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Exponent (EXPO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$77.83 -0.69 (-0.88%)
As of 02:27 PM Eastern
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About Exponent Stock (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$76.18
$78.81
50-Day Range
$78.52
$93.67
52-Week Range
$76.37
$115.75
Volume
475,254 shs
Average Volume
234,827 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.96 billion
P/E Ratio
36.70
Dividend Yield
1.54%
Price Target
$120.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

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.

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Exponent Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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80th Percentile Overall Score

EXPO MarketRank™: 

Exponent scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 60th out of 316 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Exponent's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 36.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.22.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Exponent is 36.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.00.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Exponent has a P/B Ratio of 9.34. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Exponent's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.20% 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 5.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Exponent has recently increased by 7.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Exponent pays a meaningful dividend of 1.46%, 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.

  • Read more about Exponent's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.20% 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 5.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Exponent has recently increased by 7.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Exponent has a news sentiment score of 1.01. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Exponent this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for EXPO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Exponent to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Exponent's insider trading history.
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EXPO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Exponent's stock was trading at $89.10 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, EXPO stock has decreased by 13.1% and is now trading at $77.4660.
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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 the consensus estimate 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%.

Exponent shares split on the morning of Thursday, June 7th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, May 15th 2018. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, June 6th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Exponent subsidiaries include these companies: Dennis Publishing.

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.

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
4/04/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Management consulting services
Sub-Industry
Research & Consulting Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:EXPO
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
+52.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
37.04
Forward P/E Ratio
39.66
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$109 million
Pretax Margin
26.39%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$558.51 million
Cash Flow
$1.98 per share
Price / Cash Flow
39.60
Book Value
$8.29 per share
Price / Book
9.47

Miscellaneous

Free Float
49,698,000
Market Cap
$3.99 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.77

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This page (NASDAQ:EXPO) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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