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As of close of business last night, Charles River Laboratories International Inc’s stock clocked out at $216.39, down -1.19% from its previous closing price of $218.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. CRL stock price reached its highest trading level at $221.374 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $215.23.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CRL’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 51.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.59. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.10 and its Current Ratio is at 1.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.77.
Robert W. Baird Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on November 06, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $199.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 22 ’25 when Joseph LaPlume bought 400 shares for $152.50 per share.
LaPlume Joseph W sold 800 shares of CRL for $126,080 on Aug 18 ’25. The EVP, Corp Strategy & Develop now owns 24,116 shares after completing the transaction at $157.60 per share. On Aug 18 ’25, another insider, WALLMAN RICHARD F, who serves as the Former Director of the company, bought 22,500 shares for $152.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CRL now has a Market Capitalization of 10649736192 and an Enterprise Value of 13119281152. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.26 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.826.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CRL is 1.63, which has changed by 0.32080817 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CRL has reached a high of $228.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $91.86. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 14.76%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 34.71%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CRL traded 917.28K shares on average per day over the past three months and 721880 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 49.22M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 48.64M. Insiders hold about 1.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.75% stake in the company. Shares short for CRL as of 1767139200 were 2571745 with a Short Ratio of 2.80, compared to 1764288000 on 2574051. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2571745 and a Short% of Float of 6.0100004.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL) reflects the collective analysis of 14.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.59, with high estimates of $2.78 and low estimates of $2.44.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.34 and $10.15 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.24. EPS for the following year is $10.96, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $12.36 and $10.35.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 11 analysts expect revenue to total $987.2M. It ranges from a high estimate of $1B to a low estimate of $977.11M. As of. The current estimate, Charles River Laboratories International Inc’s year-ago sales were $1BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $998.7M. There is a high estimate of $1.03B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $981.93M.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CRL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.03B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.94B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.01B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.05BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.08B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.16B and the low estimate is $4.03B.
