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After finishing at $195.45 in the prior trading day, CRA International Inc (NASDAQ: CRAI) closed at $196.24, up 0.40%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.11 million shares were traded. CRAI stock price reached its highest trading level at $196.76 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $193.925.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CRAI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 52.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 83.77. 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 1336172672 and an Enterprise Value of 1435120384. As of this moment, CRA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.058 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.164.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CRAI is 0.90, which has changed by 0.1507653 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 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 7.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.70%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 94.41K shares per day over the past 3-months and 161160 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 90.06% stake in the company. Shares short for CRAI as of 1749772800 were 154943 with a Short Ratio of 1.64, compared to 1747267200 on 123639. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 154943 and a Short% of Float of 2.39.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CRAI’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.82, compared to 2.31 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009311845The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.29.
