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$177.96 -2.19 (-1.21%)
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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.

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

CRA International presently has a consensus target price of $224.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.35%. Exponent has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.64%. Given Exponent's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Exponent is more favorable than CRA International.

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

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

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

Exponent has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
CRA International$687.41M1.78$38.48M$6.7426.73
Exponent$558.51M7.30$109M$2.1237.83

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

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
CRA International6.79% 25.95% 9.39%
Exponent 19.52%27.27%15.24%

CRA International pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Exponent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. CRA International pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exponent pays out 56.6% 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.

In the previous week, Exponent had 8 more articles in the media than CRA International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Exponent and 2 mentions for CRA International. CRA International's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Exponent's score of 1.00 indicating that CRA International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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$1.22B$1.22B$7.49B$8.28B
Dividend Yield1.11%1.11%2.52%4.02%
P/E Ratio26.7326.7331.0719.36
Price / Sales1.781.78156.1893.27
Price / Cash22.5822.5831.5134.64
Price / Book5.895.895.024.51
Net Income$38.48M$38.48M$194.85M$247.14M
7 Day Performance1.77%1.77%2.76%3.94%
1 Month Performance-7.88%-7.88%-1.71%-2.14%
1 Year Performance25.61%25.61%7.17%4.94%

CRA International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRAI
CRA International
4.1148 of 5 stars
$177.96
-1.2%
$224.00
+25.9%
+26.0%$1.21B$687.41M26.40940
EXPO
Exponent
4.3774 of 5 stars
$83.02
+0.4%
$120.00
+44.5%
-0.9%$4.22B$558.51M39.161,320News Coverage
Positive News
CBZ
CBIZ
3.8824 of 5 stars
$71.14
+2.4%
$86.00
+20.9%
-4.5%$3.82B$1.81B30.146,500Positive News
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
2.5357 of 5 stars
$8.27
+2.5%
$12.50
+51.2%
-4.0%$3.65B$2.38B-137.736,360Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
News Coverage
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
4.0129 of 5 stars
$148.85
+0.7%
$155.50
+4.5%
+50.2%$2.63B$1.52B32.365,660
VSEC
VSE
1.5929 of 5 stars
$115.88
+1.7%
$118.67
+2.4%
+58.1%$2.39B$1.08B139.612,500
ICFI
ICF International
3.6069 of 5 stars
$87.01
+1.3%
$140.20
+61.1%
-43.4%$1.60B$2.02B15.299,000
FC
Franklin Covey
3.8319 of 5 stars
$30.09
-1.7%
$63.33
+110.5%
-27.8%$397.07M$287.92M20.471,150
ACTG
Acacia Research
0.9324 of 5 stars
$3.51
-2.0%
N/A-34.7%$341.76M$122.31M6.62290Analyst Downgrade
MG
Mistras Group
4.0881 of 5 stars
$9.90
-1.1%
N/A+14.8%$307.06M$729.64M28.275,400Positive News
OMEX
Odyssey Marine Exploration
N/A$0.43
+3.7%
N/A-88.9%$9.35M$799,139.000.0010
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This page (NASDAQ:CRAI) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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