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$177.68 -6.32 (-3.43%)
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CRAI vs. EXPO, CBZ, DNB, HURN, VSEC, ICFI, FC, ACTG, MG, and OMEX

Should you be buying CRA International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CRA International include Exponent (EXPO), CBIZ (CBZ), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), VSE (VSEC), ICF International (ICFI), Franklin Covey (FC), Acacia Research (ACTG), Mistras Group (MG), and Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.

CRA International vs.

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) and CRA International (NASDAQ:CRAI) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Exponent has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CRA International. CRA International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exponent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Exponent$558.51M7.41$109M$2.1238.43
CRA International$687.41M1.76$38.48M$6.7426.41

In the previous week, CRA International had 4 more articles in the media than Exponent. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CRA International and 8 mentions for Exponent. Exponent's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat CRA International's score of 0.65 indicating that Exponent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Exponent
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
CRA International
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Exponent presently has a consensus price target of $120.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.28%. CRA International has a consensus price target of $224.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.84%. Given Exponent's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Exponent is more favorable than CRA International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Exponent
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
CRA International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Exponent has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CRA International has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Exponent received 129 more outperform votes than CRA International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.17% of users gave Exponent an outperform vote while only 59.53% of users gave CRA International an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ExponentOutperform Votes
307
63.17%
Underperform Votes
179
36.83%
CRA InternationalOutperform Votes
178
59.53%
Underperform Votes
121
40.47%

Exponent has a net margin of 19.52% compared to CRA International's net margin of 6.79%. Exponent's return on equity of 27.27% beat CRA International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Exponent19.52% 27.27% 15.24%
CRA International 6.79%25.95%9.39%

92.4% of Exponent shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.1% of CRA International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Exponent shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of CRA International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Exponent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. CRA International pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Exponent pays out 56.6% 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. Exponent has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Exponent is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Exponent beats CRA International on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CRAI vs. The Competition

MetricCRA InternationalLegal services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.21B$1.22B$7.09B$7.95B
Dividend Yield1.06%1.06%2.22%4.05%
P/E Ratio26.3926.5531.4218.79
Price / Sales1.761.76358.92119.12
Price / Cash22.5822.5831.6134.64
Price / Book5.825.834.674.21
Net Income$38.48M$38.48M$189.86M$247.07M
7 Day Performance-3.93%-3.76%-1.61%-2.44%
1 Month Performance-7.42%-7.26%-10.40%-10.43%
1 Year Performance25.37%25.59%1.49%0.94%

CRA International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRAI
CRA International
4.1054 of 5 stars
$177.68
-3.4%
$224.00
+26.1%
+30.9%$1.21B$687.41M26.36940Insider Trade
EXPO
Exponent
4.2455 of 5 stars
$84.10
-1.7%
$120.00
+42.7%
+3.7%$4.27B$558.51M39.671,320High Trading Volume
CBZ
CBIZ
4.4395 of 5 stars
$70.16
-3.4%
$86.00
+22.6%
-8.1%$3.77B$1.81B29.736,500Insider Trade
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
2.9764 of 5 stars
$8.43
-4.4%
$12.50
+48.4%
-23.8%$3.72B$2.38B-140.396,414
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
3.7344 of 5 stars
$144.24
-3.4%
$155.50
+7.8%
+47.0%$2.55B$1.52B31.365,660Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
VSEC
VSE
1.8315 of 5 stars
$113.97
-2.0%
$118.67
+4.1%
+55.5%$2.35B$1.08B137.312,500
ICFI
ICF International
3.6176 of 5 stars
$88.00
+4.0%
$140.20
+59.3%
-42.3%$1.62B$2.02B15.479,000
FC
Franklin Covey
3.5675 of 5 stars
$31.56
-0.8%
$63.33
+100.7%
-22.6%$416.41M$287.92M21.471,084
ACTG
Acacia Research
2.6291 of 5 stars
$4.19
flat
$7.00
+67.1%
+5.0%$407.97M$165.78M7.91290Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
MG
Mistras Group
3.5392 of 5 stars
$9.96
-3.9%
N/A+19.0%$308.86M$729.64M28.464,800High Trading Volume
OMEX
Odyssey Marine Exploration
N/A$0.40
-1.8%
N/A-91.0%$8.63M$799,139.000.0010Analyst Forecast
Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:CRAI) was last updated on 3/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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