CRAI vs. DNB, EXPO, CBZ, HURN, ICFI, VSEC, FC, ACTG, MG, and OMEX
Should you be buying CRA International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CRA International include Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), Exponent (EXPO), CBIZ (CBZ), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), ICF International (ICFI), VSE (VSEC), 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 Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.
84.1% of CRA International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of CRA International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CRA International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CRA International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Dun & Bradstreet had 12 more articles in the media than CRA International. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet and 19 mentions for CRA International. CRA International's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Dun & Bradstreet's score of 0.25 indicating that CRA International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Dun & Bradstreet received 95 more outperform votes than CRA International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.40% of users gave CRA International an outperform vote while only 49.91% of users gave Dun & Bradstreet an outperform vote.
CRA International has a net margin of 6.41% compared to Dun & Bradstreet's net margin of -1.46%. CRA International's return on equity of 24.46% beat Dun & Bradstreet's return on equity.
CRA International presently has a consensus price target of $212.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.15%. Dun & Bradstreet has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.35%. Given Dun & Bradstreet's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dun & Bradstreet is more favorable than CRA International.
CRA International pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Dun & Bradstreet pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. CRA International pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dun & Bradstreet pays out -333.3% 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. Dun & Bradstreet is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
CRA International has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dun & Bradstreet has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CRA International and Dun & Bradstreet tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CRAI) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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