ACTG vs. CRAI, FC, MG, OMEX, VRSK, EFX, FCN, EXPO, CBZ, and DNB
Should you be buying Acacia Research stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acacia Research include CRA International (CRAI), Franklin Covey (FC), Mistras Group (MG), Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX), Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Equifax (EFX), FTI Consulting (FCN), Exponent (EXPO), CBIZ (CBZ), and Dun & Bradstreet (DNB). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.
Acacia Research vs.
Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) and CRA International (NASDAQ:CRAI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.
In the previous week, Acacia Research and Acacia Research both had 3 articles in the media. CRA International's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Acacia Research's score of -0.21 indicating that CRA International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Acacia Research has a net margin of 31.44% compared to CRA International's net margin of 6.79%. CRA International's return on equity of 25.95% beat Acacia Research's return on equity.
Acacia Research received 106 more outperform votes than CRA International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.66% of users gave Acacia Research an outperform vote while only 59.53% of users gave CRA International an outperform vote.
Acacia Research has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CRA International has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CRA International has a consensus price target of $224.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.08%. Given CRA International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CRA International is more favorable than Acacia Research.
86.7% of Acacia Research shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.1% of CRA International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Acacia Research shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of CRA International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Acacia Research pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.9%. CRA International pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Acacia Research pays out -138.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CRA International pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Acacia Research is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Acacia Research has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CRA International. Acacia Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CRA International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
CRA International beats Acacia Research on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ACTG) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
