TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ Kforce Inc. (KFRC) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $21.2 million.

The Tampa, Florida-based company said it had net income of $1 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 91 cents per share.

The staffing company posted revenue of $403.6 million in the period.

Kforce shares have risen 50% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $63.09, more than doubling in the last 12 months.

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