Crawford & Company (CRD.B) Competitors $9.24 +0.04 (+0.38%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.24 -0.01 (-0.11%) As of 08/1/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CRD.B vs. CRD.A, EHTH, MMC, AON, AJG, BRO, BV, EVRI, WLDN, and HCSGShould you be buying Crawford & Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crawford & Company include Crawford & Company (CRD.A), eHealth (EHTH), Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), AON (AON), Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), Brown & Brown (BRO), BrightView (BV), Everi (EVRI), Willdan Group (WLDN), and Healthcare Services Group (HCSG). Crawford & Company vs. Its Competitors Crawford & Company eHealth Marsh & McLennan Companies AON Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Brown & Brown BrightView Everi Willdan Group Healthcare Services Group Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.B) and Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.A) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Is CRD.B or CRD.A more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Crawford & Company2.25% 27.77% 5.44% Crawford & Company 2.25%27.77%5.44% Which has more volatility & risk, CRD.B or CRD.A? Crawford & Company has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crawford & Company has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRD.B or CRD.A? 11.0% of Crawford & Company shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.6% of Crawford & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 51.0% of Crawford & Company shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.3% of Crawford & Company shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor CRD.B or CRD.A? In the previous week, Crawford & Company had 2 more articles in the media than Crawford & Company. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Crawford & Company and 0 mentions for Crawford & Company. Crawford & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Crawford & Company's score of 0.00 indicating that Crawford & Company is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Crawford & Company Positive Crawford & Company Neutral Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CRD.B or CRD.A? Crawford & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crawford & Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrawford & Company$1.35B0.34$26.60M$0.6015.41Crawford & Company$1.34B0.34$26.60M$0.4023.22 Is CRD.B or CRD.A a better dividend stock? Crawford & Company pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Crawford & Company pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Crawford & Company pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crawford & Company pays out 70.0% 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. Crawford & Company is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryCrawford & Company beats Crawford & Company on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Crawford & Company News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRD.B and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CRD.B and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CRD.B vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCrawford & CompanyBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$455.47M$5.95B$14.77B$20.68BDividend Yield2.92%3.12%2.81%3.67%P/E Ratio15.4124.4124.0529.07Price / Sales0.341.8368.4066.27Price / Cash6.0015.6526.9422.84Price / Book2.935.045.074.43Net Income$26.60M$155.75M$195.86M$994.22M7 Day Performance-11.23%-4.86%-4.24%-3.35%1 Month Performance-11.45%-1.42%-1.10%-2.06%1 Year Performance4.23%46.23%28.98%10.15% Crawford & Company Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRD.BCrawford & Company4.269 of 5 stars$9.25+0.4%N/A+1.9%$455.47M$1.35B15.4110,040News CoveragePositive NewsCRD.ACrawford & CompanyN/A$10.03-0.9%$14.00+39.7%-2.5%$519.76M$1.34B12.089,000Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeEHTHeHealth4.2749 of 5 stars$3.63-7.4%$6.75+86.0%-35.7%$118.88M$532.41M-3.701,773News CoverageUpcoming EarningsMMCMarsh & McLennan Companies4.6717 of 5 stars$202.57-1.8%$239.79+18.4%-11.9%$101.41B$25.80B24.2990,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionAONAON4.5264 of 5 stars$354.07-4.1%$407.14+15.0%+7.7%$79.60B$15.70B29.6560,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionAJGArthur J. Gallagher & Co.4.5868 of 5 stars$287.99-6.8%$322.31+11.9%-1.1%$79.17B$11.40B41.6856,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBROBrown & Brown4.6605 of 5 stars$91.94-10.4%$118.67+29.1%-8.5%$29.41B$4.81B26.5017,403Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeBVBrightView2.4753 of 5 stars$16.22-0.2%$17.27+6.5%+0.4%$1.55B$2.77B-810.4920,100Upcoming EarningsEVRIEveri0.5688 of 5 stars$14.24flat$14.25+0.1%N/A$1.24B$757.90M89.011,550Upcoming EarningsWLDNWilldan Group3.6763 of 5 stars$83.42+1.1%$51.50-38.3%+153.2%$1.20B$565.80M49.361,761Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap DownHCSGHealthcare Services Group2.4296 of 5 stars$13.27+0.2%$16.25+22.5%+17.4%$959.47M$1.72B94.7935,300News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CRD.A Alternatives EHTH Alternatives MMC Alternatives AON Alternatives AJG Alternatives BRO Alternatives BV Alternatives EVRI Alternatives WLDN Alternatives HCSG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CRD.B) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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