CRAI vs. EXPO, DNB, CBZ, HURN, VSEC, ICFI, ACTG, MG, FC, and OMEX
Should you be buying CRA International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CRA International include Exponent (EXPO), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), CBIZ (CBZ), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), VSE (VSEC), ICF International (ICFI), Acacia Research (ACTG), Mistras Group (MG), Franklin Covey (FC), 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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.
In the previous week, Exponent had 7 more articles in the media than CRA International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Exponent and 3 mentions for CRA International. Exponent's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat CRA International's score of 0.97 indicating that Exponent is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Exponent has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CRA International has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 1.2%. 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 increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Exponent is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
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.
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 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
Exponent presently has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.19%. CRA International has a consensus target price of $224.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.27%. Given Exponent's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Exponent is more favorable than CRA International.
Summary
Exponent beats CRA International on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CRAI) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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