dividend yield | 3.1% | 2.9% |