Exponent (EXPO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Exponent, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a science and engineering consulting company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. The Engineering and Other Scientific segment provides services in the areas of biomechanics, biomedical engineering and sciences, buildings and structures, civil engineering, construction consulting, data sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, human factors, materials and corrosion engineering, mechanical engineering, polymer science and materials chemistry, thermal sciences, and vehicle engineering. The Environmental and Health segment offers services in the areas of chemical regulation and food safety, ecological and biological sciences, environmental and earth sciences, and health sciences. The company offers approximately 90 technical disciplines to solve pressing and complicated challenges facing stakeholders. It serves clients in chemical, construction, consumer products, energy, food, beverage and nutrition, government, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, technology, industrial equipment, transportation, and other sectors of the economy. The company was formerly known as The Failure Group, Inc. and changed its name to Exponent, Inc. in 1998. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $77.60 to $80.25
• 50-Day Range: $75.72 to $90.52
• 52-Week Range: $73.83 to $115.75
• Volume: 302,366 shs
• Average Volume: 242,478 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: 36.92
• Dividend Yield: 1.53%
• Price Target: $120.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Exponent Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Exponent scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 66th out of 321 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Exponent has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Exponent has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.60%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Exponent are expected to grow by 9.60% in the coming year, from $1.98 to $2.17 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Exponent is 36.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Exponent is 36.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 29.49.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Exponent has a P/B Ratio of 9.44. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.98% of the float of Exponent has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Exponent has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Exponent has recently decreased by 6.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Exponent pays a meaningful dividend of 1.52%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Exponent has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Exponent is 56.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Exponent will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.30% next year. This indicates that Exponent will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.98% of the float of Exponent has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Exponent has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Exponent has recently decreased by 6.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.40

News Sentiment

Exponent has a news sentiment score of 1.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Exponent this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Exponent to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Exponent insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $149,174.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.10% of the stock of Exponent is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.37% of the stock of Exponent is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EXPO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EXPO shares performed this year?

Exponent's stock was trading at $89.10 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, EXPO stock has decreased by 12.1% and is now trading at $78.28.
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How were Exponent's earnings last quarter?

Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 6th. The business services provider reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.06. Exponent had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.27% and a net margin of 19.52%.
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When did Exponent's stock split?

Exponent shares split before market open on Thursday, June 7th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, May 15th 2018. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, June 6th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Does Exponent have any subsidiaries?

Exponent subsidiaries include these companies: Dennis Publishing.

Who are Exponent's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Exponent include Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (5.46%), Fenimore Asset Management Inc (0.38%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.36%) and Bridge City Capital LLC (0.11%). Insiders that own company stock include Paul R Johnston, Maureen T F Reitman, John Pye, Steven J Murray, Sally Shepard, Harri Kytomaa, Carol Lindstrom, Richard Reiss, Bradley A James, Eric Guyer and Joseph Rakow.
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How do I buy shares of Exponent?

Shares of EXPO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Exponent own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Exponent investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Visa (V), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/06/2025
• Record date for 3/21 Dividend: 3/07/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/21 Dividend: 3/07/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/21/2025
• Today: 4/20/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/01/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Management consulting services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EXPO
• CIK: 851520
• Web: www.exponent.com
• Phone: (650) 326-9400
• Fax: 650-326-8072
• Employees: 1,310
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $120.00
• High Stock Price Target: $120.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $120.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +53.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 36.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 39.54
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $109 million
• Net Margins: 19.52%
• Pretax Margin: 26.39%
• Return on Equity: 27.27%
• Return on Assets: 15.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.74
• Quick Ratio: 3.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $558.51 million
• Price / Sales: 7.12
• Cash Flow: $1.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 39.60
• Book Value: $8.29 per share
• Price / Book: 9.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,818,000
• Free Float: 49,698,000
• Market Cap: $3.98 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.84