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CRA International Inc (NASDAQ: CRAI) closed the day trading at $182.25 down -0.62% from the previous closing price of $183.39. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.32 million shares were traded. CRAI stock price reached its highest trading level at $185.76 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $181.655.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CRAI, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 48.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 77.80. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.03 and its Current Ratio is at 1.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.81 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barrington Research on July 24, 2019, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $53.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 20 ’25 when Maleh Paul A sold 7,500 shares for $190.62 per share. The transaction valued at 1,429,655 led to the insider holds 141,545 shares of the business.
Paul A. Maleh bought 7,500 shares of CRAI for $1,429,655 on May 20 ’25. On May 12 ’25, another insider, Yellin Jonathan D, who serves as the EVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL of the company, sold 1,750 shares for $188.46 each. As a result, the insider received 329,809 and left with 19,073 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CRAI now has a Market Capitalization of 1240916608 and an Enterprise Value of 1400258944. As of this moment, CRA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.78 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.008 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.771.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CRAI is 0.92, which has changed by 0.04285872 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CRAI has reached a high of $214.01, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $133.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.20%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CRAI traded about 69.72K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CRAI traded about 152950 shares per day. A total of 6.79M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 6.53M. Insiders hold about 4.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.75% stake in the company. Shares short for CRAI as of 1748563200 were 124268 with a Short Ratio of 1.78, compared to 1745971200 on 109881. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 124268 and a Short% of Float of 1.9199998999999999.
Dividends & Splits
CRAI’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.31, up from 1.82 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009924206The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.32.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of CRA International Inc (CRAI) is currently attracting attention from 3.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.86, with high estimates of $2.0 and low estimates of $1.77.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.35 and $7.8 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.04. EPS for the following year is $8.58, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $8.83 and $8.37.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $180.34M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $182.66M to a low estimate of $179.17M. As of the current estimate, CRA International Inc’s year-ago sales were $171.44MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $177.72M. There is a high estimate of $178.19M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $177.38M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CRAI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $726M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $722.25M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $724.29M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $687.41MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $756.78M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $764.2M and the low estimate is $749.76M.
